Companies boost green bond offerings on government''s clean-energy push
Indian companies are beginning to embrace green finance to fund environmentally friendly projects, as they heed calls from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost renewable energy in one of the world`s worst polluting nations and tap rising investor demand.
Nov 28, 2015, 00:05 AM IST
DNA: Analysis of Constitution Day Debate in Parliament
The discussion ‘Commitment to India’s Constitution’, on the day India adopted the statute in 1949, had parties across Treasury and Opposition benches seeing own party positions reflected in the sta
Nov 27, 2015, 23:58 PM IST
Good news for working mothers: Govt plans to increase maternity leave to 26 weeks
The central government is planning to increase the maternity leave from the existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks for working women.
Nov 25, 2015, 16:48 PM IST
Lalu's sons ready for the big league
Lalu Prasad's son and first time MLA Tej Pratap said his focus would be on development of Bihari people and Bihar.
Nov 09, 2015, 20:27 PM IST
Manipurs' best interests to be safeguarded in taking a call on bills: Centre
Three Bills are being opposed by some sections of Manipur population who have been agitating over the issue for the last two months.
Nov 09, 2015, 20:02 PM IST
Bihar result not an 'excuse' to block Parliament: Govt warns Opposition
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) respects the verdict of the people of Bihar.
Nov 09, 2015, 15:43 PM IST
SC questions Centre for opposing French woman's release
Additional Solicitor General PS Patwalia appearing for the MEA, opposed the release of 56-year-old French national Marie Emmanuelle Verhoeven.
Nov 08, 2015, 11:15 AM IST
Consensus may emerge on land acquisition bill: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday hinted at a possible consensus on land acquisition bill.
Nov 04, 2015, 21:28 PM IST
Winter Session schedule to be decided after Bihar polls: Naidu
The government will take a call on Parliament's Winter Session schedule after Bihar polls even as it on Wednesday pitched for the passage of a host of reform legislations, including GST Bill, saying that there is no reason for any party to oppose them.
Nov 04, 2015, 17:37 PM IST
Govt open to debate on issue of intolerance: Naidu
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the government was open to having a debate on the issue of intolerance as he disapproved the incendiary remarks made by some BJP leaders against Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Nov 04, 2015, 17:31 PM IST
WIll Akhilesh Yadav government bring change with 12 new members?
12 new faces have joined Akhilesh's cabinet, and 9 ministers got promotions. Will this change bring any change to the image of Akhilesh's government?
Oct 31, 2015, 21:35 PM IST
Maharashtra CM urges writers to take back awards they returned to govt
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said litterateurs enjoyed complete freedom of speech and expression in Maharashtra.
Oct 31, 2015, 18:00 PM IST
Film festivals need support of govt and stars: Dibakar Banerjee
Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee has said film festivals need the support of both the government as well as movie stars to gain popularity.
Oct 31, 2015, 10:22 AM IST
DNA: Village in UP builds bridge without govt's help
Often people beg for help from government in desperate conditions, but despite misery this village of Uttar Pradesh made a bridge of its own that helped twenty villages to cross the river.
Oct 31, 2015, 00:02 AM IST
Delhi government sells sugar expensive than the retail price
Delhi government is charged against sugar scam where they are buying retail sugar more than expensive news.
Oct 14, 2015, 16:52 PM IST
Pharmacists' strike on October 14 against e-pharmacy
Opposing the central government's move to regularize sale of medicines over the internet through an e-pharmacy, over 800,000 medicine show owners affiliated to the All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD) will go on strike on October 14, an association official said here on Thursday.
Oct 01, 2015, 20:54 PM IST
Society, govt ill-equipped to take care of elderly: Ansari
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Thursday said that the society and government are ill-equipped to take care of elderly who are fast growing in number and will shoot up to 32.3 crore by 2050.
Oct 01, 2015, 15:24 PM IST
Govt to roll out domestic ranking system for education institutions
The government will roll out on Tuesday an India-specific ranking framework covering higher educational institutes, in an answer to global ranking agencies where Indian universities and institutes including the IITs have never been able to make the cut.
Sep 29, 2015, 15:34 PM IST
China to enhance support for electric vehicles
China is set to build more charging facilities for electric vehicles and unify standards so that all vehicles can use all charging stations.
Sep 25, 2015, 20:56 PM IST
