Lok Sabha

Only Gujarat sent proposal to Centre under agri-market infra fund: Tomar

11:32 pm February 9, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed Parliament that only one state, Gujarat, has so far submitted a proposal for upgradation of agri-marketing infrastructure in 133 APMC mandis under the Rs 2,000-crore agri-market infrastructure fund. The government had in the Budget 2018-19 announced setting up of an Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) with a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore for developing […]

No proposal for JNU name change: Pokhriyal

8:52 pm February 8, 2021

New Delhi: There is no proposal for changing the name of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Monday. BJP general secretary C T Ravi had proposed last year a name change of the JNU after Swami Vivekananda. ”No sir,” Nishank said in response to a question in the Lok Sabha whether the government had any proposal for changing […]

India must prepare for borderless war: Rahul

Budget is another ‘assault’ on farmers, they will have to pay more for petrol-diesel: Rahul

10:37 pm February 5, 2021

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over its Budget, saying it was another ”assault” on farmers after the farm laws as they will have to spend more for petrol-diesel and no financial assistance will be given to them. ”In Modi’s crony-centric budget, farmers will have to pay more for petrol-diesel and no […]

Delhi: Water levels in Yamuna rise after heavy rains

Yamuna water quality in Delhi improved during lockdown: Govt

11:46 pm February 4, 2021

New Delhi: The water quality of the Yamuna in Delhi improved during the lockdown due to the stoppage of industrial effluent discharge, availability of more water for dilution and absence of polluting human activities, the government told Lok Sabha on Thursday. It said the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) carried out water quality tests at three locations — Palla, Nizamuddin bridge and Okhla — in April […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

India has received USD 358.30 bn during 2014-20: Som Parkash

10:52 pm February 3, 2021

New Delhi: India has received USD 358.3 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last six financial years (2014-20), Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. He said that investment outreach activities are being carried out for enhancing international co-operation to promote FDI and improve ease of doing business in the country. ”In […]