Jairam Ramesh
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DRDO licensing eco-toilets to private companies
India | Jun 24, 2012, 08:30 PM ISTDhamra (Odisha), Jun 24 : Commercializing the use of indigenously-built Bio-Digester technology which turns human waste into biogas and odourless compost, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is now licensing private companies to build
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Congress dismisses speculation over ministers' resignation
India | Apr 25, 2012, 08:18 AM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 25: Congress on Tuesday night dismissed reports that some of its ministers have written to party president Sonia Gandhi expressing their willingness to resign from their posts and work for the party.
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Cong Hasn't Taken VRS, Will Speak Its Mind On Bengal : Ramesh
National | Nov 20, 2011, 10:53 PM ISTKolkata, Nov 20: The war of words between allies Congress and Trinamool Congress escalated today with Union minister Jairam Ramesh asserting his party has not taken VRS or ‘sanyas' from West Bengal and will not
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Cong Has Not Taken Political VRS In Bengal : Ramesh
National | Nov 19, 2011, 09:03 PM ISTMidnapore (WB), Nov 19: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed ally Congress for taking out an anti-government rally, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said his party had not taken ‘political
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Jairam Ramesh Writes To Mayawati Again On MNREGA Fund Scam
National | Nov 17, 2011, 04:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 17: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written a fresh letter to UP Chief Minister Mayawati over alleged irregularities in implementation of MNREGA in seven districts and demanded a CBI probe into
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Fuel Subsidies Are Perverse : Jairam Ramesh
India | Nov 15, 2011, 05:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 15: “Fuel subsidies are perverse,” Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said today amid the uproar over petrol price hike, as he pointed out that government spends roughly Rs 1,10,000 crore on such
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CAG To Audit Schemes Of Rural Development Ministry : Ramesh
India | Nov 10, 2011, 08:27 PM ISTRaipur, Nov 10: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said the schemes under his ministry would be audited through the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).Talking to reporters here late last night, he said the
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Complaints To Be Addressed In 15 Days : Govt Charter
India | Nov 02, 2011, 10:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 2: Every ministry and department of the government will have to address people's complaints within 15 days failing which action will be taken against the officer concerned under the proposed Citizens' Charter
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Jairam Ramesh Rejects Mayawati's Defence On MNREGA Funds Misuse
India | Oct 28, 2011, 05:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 28: Rejecting UP Chief Minister Mayawati's charge that his demand for CBI probe into MGNREGA implementation was “politically motivated”, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said he would not hesitate to recommend
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Jairam Ramesh Dares Mayawati To Refer MGNREGA Issue To CBI
India | Oct 25, 2011, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 25: Accusing Mayawati Government of not taking adequate action against those allegedly involved in embezzling MGNREGA funds, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has dared the UP Chief Minister to recommend a CBI
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Open Defecation A Blot On India's Image, Says Jairam Ramesh
India | Oct 03, 2011, 02:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 3 : With India having the highest rate of open defecation in the world, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday this practice was a “blot” on the country and
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Farmers Buying Boleros, Pajeros With NREGA Money, Says Jairam Ramesh
India | Oct 03, 2011, 02:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 3 :Terming the implementation ofUPA's flagship programme MNREGA as “patchy”,Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday expressed concern at leakage of funds meant for the scheme but hoped that the proposed ‘NREGA
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Montek, Jairam To Decide Poverty Line, Two Categories Of Poor Mooted
India | Oct 01, 2011, 06:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 1 : Planning Commission deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Planning Commission members Mihir Shah and Abhijit Sen and rural development minister Jairam Ramesh will sit on Monday to decide what should constitute
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'Good Idea' To Send PM's Reps To Meet Team Anna: Ramesh
National | Aug 22, 2011, 08:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 22: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today termed as “good idea” the suggestion made by Team Anna that representatives of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi should talk to them on
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Govt Unveils Draft Land Acquisition Bill
India | Jul 29, 2011, 09:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 29: Amid a raging controversy over land acquisition, Government today unveiled a new draft bill putting in place a transparent, legal framework aimed at giving adequate compensation to land owners and ensuring
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Jairam Ramesh Says He Felt Like A 'Shikhandi'
India | Jul 27, 2011, 11:59 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 26: “I had become a Shikhandi in Environment and Forest Ministry,” Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said on facing the brunt of attacks on land acquisition for various projects. In the epic
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Minister Jairam Ramesh Wipes Shoes With Khadi Garland
India | Jul 26, 2011, 11:47 AM ISTJaipur, July 26 : Union minister for Panchayat Raj Jairam Ramesh shocked everyone on Monday when he wiped his shoes with a garland of spun cotton given to him as a welcome gesture by Congress
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Ramesh Burns Midnight Oil With RD Officials
India | Jul 13, 2011, 05:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 13: It was business as usual for Jairam Ramesh in his new Rural Development Ministry where he held extensive meetings with officials on his first day that stretched past midnight.Ramesh, who had
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Ramesh Refers MP Coal Block Clearanance To GoM
Jul 08, 2011, 10:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 8: The Environment Ministry today withheld clearance to the Mahan coal block in Madhya Pradesh that is intended to fuel power plants of Essar and Hindalco and referred the matter to a
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After Flaying Faculty, Ramesh Addresses IIT Convocation
India | May 27, 2011, 05:40 PM ISTGuwahati, May 27: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, who recently stirred up a controversy for his comment on IITs and IIMs, today appeared relieved at the 13th convocation of IIT, Guwahati saying he was ‘half expecting'