Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday singled out Bihar for being the laggard State in implementing the rural road programme under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY).

NEW DELHI, May 18 - Notwithstanding the controversy over the construction of mega dams in the North-east, the Centre has ruled out the possibility of reviewing the proposals for the construction of the big dams in the region.

By IANS, Guwahati : Assam's farmer leader and anti-dam activist Akhil Gogoi has decided to start an indefinite hunger-strike here from Sunday to pressurize the state government to stop what he alleged were atrocities on anti-dam activists in Lakhimpur ...

Public sector hydro power generator NHPC has now acquired all legal rights to foray into thermal power generation. Though a decision to foray into thermal power generation was taken a few years, the approval from the Power Ministry came just recently, ...

New Delhi: As many as 21 public sector companies including Pawan Hans, National Fertilizer Ltd, NMDC and MMTC are without a full-time Chairman and Managing Director, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday, reports PTI.