Highlights of the monsoon session: what the Parliament discussed

Important discussions and reports tabled in the Parliament in from July 17 to August 11

Land Bill: public mandate used to push private interests

15 doctors went on foreign jaunt sponsored by pharma company, says Lok Sabha member

Doctors and pharma company deny charges

Fisheries should be treated on par with agriculture, says report

A Parliamentary Standing Committee report says the potential of the fisheries sector in India needs more exploring

Give priority to those directly affected by mining: Parliamentary Standing Committee

Committee recommends amending PMKKKY guidelines to prioritise directly affected people and strengthening audits of District Mineral Foundation

Panel recommends new central body to mitigate water woes due to lack of agency coordination     

The Parliamentary Standing Committee report also found excessive dependence on groundwater

Standing Committee asks MNRE to apprise it of efforts to assess tidal energy potential

In theory, estimated potential of tidal and wave power in India is 12,455 MW and 41,300 MW, respectively

National Medical Commission Bill: Govt ignored key advices

There was no mention of community health providers in the version of the Bill the parliamentary standing committee studied and their opposition …

Tadoba reserve: Tourism is good news, but infra projects bad

While wildlife tourism earned the reserve 286% more revenue in the past five years, the park needs to be protected from infrastructural projects, …

Scrap all coal block allocations to private firms: Parliament panel

Consumers denied cheap electricity because government failed to monitor private firms allocated coal blocks almost free of cost, says report

HPV vaccine deaths: Parliament panel indicts PATH, health officials

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded agency bypassed ethics and rules while conducting clinical trials for vaccine which was administered to …