Municipalities get thumbs down on solid waste management
Study by a non-profit says guidelines on including informal sector in waste management are being ignored
Odisha has jeopardized agriculture to favour industry: CAG draft report
State went on MoU signing spree without considering food security and livelihood of people
Karnataka to set up special agency to repair damage caused by unbridled mining
It will implement afforestation, conservation and health schemes funded by mining companies
Draft CAG report slams Andhra pollution control board for negligence
The report blames the board’s inaction for unchecked pollution of water bodies and deteriorating air quality
Jungle raj
CAG memo shows IFS officers are administering country’s premier forestry research body like a fiefdom
Development handcuffed
Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission
Atomic regulatory body ineffective, says CAG
Maximum fine for safety violation by a nuclear installation is just Rs 500; 91 per cent of the medical X-ray units not registered with AERB
Jagan received Rs 1,172 crore as bribes from investors: CBI
In turn, industries and investors got land, mining leases and concessions from the state government
Afforestation interrupted
Environment ministry fails to use funds for afforestation, monitor forest diversions: Comptroller and Auditor General
Stink in the leather belt
Calcutta Leather Complex has shifted from the heart of the city to the outskirts on Supreme Court order, but it fails to treat toxic effluent and …
CAG blows lid off land grab in Odisha
Central audit report shows how state acquired land forcibly for Posco, Vedanta and other industries
Coal quandary
In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …
MoEF failed to protect environment: Public Accounts Committee
Forest cover of India is just 21 per cent against the target of 33 per cent set by Planning Commission for 2012
Natural highways
The aviation sector is struggling for survival, while roadways and railways are bleeding the treasury dry. Inland navigation is economical and …
CAG flags MoEFCC projects costing Rs 4.47 crore for procedural lapses
Two projects failed to take-off due to lack of monitoring and non-signing of agreements between parties
CAG report highlights glaring issues with functioning of key scientific institutions
Institute for Plasma Research and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology pulled up
Live bombs, war scrap at India’s container depots: CAG
Auditor asks Department of Revenue to develop mechanism to monitor uncleared containers
Is India ready to meet Sustainable Development Goals? CAG raises concern
Health a key conern, flags report tabled in Parliament
India’s old dams: Gandhi Sagar in MP needs immediate repair, says CAG report
A breach in the dam could affect millions of lives and damage property
Centre's child development scheme plagued by shortcomings, finds CAG
Over 30 per cent of the anganwadi centres have no toilets or drinking water
CAG finds irregularities in Chhattisgarh local bodies
Delays in holding polls, no meetings for several urban local bodies, finds audit
World Health Assembly to discuss reforms
Health activists push for funds with no strings attached
Lean, mean scheme
Budget to start process of reforming Central rural schemes, 45 years after first demand
SC questions coal ministry’s power to allocate coal blocks
CBI opposes probe by a special investigation team
Sompeta power project: CAG indicts Andhra government for allotting wetland to developer
State government violated Supreme Court directions and own orders