The petroleum ministry is to soon move a Cabinet note for the country&rsquo;s first shale gas policy; this might be finalised later in the financial year. The ministry has got comments from the industry on a draft policy it had circulated earlier this year.

Cabinet note soon on shale gas policy

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It will be difficult for the government to collect additional revenue this financial year from Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) through dividends, despite pressure from the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office on the cash-rich ones to either step up investment or pay special dividends.

More dividend from CPSEs difficult in FY13

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday expressed concern over the &ldquo;delay&rdquo; in completion of Rs 9,000 crore projects of navratna company BHEL, saying the state was facing acute power crisis and the delay will affect development of the state.

UP CM airs concern over project delay completion of power projects

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The Karnataka government has undertaken a 30-day Rs 5 crore cloud seeding operation in the Cauvery basin to meet the water requirements of its farmers and fulfil its obligation to Tamil Nadu with respect to the Cauvery waters.

Cloud seeding likely to be extended in Cauvery basin

Coming down heavily on two senior Income Tax officials, the Bombay High Court has imposed cost of Rs 10,000 on the city's I-T department for issuing notice to Fiat India Automobiles Ltd even after the power to assess the company's returns was transferred to the Pune I-T division.

HC raps Mumbai I-T dept for notice to Fiat Co in Pune

The Punjab government would announce the State Assured Price (SAP) of advanced, medium and late variety of sugarcane in a fortnight, said sources in the state government in touch with the development.

Punjab to announce SAP for sugarcane in a fortnight

A local court has asked police to investigate whether Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat and some top bureaucrats have failed to take action against an official who allegedly accorded sanction to nine illegal layouts in the city.

Police to probe allegations of converting land title

Following the footsteps of Maharashtra and Jammu &amp;Kashmir, Uttarakhand will soon have its second Vidhan Sabha building at Gairsain, a remote central area in the hill state.

Uttarakhand to have its second Vidhan Sabha at Gairsain

Bihar government is betting big on eco-tourism, especially in Valmiki Nagar Tiger Reserve. The reserve is situated on the Indo-Nepal border and state government has recently inaugurated jungle safari for this area. The state government is also developing basic infrastructures to make it a tourist attraction.

Bihar govt to invest on eco tourism in state

Power-starved Uttar Pradesh has assured industry and potential investors that the state would be power surplus in coming years.

UP to be power surplus in few years: State govt

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has urged the Uttar Pradesh government to facilitate the handing over of the Jhansi airport to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for tourism development in Bundelkhand.

Handover Jhansi Airport to AAI: Ajit Singh to Akhilesh Yadav

The Punjab government has decided to explore the possibility of developing solar power clusters to energize agri-pumps in rural areas besides setting up of solar panels on canals and roof tops of big buildings.

Punjab to develop solar power clusters

UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said his government preferred using public money to bring smiles on faces of common people rather than waste it on lifeless memorials.

UP CM attacks former CM

Under attack from various quarters on the issue of piling garbage in the city, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday promised a solution within a week to the waste disposal problem. &ldquo;Garbage disposal is a challenge to the government and also officials. By this weekend, we should find a solution to it,&rdquo; Shettar told a conference of Deputy Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats here.

Solution to garbage  in a week: CM

The state government justified the imposition of Rs 70,000 crore fine on various iron ore and manganese mine owners accused of excess mining and said, the notice sent to the miners in this regard was well within precinct of laws and was not issued arbitrarily.

Rs 70k cr fine notice within law: Govt

Naya Raipur, the fourth planned city of India, on Tuesday finally took shape and became the new administrative capital of Chhattisgarh.

Naya Raipur to become the new power centre

At least 27 policemen, and six villagers were injured in pitched battles early on Tuesday in West Bengal's Birbhum district, officials said.

Police-villagers clash in Birbhum district

The Kochi International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) is still awaiting the notification on cabotage relaxation and this is impacting operations at the terminal, port sources said.

Cabotage relaxation yet to take effect

The Himachal Pradesh High Court here has directed the state government on Tuesday not to spend temple trusts&rsquo; money on advertisements in souvenirs.

God's money will not be spent on souvenirs: Himachal HC to govt

The regional wing of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) on Wednesday said that there was no case of illegal mining in Odisha as per newly amended laws and pointed fingers at state enforcement machinery for their failure to check only irregularities relating to excess raising of minerals.

Its irregular, not illegal mining in Odisha, says IBM

Despite rupee strengthening against dollar since the beginning of the current fiscal 2012-13, IT small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Gujarat have not seen much growth in exports, especially from western markets.

Gujarat IT exports clock slow growth in H1 of FY `13

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