Pakistani electricity firm bills consumers for power not used
September 19th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) A Pakistani electricity supply company has billed its customers for power that was neither supplied nor used, prompting a daily to note that "bill-paying customers were ... Read more...
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US puts India, China, Pakistan on IPR watch list
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The United States has put India, China, Pakistan and ten other countries on a priority watch list for allegedly providing insufficient protection and enforcement of intellectual ... Read more...
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CPI-M blasts rail fare hikes
March 14th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday denounced the proposed rail fare hike, saying it will "adversely impact millions of rural migrant workers" and ... Read more...
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Nearly two mn dead people on US voting rolls
February 15th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS/EFE) Nearly two million dead people are still registered to vote this coming November, while another 24 million US voter registrations contain mistakes or imprecise data, the ... Read more...
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Obama proposes to streamline US government
January 14th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) President Barack Obama proposed Friday to streamline the government by eliminating duplication, waste and inefficiencies.The president laid out his proposal at the White House to ... Read more...
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Diplomats, top IT professionals at Kerala meet
November 16th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16 (IANS) Diplomats and top notch IT professionals will participate in the India IT Summit here Dec 16, its organiser said.Organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) ... Read more...
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Supply constraints pushing up food inflation: KPMG
November 8th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India's food inflation has remained high in the recent month and surged to over 12 percent for the week ended Oct 22, mainly because ... Read more...
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Pakistan Railways to get Rs.4 bn bailout package
October 23rd, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) The government will provide Rs.4 billion to revive the ailing Pakistan Railways.The decision was approved during the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting Friday, emphasising that ... Read more...
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States act on graft, governance - prodded by people’s power
September 11th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Fixed timeframes for the completion of public works, penalty for officials who fail to deliver, wide-ranging powers to anti-graft bodies. Prodded into action by ... Read more...
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India’s inflation overshoots official target (Lead)
April 15th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Despite successive rate hikes and assurances from policy makers, India's annual rate of inflation rose to 8.98 percent in March from 8.31 percent the month ... Read more...
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India’s inflation overshoots target, at 8.98 percent in March
April 15th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Despite rampant rate hikes initiated by India's central bank and assurances from policy makers, the annual rate of inflation rose to 8.98 percent in March ... Read more...
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CII welcomes inclusive growth oriented Budget 2011-12
February 28th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.28 (ANI): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Monday welcomed the budget proposals for 2011-12 presented in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.The CII said that it ... Read more...
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India has to address governance, ethical deficits: Chidambaram
January 1st, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) India has to address three major deficits - governance, regulatory and ethical- if the country has to progress, the economy continue to log nine percent growth and ... Read more...
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Topshop Treatment By Philip Green
August 13th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): In recent news from the fashion world, Philip Green has been employed by David Cameron to carry out an effectiveness review. This review would ... Read more...
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Invest in India’s water and sanitation sectors: US official
July 30th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 30 (IANS) Noting that 12 percent of India's over 1.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, the US has asked donors to make targeted investments ... Read more...
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The Californian State To Deliver An Imbursement Of $20 Million To The Kidnapped Victim, Jaycee Dugard
July 2nd, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The state of California has endorsed a $20 million imbursement for a sufferer of kidnapping, Jaycee Dugard. This compensation for Jaycee has been endorsed ... Read more...
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PM’s council for clear policy on genetically modified crops
February 19th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India must take note of the success of Bt cotton in the country and formulate clear-cut policy on genetically modified crops, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council ... Read more...
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India’s economy to grow 8 percent by 2011-12: World Bank (Lead)
February 1st, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India's economy will grow at 7.5 percent in the 2010-11 fiscal beginning April 1 and will be higher at 8 percent in the following year, a World ... Read more...
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Low growth blamed on systemic inefficiencies
January 4th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A senior financial advisor to the government Monday said the economy could grow at 10 percent in the next few years if systemic inefficiencies were removed ... Read more...
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150,000 people protest closure of Mexican power firm
October 17th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 17 (EFE) About 150,000 union members, university students and leftists took part in a protest here against the Mexican government's decision to shut down a state-run electricity company, the ... Read more...
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India short by 10 mn tonnes of storage capacity: Assocham
August 17th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India is short by 10 million tonnes of cold storage capacity due to which over 30 percent of agricultural produce goes waste every year, according to ... Read more...
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‘Poor infrastructure driving up operating costs for India Inc’
March 12th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Infrastructure inefficiencies like poor roads and inadequate power generation are the major factors that drive up India Inc's operating costs, a survey said Thursday.
According to ... Read more...
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Rural HIV care still riddled with inefficiencies
September 12th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 12 (ANI): Researchers at Indiana University have found that HIV care providers in rural Indiana fail to offer quality care to their patients.This is because there is significant stigma ... Read more...
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Record investment in Africa spearheaded by China: World Bank
July 11th, 2008 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, July 11 (DPA) China has taken the lead in building up infrastructure in some of the world's poorest regions in Sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank said in a new report released ... Read more...
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Al-Assad’s mantra of self-confidence, inclusive growth
June 18th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressed a group of business leaders here Wednesday, he stressed on two mantras: self-confidence and inclusive growth. Speaking of self-confidence, al-Assad used ... Read more...
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Wastage of food means wastage of water
May 20th, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 20 (ANI): A new report by the Stockholm International Water Institute has determined that the wastage of food means wastage of a large amount of water.According to a report ... Read more...
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Nanowires may help to boost solar cell efficiency
May 15th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future.According to a report in ENN ... Read more...
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Pentagon spent $1.6 trillion on weapons in 2007: Report
April 2nd, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 2 (Xinhua) The US Defence Department's spending on weapon systems rose to $1.6 trillion in 2007, doubling $790 billion in 2000, according to a congressional report. The acquisition costs were ... Read more...
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