Mumbai NGO picked for Fulbright alumni programme (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) A project by a top environmental NGO is among the two from India selected by the US-based Fulbright Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (FAEIF) through a global ... Read more...
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Mumbai NGO to train other NGOs under Fulbright alumni programme
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) A project by a top environmental NGO is among the two from India selected by the US-based Fulbright Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (FAEIF) through a global ... Read more...
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PM assures growth, reforms, stable rupee
June 24th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, June 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought to assure investors of every step, including reforms, to restore confidence on India while also ... Read more...
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IIP data dissapoints Pranab, says government committed to reforms
June 12th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said that he was disappointed with the industrial output data but asserted that the government was committed to kickstarting ... Read more...
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Chinese PM vows to rid corruption
April 15th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has promised to introduce harsher measures to curb corruption in government offices.The administration will continue to work for a "clean government ... Read more...
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Congress has good track record in dealing with graft: Pranab
January 25th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 25 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said that the Congress has a unique track record in dealing with corruption which could not be said about ... Read more...
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TCS inks Rs.94-crore deal to automate Karnataka treasury
October 18th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 18 (IANS) India's top IT bellwether, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Tuesday signed a Rs.94-crore deal with the Karnataka government to automate its treasury and finance department operations."As per ... Read more...
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Reduced petro-product subsidies can rein inflation: Official
September 16th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Emphasising that an effective policy to control high inflation is to curtail the fiscal deficit, Chief Statistician of India T.C.A. Anant Friday said reducing subsidy on ... Read more...
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Gowda vows to implement Yeddyurappa’s programmes (Lead)
August 15th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 15 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda Monday listed the achievements of the B.S. Yeddyurappa government and declared that his priority would be to fully implement ... Read more...
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Fertiliser sector reforms will attract fresh investments (Comment)
May 30th, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
By Satish Chander
The fertiliser sector in India has been through difficult times in recent years. Stagnant production, no fresh investment and poor financial health of the units were accompanied by high level ... Read more...
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Haryana’s plan outlay 82 percent higher than last year
May 11th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Planning Commission Tuesday approved Haryana's annual plan outlay of Rs.18,260 crore for the 2010-11 fiscal -- an increase of 82.6 percent over last year (2009-10).
The plan ... Read more...
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Vaghela, Mehta to highlight Modi government ‘misdeeds’
March 18th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 18 (IANS) Prabuddha Nagrik Shakti Manch, a non-political citizens' group set up by former union textile minister Shankersinh Vaghela and former chief minister Suresh Mehta, is organising a convention ... Read more...
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Punjab government okays reforms, raises retirement age
January 22nd, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) Unanimously approving the just submitted Sukhbir Badal-Manoranjan Kalia Committee report on resource mobilisation and reforms, the Punjab cabinet Friday approved the extension of retirement age for government employees ... Read more...
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New Assocham chief calls for rate cuts by 50 basis points
October 13th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The government must reduce repo and reverse repo rates by 50 basis points to enable industry avail of loans at reasonable rates, says Swati Piramal, the newly-elected ... Read more...
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Finance Commission concerned over subsidies in Andhra Pradesh (Lead)
July 20th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) Vijay Kelkar, chairman of the 13th Finance Commission, Monday voiced concern over subsidies provided by Andhra Pradesh, saying these could potentially jeopardise the state's recent impressive fiscal achievements.
While ... Read more...
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Finance commission concerned over high subsidies in Andhra Pradesh
July 20th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) Thirteenth Finance Commission Chairman Vijay Kelkar Monday voiced concern over subsidies provided by Andhra Pradesh, saying these could potentially jeopardise the state's recent impressive fiscal achievements.
While acknowledging the ... Read more...
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Despite slowdown, Andhra eyes 8-9 percent growth
June 8th, 2009 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Despite the economic slowdown, Andhra Pradesh has targeted eight to nine percent average annual growth for the next five years.
The Congress government, which was re-elected last month, has ... Read more...
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Haryana gets Rs.100 bn from Planning Commission
January 23rd, 2009 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) The Planning Commission has agreed to allocate an outlay of Rs.100 billion (Rs.10,000 crore) to Haryana for 2009-10, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Friday.The outlay is over ... Read more...
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