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Ken-Betwa river link to hit Panna tiger reserve

The Rs 9,393-cr project will divert 6,000 hectares of the tiger reserve

Accessibility to drinking water has increased for the poor: NSSO

A third of the poorest urban population had exclusive supply of drinking water in 2012 against 28.5% in 2008-09

EPFO panel to discuss investing in equity markets on Tuesday

Proposal by finance ministry involves risk, says panel; trustees to also consider other finance issue next week

A riot of colours at Red Fort

From first-timers to regulars, most impressed by Modi's speech

Forest clearance for Renuka Dam project

Expert panel okays it without land demarcation or settling of tribal rights; also clears Rs 2,000-cr Kundaliya irrigation scheme in MP

140 projects on truncated wildlife panel's clearance agenda

Projects impact 80 national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves

In Gujarat cadre Modi trusts

Labour reforms in haste a bad idea, says ILO India director

Says it can lead to labour unrest

Labour reforms: 11 trade unions to launch nationwide protest

Govt eases environment rules to attract investments

Rules for mining, roads, power and irrigation projects relaxed

Labour reforms: Govt to scrap inspectors' discretionary powers

It will also launch a portal starting Oct. 2 for e-filing of annual returns and compliance reports

Govt likely to table two labour laws in Parliament soon

These include Apprenticeship Act 1961 and Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act 1988

Rajasthan labour reforms: Trade unions to meet this week

Proposed amendments say a state wouldn't require Centre's permission for retrenchment of up to 300 employees, against current 100

Flipkart signs up for Modi's labour training plan

Training areas include online cataloguing, photography, inventory management, packaging and online merchandising

Rajasthan Assembly passes labour law changes

Aimed to prevent victimisation of workmen, encourage employment, ease retrenchment norms, speedily dispose cases among other things

Rajasthan Assembly to take up labour reform Bills on Thursday

The amendments proposed in the Industrial Disputes Act include empowering employers to retrench up to 300 employees without govt permission

Gold spend on a high, says NSSO

Real estate buying dropped between 2004 and 2012

Centre notifies docile standing panel of National Board for Wildlife

Centre eases rules for trees on private land

Asks states to register growth, felling and sale of timber at local levels, instead of blanket bans

Labour reforms: Govt to ease rules on apprentices, women

Cabinet may take up amendments to 3 laws on Wednesday; but no relaxed retrenchment norms yet