CFO optimism for 1st quarter declines moderately, says D&B report

Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 17:25

The level of optimism about business environment among chief financial officers of domestic firms declined slightly for the first quarter of this calendar year, according to a survey by Dun & Bradstreet.

Oil Min moots introduction of 'save fuel' lessons in textbooks

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 21:50

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has mooted the idea of introducing lessons in fuel conservation in textbooks on the lines of environment studies to instill the habit of saving the scarce resource.

NTPC 'advised' to shift location of proposed power plant in AP

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 10:52

According to the minutes of the meeting of Experts Appraisal Committee under the Ministry, the region where the 4x1000 MW Pudimadaka Super Thermal Power Project in Andhra Pradesh is proposed, is a 'tsunami prone area'.

PM Narendra Modi promises to make India easiest place to do business

Last Updated: Sunday, January 11, 2015, 14:51

Wooing global investors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday promised to make India the "easiest" destination to do business with a stable tax regime and a predictable, transparent and fair policy environment.

PM Narendra Modi promises easier business environment in India

Last Updated: Sunday, January 11, 2015, 14:08

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday promised an easier business environment in India and said his govenrnment was working towards creating a policy that is predictable, transparent and fair.

ONGC to spend Rs 16,200 cr to drill 45 wells in KG-Basin

Last Updated: Sunday, December 7, 2014, 10:42

The oil and gas major has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking clearance for preparing terms of References, according to the minutes of meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee.

India says won`t sacrifice growth at climate talks

Last Updated: Friday, December 5, 2014, 21:40

India will not sign any deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions at UN climate talks that threatens its growth or undermines its fight against poverty, the environment minister said Friday.

There is 'good buzz' around business ecosystem: Sitharaman

Last Updated: Friday, November 28, 2014, 13:20

Noting that steps were being taken to improve the overall business environment, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said there is "generally good buzz" around the ecosystem after the new government came to power.

`200,000 hectares forest land diverted in four years`

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:48

Over 8,000 projects, involving a diversion of 200,000 hectares of forest land, have been cleared by the central government in four years and this was double the clearances given in three decades, environmentalist Sunita Narain said here Friday.

India ranked 155th in global environment performance list

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 21:43

India has been ranked at a low 155th position in a global list that evaluates countries on how well they perform on high-priority environmental issues.

Goa mining firms rigged environment reports: Expert

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 16:37

Every environment impact assessment (EIA) report submitted by Goa`s mining companies to the central government is rigged, ecologist Madhav Gadgil said.

MOU for lab-to-land approach

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:12

The GBP Institute for Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED), an autonomous institute under Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), has initiated implementation of lab-to-land approach by signing an MoU with the Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA).