Colombia turns down project linked to president’s kin
October 26th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Oct 26 (IANS/EFE) The Colombian government Tuesday blocked the construction of a controversial luxury hotel in the Tayrona Nature Park due to the involvement in the project of two ... Read more...
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Deficit panel takes aim at social security
November 11th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Deficit Panel that was set up by the US President Barack Obama has proposed that the country should make cuts in the country’s social security ... Read more...
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Alaska Senate Race Led By Write-in Candidate Lisa Murkowski
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Alaska Senate Election results have been declared. Like many other states, the republican made it to the Senate as Joe Miller received 34.2 percent of ... Read more...
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India flexible for Doha trade deal
October 19th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India is taking proactive measures and ready to make concessions to ensure a successful conclusion of the Doha round of multilateral trade talks, an official said ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh meets Brown on sidelines of G-20 summit
September 25th, 2009 - 11:54 pm ICT by ANI
Pittsburgh, Sep 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today met British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the sidelines of Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh, US.A draft G20 document said ... Read more...
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New push from rich, developing nations to global trade talks
July 9th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
L'Aquila (Italy), July 9 (IANS) The groups of rich and developing countries, including India, are likely to commit themselves to early conclusion of the Doha Development Round of multilateral ... Read more...
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Budget a fair effort to achieve 9 percent growth: Moody’s
July 6th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The union budget may not be a "please all" budget, but it is a fair effort by the government to achieve 9 percent growth while coping with ... Read more...
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Push for FTA with US sans agriculture
June 29th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 29 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is pushing for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States without agriculture to bypass ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma, Mandelson agree on need to resume WTO talks
June 23rd, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, June 23 (IANS) Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and his British counterpart Lord Peter Mandelson have agreed on the need for an early resumption of stalled ... Read more...
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Sharma leaving for US, to discuss Doha Round
June 15th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma will leave for the US Monday night to discuss a range of trade related issues, including revival of the Doha Round ... Read more...
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Focus on manufacturing sector, Doha trade talks: Sharma
June 11th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The government is committed to reviving the manufacturing sector and generating employment as well as resuming the stalled global trade talks, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma kicks off process to revive global trade talks
June 8th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Moves to restart the stalled global trade talks have begun with a series of meetings in Bali on the sidelines of a conference among 19 farm products ... Read more...
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Deal on Doha trade talks must: WTO
November 19th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, Nov 19 (Xinhua) A deal on the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha round of trade talk is an urgent necessity to help poor countries tackle the current global economic crisis, ... Read more...
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WTO should promote equity: Kamal Nath
August 12th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath today said that the focus of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks should be to reduce poverty in the world ... Read more...
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WTO Chief to meet Manmohan Singh today
August 12th, 2008 - 10:03 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): WTO Director General Pascal Lamy will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today to find ways for picking up the threads from last month''s failed ... Read more...
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US-based Christian group supports India on trade talks
August 5th, 2008 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) With the global trade negotiations collapsing in Geneva last week, a US-based Christian organisation has begun supporting the stand taken by India and has urged policy makers ... Read more...
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India hopes global trade talks will resume soon (Lead)
July 31st, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath Thursday hoped that the global trade talks would resume soon and said his position at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) had the ... Read more...
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India hopes global trade talks will resume soon
July 31st, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath Thursday hoped that the global trade talks would resume soon, notwithstanding the collapse this week of a mini-ministerial meeting of the World ... Read more...
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Canada to push for bilateral accords after WTO failure
July 30th, 2008 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 30 (IANS) Expressing disappointment with the collapse of Doha Round negotiations on world trade in Geneva, Canada said Tuesday it will work for bilateral agreements to create new markets for ... Read more...
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India should not betray farmers at WTO: ActionAid
July 28th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) International NGO ActionAid has appreciated the strong stand taken by India at the WTO talks in Geneva to protect farmers in developing countries, and has condemned "the ... Read more...
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US must offer real cuts in subsidy to its farmers: Kamal Nath
July 23rd, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
Geneva, July 23 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath has said that the US must offer real cuts in subsidy to its farmers, and added that its proposal to reduce ... Read more...
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Ficci wants rich nations to cut farm subsidies
July 22nd, 2008 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Apex industry forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), Tuesday urged developed countries to reduce farm subsidies given to its farmers as it has ... Read more...
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US offers new farm subsidy cuts, urges others to follow
July 22nd, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Geneva, July 22 (Xinhua) The US offered Tuesday to cut its farm subsidies to $15 billion and said it expects other members of the World Trade Organisastion (WTO) will undertake similar measures ... Read more...
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Trade ministers begin make or break talks on Doha Round
July 21st, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Geneva, July 21 (Xinhua) Trade and agriculture ministers of more than 30 member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) started talks here Monday seeking to make a breakthrough in the stalled ... Read more...
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UN seeks agriculture renaissance while fighting food crisis
May 25th, 2008 - 8:46 am ICT by admin
By J.T. Nguyen
New York, May 25 (DPA) With food and energy prices already spiralling upwards, the UN fears a defeat of its plans to eliminate poverty and hunger. One solution is an ... Read more...
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Turn food crisis into agricultural renaissance: UN forum
May 24th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 24 (IANS) The UN Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) has urged the international community to work together to urgently put policies in place to not only cope with the ... Read more...
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US Senate overrules Bush veto of farm subsidies bill
May 23rd, 2008 - 5:30 am ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, May 23 (DPA) The US Senate Thursday overruled a veto by President George W. Bush, following the lead of the House of Representatives and reinstituted legislation that expands agricultural subsidies in ... Read more...
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‘Doha Round success hinges on ensuring livelihood of poor’
May 16th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Success of the Doha Round of world trade talks depends on both developed and developing nations and cannot be achieved if the livelihood of the poor is ... Read more...
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China gives more farm subsidies to cool inflation
March 26th, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, March 26 (Xinhua) China promised Wednesday to increase financial support to agricultural produce as part of efforts to rein spiralling inflation blamed on food shortages. "Reinforcing agriculture has a pivotal role ... Read more...
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Big Karnataka farmers call loan waiver discriminatory
March 1st, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, March 1 (IANS) Farmers in Karnataka Saturday termed the union government's decision to waive loans of small and marginal farmers as "discriminatory". Reacting to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's announcement to waive ... Read more...
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WTO draft texts form basis for talks: India
February 16th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The new draft texts on agriculture and industrial goods form the basis to push forward the stalled global trade talks, India's Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath ... Read more...
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PM returns after successful CHOGM summit in Kampala (Lead-PM Kampala Meet)
November 25th, 2007 - 5:24 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned to New Delhi on Sunday morning from Kampala where he attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
Dr. Singh made an early ... Read more...
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PM returns after successful CHOGM summit in Kampala
November 25th, 2007 - 11:44 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here today after attending the 53-nation Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) summit in Kampala, Uganda.
Dr Singh raised India's concern on matters ... Read more...
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Manmohan meets Gordon Brown
November 24th, 2007 - 11:14 pm ICT by admin
By Naveen Kapoor
Kampala, Nov 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met his British counterpart Gordon Brown here today on the sidelines of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
The issue of Doha ... Read more...
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