S&P; raises Tata Motors ratings
July 9th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P;) Monday it has revised upward its rating on Tata Motors to 'BB' from 'BB-' due to the improved ... Read more...
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India to triple expenditure on science research
February 28th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India will triple spending on research and development related to science and technology during the Twelfth Five Year Plan starting April this year, Minister of ... Read more...
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Islamabad streets to see new light!
November 28th, 2011 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) The Islamabad administration will soon replace the traditional sodium lamps in its streets with the more efficient light-emitting diodes (LED) with the help of a loan ... Read more...
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Finland owes innovative bent to research spending
October 2nd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, Oct 2 (IANS) If Finland stands out on the global innovation map, it is thanks to the money spent on research and development, which stands at nearly $7 billion ... Read more...
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Planning Commission okays Gujarat’s annual plan
June 24th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Planning Commission Friday okayed Rs.38,000 crore annual plan expenditure for Gujarat, focused on increased spending on infrastructure, education, health and social welfare programmes.The ... Read more...
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Pakistan hikes defence budget, Gilani looks at economic revival (Lead)
June 4th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan increased its defence allocation to Rs.495 billion in a total budget of Rs.2,504 billion (around $30 billion) for 2011-12, but Prime Minister Yousuf ... Read more...
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Economic revival Pakistan’s key concern: Gilani
June 4th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has that revival of the economy was the key concern of his government."We have earmarked Rs.730 billion for the ... Read more...
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SAIL to surpass sales target in 2010-11
March 15th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is set to surpass its production target for the current fiscal (2010-11) by over four percent on ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh wants public sector firms to spend on development
July 24th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Saturday said three major public sector undertakings (PSUs) having interests in the state for decades, spend less than three percent of ... Read more...
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Donors pledge $5.28 bn aid for Pakistan (Fourth Lead)
April 17th, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 17 (IANS) Exceeding Pakistan's expectations, international donors Friday pledged $5.28 billion for the country over the next two years to enable it to stabilise its economy even as it continues ... Read more...
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BHEL Bhopal beats meltdown, posts profit before tax
April 3rd, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) Beating the global meltdown, the Bhopal unit of the state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) achieved a 2008-09 turnover of Rs.3,306 crore - up 21 percent as compared to ... Read more...
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‘Alert’ government working to ensure economy grows: Sonia
February 6th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has said that India cannot remain “unaffected by what is happening elsewhere” but the government "has been alert” and is taking steps to ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s economy improved in first quarter: Central bank
December 30th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Pakistan's economy improved during the first quarter of the current fiscal, as did some macro-economic indicators that had steeply fallen in 2007-08, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ... Read more...
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Rs 250 billion budget for new fiscal year in Nepal
July 3rd, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, July 3 (ANI): Senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai has projected an over Rs 250 billion budget for new fiscal year in Nepal.
Speaking during an interaction programme here Dr. Bhattarai ... Read more...
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