Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on February 4 said the Centre has decided to improve the condition of roads in the Naxal-hit regions under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). He observed that Naxalism can be tackled only through development.
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Punjab CM’s plea to Centre to clear pending rural roads
Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal on January 16 urged the Union Minister Jairam Ramesh to ensure speedy completion of all formalities related to construction of rural link roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna in the state.
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AP likely to get Rs 400.81 cr for its road projects
The Union government is likely to approve rural road project proposals of Rs 400.81 crore for 138 road works in Andhra Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on January 16 informed this to the State Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy through a letter.
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New MoEF, new approach
If Jairam Ramesh was flexible on the Kyoto Protocol and tough on industries in an endeavour to build overall responsibility towards the environment, his successor Jayanthi Natarajan seems to have a clear brief to tighten the nation’s stand on that issue as she talked tough at her first meeting on climate change issues with 150 environment ministers in South Africa.
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The L-Factor
It is as though news of the slow growth of 7.7 per cent-the slowest in six quarters-as reported for the quarter ending June, as against a healthy 8.8 per cent in the same period last year, was anticipated with resignation.
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Cabinet nod for Land Acquisition Bill
The Union cabinet has approved the Land AcqÂuisition Bill. In the redefined version, a rider has been added that urban projects should be meant for production of goods or services for public.
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Land Acquisition Bill: Step to speedier projects
Although not exactly tried and tested, a more definitive Land Acquisition Bill promises to place fewer roadblocks in the way of acquisition, facilitating speedier implementation of infrastructure projects.
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Ministry approves environment study terms for Vizhinjam port
The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests has cleared terms of reference for an environment impact study for the proposed Vizhinjam international seaport and container transhipment terminal in Kerala.
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Setback for Chhattisgarh UMPP
The 4,000-MW Chhattisgarh ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Sarguja received a major bow.
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Punjab power projects raise environment concerns
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has expressed concern over the proposed locations of as many as four thermal power plants in a 50 km radius around Bathinda, which already has two thermal stations.