Nicobar to lose 8.5 lakh rainforest trees for mega project

The Union environment ministry's expert appraisal committee has given its nod for the development of a strategically-crucial, multi-component mega project in the Great Nicobar Island which will......

Central Vista: Green nod to 'Executive Enclave' that will house new PMO

The Delhi State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has granted environmental clearance to the proposal for the construction of the 'Executive Enclave' which will house the new Prime......

487 trees to make way for Central Vista's executive enclave housing PMO

The central public works department will transplant 487 trees for the construction of an 'executive enclave' as part of the Central Vista redevelopment plan, according to official documents.......

Use resources to save lives, not build PM house: Priyanka

Slamming the Centre over its Central Vista project, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said that at a time when people are grappling with the shortage of oxygen and vaccines in the......

Govt may miss Rs 6-trillion national monetisation target

The Centre’s ambitious Rs 6-trillion National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) could fall short of yearly targets for the current fiscal year (FY22) and the next one as well (FY23), partly due to......

For $5 tn GDP, India must spend about $1.4 tn on infra by 2025

In order to achieve $5 trillion GDP by FY'25, India needs to spend about $1.4 trillion over this period on infrastructure, according to the Economic Survey. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

SJM warns govt over 'dangerous' GM mustard

The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Friday opposed a regulatory body's recommendation for environmental release of genetically modified mustard, calling it "dangerous" and urged the Centre to ensure......

Posco's mega project remains stuck

Last January, the Union environment ministry's approval for the Rs 52,000-crore (Rs 520 billion) mega steel project by Korean giant Posco at Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district made headlines.A year......