‘Power To Empower’ contest aims to sharpen entrepreneurial skills
September 13th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) and India@75, a grassroots initiative of CII, Thursday launched the second phase of Power To Empower, a competition aimed ... Read more...
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Business perception in India is worse than reality: Kidwai
September 6th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian economy is passing through difficult times but business perception in the country is worse than reality, Naina Lal Kidwai, senior vice president of ... Read more...
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New measures soon to boost exports, investor confidence
August 28th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The government will soon announce new steps to boost exports and investors' confidence in the Indian economy, Commerce Secretary S.R. Rao said Tuesday."The government is ... Read more...
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Steps to boost Indian apparel exports on anvil
August 7th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 6 (IANS) India's textiles ministry is mulling a series of measures to boost export of readymade garments (apparel) despite growing competition from countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, Kampuchea and ... Read more...
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India leads foreign tourists in Sri Lanka (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 20 (IANS) Sri Lanka received a record 452,867 foreign tourists in the first half of this year, with India leading the pack with
85,426 tourists.This is an 18.7 percent ... Read more...
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Tourism to Sri Lanka is booming
July 20th, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 20 (IANS) Sri Lanka's post-war tourism is booming. In the first half of this year, a total of 452,867 people including 85,000 from India, visited the island nation, ... Read more...
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Panasonic India eyes Rs.25,000 crore turnover by 2015
June 25th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Panasonic India has set an ambitious target to emerge as a $5 billion (Rs.25,000 crore) turnover company within 2015 by drawing up investment plans worth $300 ... Read more...
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India, Russia target $20 bn trade by 2015
June 21st, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
St. Petersburg, June 21 (IANS) India and Russia have set a target to increase bilateral trade to $20 billion by 2015 from around $9 billion in 2011, Commerce and Industry ... Read more...
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Karnataka global investors’ meet kicks off
June 7th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 7 (IANS) The second edition of the Global Investors' Meet (GIM 2012) got underway Thursday amid fanfare to promote the state as a premier investment destination in diverse ... Read more...
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Once bitten, Karnataka not shy to woo investors again
June 6th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 6 (IANS) Unfazed by the poor record of implementing the investment proposals that were flagged at the previous Global Investors' Meet (GIM 2010), the Karnataka government is ... Read more...
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BEL net dips 16 percent in 2011-12
April 24th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 24 (IANS) State-run defence behemoth Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) Tuesday reported provisional net profit of Rs.725 crore during fiscal 2011-12, posting 16 percent lower growth over the last ... Read more...
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Shree Vijay setting up aqua feed plant in Andhra
February 22nd, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 22 (IANS) South India's aqua feed major Shree Vijay Aqua Feeds Ltd. is setting up a Rs.80-crore automated plant with Chinese machinery at a coastal village in Andhra ... Read more...
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India should scale up green technologies: UNIDO chief (Interview)
February 5th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India should now have an aggressive clean energy solution policy, scaling up development of green technologies for its energy security and export these to ... Read more...
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Aadhar targets 200 million enrolments soon
January 21st, 2012 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IANS) The state-run Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) is racing against time to enroll a whopping 200 million people in the next two months to make ... Read more...
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India to grow by 8.5-9 percent in long term: Mukherjee
October 17th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Amid international economic uncertainty, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said he expectS India's GDP to grow by 8.5-9 percent in the medium to long-term ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to focus on agriculture, manufacturing
October 11th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday said service sector-led economic growth was not sustainable and there was a need to make the primary and manufacturing ... Read more...
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India can have third largest GDP by 2025: PM (Lead)
August 22nd, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) India could have the world's third largest GDP by 2025 if the country maintained its present growth rate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday while ... Read more...
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9 percent growth ambitious but achievable target: PM
August 22nd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) The target of 9 percent economic growth is "very ambitious" given the current state of the global economy but can be achieved if India overcame ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir Bank posts Rs.182 crore Q1 profit
July 30th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Bank announced Saturday it has posted a net profit of Rs.182 crore (Rs.1,820 million) for the first quarter of this fiscal ending ... Read more...
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India’s solar mission visionary: Australian report
June 26th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 25 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last year has positioned India "to become a global leader in the ... Read more...
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New policy to boost manufacturing share in GDP ready
June 3rd, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 3 (IANS) The Indian commerce ministry has drafted a new policy to identify key areas for increasing the share of the manufacturing sector in the national gross ... Read more...
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India has full faith in Africa, says Manmohan
May 25th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, May 25 (IANS) Signalling an economic push by India in a "resurgent" Africa, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said India was not deterred by reports of political ... Read more...
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IPR key for Indian manufacturing sector: Expert
April 21st, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) India is a big market for telecom products and services but most of them are imported and there is a royalty payment for every new line ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh backs real-time monitoring of forests
March 26th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday called for real-time monitoring of forests in order to increase the quality of green cover in the country."I ... Read more...
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Rs.600 cr for green initiatives, fighting climate change
February 28th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) With climate change posing one of the biggest challenges before the country, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced Rs.600 crore for protection and regeneration of ... Read more...
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Taiwan eyes new business deals in India
February 17th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Buoyed by the signing of a landmark trade treaty with China a year ago, Taiwan is sending an 80-member delegation to India on a six-day visit Sunday ... Read more...
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Skill development for 500 million Indians: A mantra for action (Comment)
February 13th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjiv Kataria
The number of references to skill development in the government lexicon has soared over the years. With each budget presented by the UPA government, the number of initiatives ... Read more...
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India is fifth largest wind energy producer: Anand Sharma
February 10th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today said that India is today fifth largest wind energy producer in the world and 8th in terms of investments made ... Read more...
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India to produce 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022
January 18th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.18 (ANI): The Government of India has set an ambitious target of 20,000 Megawatts of solar power by 2022.This was revealed by Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable ... Read more...
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Media sensationalised border issue, says Wen Jiabao
December 17th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.17 (ANI): The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday said the media exaggerated the boundary issue between India and China.Interacting with journalists and artists here, Wen stressed that the media ... Read more...
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Samsung urged to invest in photo-voltaic cell facility in Tamil Nadu
November 27th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has invited South Korean electronics giant Samsung to invest in a facility to produce solar photo-voltaic (PV) cells in the state.Inaugurating ... Read more...
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Putin to host Asian summit on tiger conservation aimed at doubling population by 2022
November 19th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
St. Petersburg, Nov 19(ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin will host emissaries of 12 Asian nations to the first-ever international summit on tiger conservation beginning in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday.The summit will ... Read more...
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Education reforms must to build talent faster: Murthy
October 27th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 26 (IANS) India needs drastic reforms in the education sector to build a vast talent pool for driving the IT industry growth faster, Infosys Technologies Ltd chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy ... Read more...
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Green India Mission document submitted to PM council
October 12th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The environment ministry has submitted the final draft of the National Mission for a Green India (GIM), part of the country's plan to fight climate change, to ... Read more...
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NALCO to finalise Indonesia coal deal by January
October 2nd, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 2 (IANS) State-owned National Aluminium Company (NALCO) will finalise a deal with a coal source in Indonesia for its $4 billion aluminium project in that country by January 2011, NALCO ... Read more...
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