Incessant rainfall for past couple of days has left the North Eastern state of Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya reeling under floods and landslides.

Floods ravage Assam, thousands affected

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West Bengal has sought the termination of NHPC as an implementing agency for the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) under the 11th plan at Purulia district. State power minister Manish Gupta said the progress of work at the NHPC project in Purulia was not satisfactory in the last six months.

Bengal seeks NHPC's termination from Purulia project

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Global economic headwinds are likely to impact Odisha's economy with the state anticipating slide in its GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product) growth for 2012-13 compared to previous years.

Odisha expects decline in GSDP growth in 2012-13

Revenue collection, in tax and non-tax segments, in the state in the first month of this fiscal (April) has registered growth of 11.02 per cent at Rs 1063.05 crore against Rs 957.51 crore collected in the corresponding month of previous fiscal.

Revenue collection up 11% in April

The Uttar Pradesh government will formulate a new policy for setting up sugar mills and cogeneration plants.

New policy for UP sugar mills, cogeneration plants soon

Late Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru had once described the hydel projects as temples of modern India.

It's temple vs temple in Uttarakhand

The state investment promotion board (SIPB), headed by chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, on Wednesday cleared 25 investment proposals with a combined investment of Rs 40,379 crore, of which Rs 37,653 crore comes from cement and fertiliser sectors alone.

AP clears Rs 40,000-cr investments

Notwithstanding slowdown, the Punjab government expects buoyancy in tax collections in the current financial year. The state government expects to garner Rs 23,842 crore (Budget estimates) in form of various state taxes in the financial year 2012-13 as compared to Rs 20,310 crore during the previous fiscal, a rise of over 17 per cent.

Punjab aiming to collect Rs 23,842-cr tax in fiscal 2012-13

Uttar Pradesh is targetting ramping up its cold storage and warehousing capacity for efficient post harvest management of crops and food grain.

UP to boost cold storage, warehousing capacity

The Madhya Pradesh government has admitted it can manage only 2,500 Mw of power in two years against the projected 25,000 Mw expected few years ago.

Can provide only 2,500 Mw power, not 25,000 Mw, admits MP

Indigenisation of technology has been the buzzword at the India defence and aerospace symposium &ndash; IDAS 2012 &ndash; held here on Wednesday.

Symposium focuses on indigenisation of technology

Cocotech meeting of the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) will be held in Kochi from July 2. Along-side the meeting, a Coconut Festival providing opportunity to showcase various value-added products, technologies and machinery from member countries will be arranged.

Cocotech meeting in Kochi from July 2

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into a case where 23 children suffering from thalassemia allegedly got infected with HIV virus after undergoing blood transfusion at Junagadh Civil hospital last year.

HC orders CBI probe in thalassemic kids getting HIV infection

As part of efforts to combat trafficking, Goa government has sought greater cooperation from other states to deal with "people-smugglers".

Goa seeks support from other states to combat trafficking

Goa Police has unearthed a gang involved in smuggling of iron ore from a mine in Collem village, around 80 kms from here.

Iron ore smugglers' gang busted in Goa, 5 held

After the slowdown in industrial production, the acute power crisis in Uttarakhand has compounded the worries of industry in the hill state.

Power cut affects U'khand industry

This pertains to the plan and non-plan budgetary provision of the Public Works Department (PWD) tabled in the state Assembly on Thursday.

UP cuts budgetary provision for roads and bridges

The Himachal Pradesh government has cleared a proposal for setting up two industrial units which are likely to bring in investments worth Rs 215 crore. The Rs 196 crore unit of Indian Tecnomac company will manufacture aluminum granules and quick lime which is likely to generate 624 jobs.

Rs 215-cr HP industrial units get govt nod

Keeping an eye on next year&rsquo;s state assembly election, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Thursday presented Rs 9,498.90 crore budget and announced several schemes for poor people. The Finance Standing Committee Chairman K A Munindra Kumar presented the budget. The BBMP has earmarked Rs 10 crore for the supply of LPG for hundred beneficiaries belonging to the poor section of the society in each ward.

Civic body to raise Rs 1,000 cr via bonds

The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) has termed as &ldquo;most alarming&rdquo; the current performance of the state&rsquo;s agriculture sector.

Karnataka's performance in agriculture 'most alarming': industry

Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union government on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging notification giving Pune bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) jurisdiction for cases from the state of Gujarat.

High Court notice to Union govt over NGT  jurisdiction 

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