Clean energy share will be at 15% of basket in 7 yrs:President

Last Updated: Monday, February 23, 2015, 13:53

Stressing the need to boost clean energy generation, President Pranab Mukherjee today said that the share of renewable power generation will be enhanced to 15 percent of the total energy mix in the next seven years.

Jaitley adopts 4 villages in Gujarat

Last Updated: Sunday, January 11, 2015, 22:38

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday adopted four villages in Vadodara district in Gujarat as part of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana for MPs.

Gram sowing down by 21%; wheat marginally lower

Last Updated: Friday, January 2, 2015, 19:32

Total area sown to gram is down by 21 percent at 79.65 lakh hectares, while that of wheat crop is lagging behind marginally at 293.16 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing rabi season, according to latest government data.

Maharashtra to make e-tendering mandatory for projects over Rs 3 lakh

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 19:46

According to a Government Resolution issued by the government Thursday, the new norm will be applicable to all departments of the state government, urban and rural local self-government bodies like gram panchayats and zilla parishads and corporations.

West Bengal gang-rape victim released from hospital, police protection on

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 22:52

The 20-year-old tribal girl, who was allegedly gang-raped by 13 men on the order of a kangaroo court in Birbhum district, was today discharged from a hospital here and provided with constant police protection, a senior police official said.

`Harit Maharashtra` campaign to be launched today

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 02:02

As part of the ambitious initiative of forest conservation, `Harit Maharashtra` campaign will be launched in 12,000 gram sabhas across Maharashtra on Sunday on the occasion of Republic Day.

Karna Gram panchayats` meetings to go live on cable TV

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 18:25

In an initiative aimed at offering a more transparent and result-oriented system of governance, proceedings of meetings of as many as 1,000 gram panchayats in Karnataka will go live over cable TV from March 1 next.

Want flexibility in NREGA, objectives not met in states: Ramesh

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 20:00

Jairam Ramesh strongly pitched for bringing flexibility in UPA`s flagship NREGA, saying it has not achieved all the three objectives.

HP govt takes steps to include families under Anna Yojana

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 19:37

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to convene meetings of Gram Sabhas in all its Panchayats to include eligible families, which were left out, under the Rajiv Gandhi Anna Yojana scheme.

RBI directs PSU banks to give loans to women groups at 7%

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 19:51

The Reserve Bank Tuesday directed public sector banks to provide credit to women self help groups at a rate of 7 percent per annum so as to get the benefit of interest subvention scheme under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana Aajeevika (SGSY) scheme.

A walk through clay, kiln and pottery

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 08:40

At first there seems to be nothing unusual about this village at the edge of Delhi till you meander through untarred and uneven lanes with houses on both sides and realise they all have one thing in common.

HC stays gram panchayat notice against Asaram`s ashram

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 21:47

The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted stay on the notice issued by a gram panchayat to controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu`s trust.