In a bid to crack down on illegal trade of organs, government on Thursday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to regulate private hospitals and clinics across the country. The Clinical Establishments Bill, which was introduced by union heal
India`s GSLV-D3 powered by homegrown cryogenic engine for the first time failed in its mission as the rocket carrying a communication satellite deviated today from its path and went out of control shortly after its lift-off from the spaceport here
Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi will arrive in Delhi on May 5 for a three-days stay. He is scheduled to meet the president, the prime minister and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to invite them for the World Tamil Conference to
A crucial debate is on in the Lok Sabha, opposition leaders are hitting the government hard and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is livid. She, however, reads a chit she has just got and suddenly she is cool again. What was the message? “Keep co
Resuming the budget session after the recess, the Lok Sabha on Thursday repeatedly plunged into pandemonium and adjournments. And the surprising part was that Sonia Gandhi was the one who orchestrated the scenes. Trouble started when, duri
There is no escaping streetscaping in the run-up to Commonwealth Games. Drive along major roads across New Delhi and you will find central medians being split, battered and restored with similar slabs of concrete. Even as you struggle to d
A satellite developed entirely by students is all set to be put into orbit along with Cartosat 2B of ISRO and would be carried by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in May. "The satellite `STUDSAT`, designed and developed by a co
A Parliamentary panel has made a strong case for "an independent regulator" for defence estates in the wake of the Sukhna land scam which, it said, has affected Army`s image. But the defence ministry is opposed to having such a m
‘CSR must be interwoven in business vision and strategy’ “In building Tata Steel at Jamshedpur over 100 years ago, the founder of the company had told his son, ‘You are there because of the communit
`To earn CSR, a business must go beyond mere compliance with law’ "In the case of market for carbon credits, on which is modeled the concept of CSR credits, a business has to comply with all environmental norms
‘Currently, most of CSR activities have a marketing, for-profit angle to it’ “If a business is inherently destructive and unwholesome, it should be outlawed by the State. Allowing such a business to conti
‘Currently, CSR funding is unequal to the task’ "I don’t think you can force a business to buy CSR credits. It’s not clear to me how funds generated by a CSR credit market wil
Maharashtra government plans to prepare an action plan for cleaning of rivers in the state. Environment minister Suresh Shetty told the Legislative Assembly during the question hour that a high-powered committee would be set up for the pur
A section of members of Advocates Association of Bangalore (AAB) on Wednesday openly came out in support of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, facing land grabbing charges, saying he should not be transferred and be allowed to resum
The Punjab Government on Thursday said it will restructure cash-strapped Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) bifurcating electricity utility into two state- owned companies. "As part of final step towards power reforms, the Punjab c
More people in India have access to a cell phone than to a toilet and improved sanitation, according to a United Nations University study. “366 million people (31 percent of the population) in India had access to improved sanitation
Parliament resumes its budget session today, and will have sittings till 7th May. During the four week break, the standing committees have examined the demand for grants of various ministries; in the next few days, they will present their re
After the government came under opposition attack on the handling of Naxal violence, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said the state governments have the primary responsibility to fight the Maoist menace and the Centre was ready to assist them.
Inviting applications for this year’s Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP), the Rural Development ministry has issued revised guidelines for the eligibility of the award making it mandatory for each application to be personally vetted by the secretary
As the second part of the budget session of Parliament begins on April 15, the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance must brace itself for a fairly unified opposition to rising prices and a lot else. While 13 parties comprising 87 Lok Sa
