Maha okays 255-acre salt pan land for slum rehab housing, names Adani

Maharashtra cabinet on Monday approved the utilisation of 255 acre of salt pan land in Mumbai to develop houses for slum rehabilitation project-hit people, assigning the implementation......

Chhattisgarh poll: The issues BJP, Cong are banking on

The ruling Congress is seeking to retain power in Chhattisgarh by banking on the welfare schemes of the Bhupesh Baghel government, while the Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to corner it on the......

K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allocated portfolios to ministers in his Cabinet, keeping the Finance department with himself while assigning the Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development......

The Battle To Save Malabar Hill

'If the authorities go about completing this project the way they have proposed, this is going to cause a HUGE environmental impact not only on Malabar Hill but also on the rest of the city.'......

Infra assets worth over Rs 1.62 lakh cr to be monetised this fiscal: FinMin

vInfrastructure assets worth over Rs 1.62 lakh crore are expected to be monetised during the current fiscal, Parliament was informed on Monday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Sports allocation down to Rs 1,121 crore

The Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,121 crore (Rs 11.21 billion) in the annual budget for 2011-12, which is nearly one-third of last year's Rs 3,315.67 crore (Rs 33.15......

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

New roads, rail and metro networks along with ferry services will improve East-West connectivity, which will trigger an increase in real estate prices in the area as well as in Navi Mumbai, on the......

Monetisation: How govt valued assets worth Rs 6-trn

Valuations are essentially estimates, so multiple methodologies are useful to get a range. The real value will be found only through a competitive bidding process. Illustration: Dominic......

India to go all out to win bid for 2036 Olympic Games

'As India intends to host the (2036) Olympics, we are not just strengthening our infrastructure capabilities, but our intellectual and research preparedness too.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

A pathway from schools to Olympics: Rathore's grand plan for Indian sports

'A holistic approach has to be taken and there will be a seamless network which will enable a pathway from schools to Olympics.' IMAGE: Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Photograph: PTI......

Rs 8.30 crore for anti-doping in budget

A hike of Rs 214 crore was allocated to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, with Finance Minister P Chidambaram earmarking Rs 1219 crore for it in the 2013-14 budget presented in Parliament......

'Not yet thought of pulling out of London Olympics'

Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Wednesday said the government has not yet thought of pulling the Indian athletes out of London Olympics due to row over Dow Chemicals' sponsorship but said they have......

Gill doubles cash awards for CWG and Asian Games

The Sports Ministry doubled the cash awards for gold medal winners to Rs 20 lakhs for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to encourage sportspersons to come up with an improved performance in......