Retail inflation moderates to 9.87% in December

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 18:04

Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) moderated to 9.87 percent in December from 11.16 percent in November.

‘Naxals trying to expand activities in urban areas’

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 18:57

Naxals have been trying to expand their activities in urban areas and their plans include sabotage and selective assassinations in cities, the Lok Sabha was told on Tuesday.

Water wastage in urban areas is about 50%: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 15:32

There is an wastage of about 50 per cent of water in urban areas due to pipeline leakages, thefts and illegal connections, the government today said.

DDA flats to be given on preferential basis for acquired land

Last Updated: Monday, May 7, 2012, 23:47

Delhi Government will offer flats on preferential basis to people for their land acquired in urban areas for infrastructure projects except for expansion of metro network.

Cong worried over rejection in urban areas

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 21:40

Despite its projection that loss in MCD and BMC was due to local factors, Cong appears concerned over growing rejection of the party in urban areas.

Plan panel against setting up another expert group on poverty

Last Updated: Thursday, November 24, 2011, 23:18

After facing flak for the Rs 32 per-capita-per-day poverty line fixation in urban areas, the Plan panel is against setting up another expert group to define poverty as it thinks this will not help in dealing with the controversy.

Sex ratio in rural areas better than urban: Survey

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 22:25

Sex ratio at birth and in all ages in rural areas is better than in urban areas, according to the first district-wise annual health survey (AHS) of nine states released on Wednesday.

One in four persons lives in urban areas in Sikkim

Last Updated: Monday, August 1, 2011, 11:26

One in every four persons in Sikkim now lives in urban areas, according to a provisional Census report.

Haryana to spend Rs 1,695 cr for development of urban areas

Last Updated: Saturday, March 19, 2011, 18:27

The Haryana government would spend Rs 1,695 crore in 2011-12 for development of urban areas in the state, a spokesman of the Urban Local Bodies Department said on Saturday.

Maoists planning to extend base to urban areas

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 18:22

Communist Party of India (Maoist) on Wednesday said it was "formulating a programme" to regain lost ground and spread its base in urban parts of the country.

49,000 slums in urban areas till July last year: Survey

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 23:05

A government survey has found that about 49,000 slums existed in urban areas of the country till July last year, with the highest number of them being in Maharashtra followed by Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.