Indian under-fives the most vulnerable in the world (Second Lead)
September 13th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Despite the government's efforts to improve maternal and child health, the latest report released by UNICEF shows India had the highest number of deaths of ... Read more...
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People impatient, economy will improve: PM
June 19th, 2012 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Los Cabos (Mexico), June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured that investor sentiment will be improved and the economy nursed to high growth path again, as citizens ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily wants tough fiscal, tax reforms
April 13th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) The Pakistani government must implement "tough fiscal and tax reforms, improve governance and revamp the entire state structure simultaneously", said a leading daily as it sought ... Read more...
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‘Pay subsidies directly to beneficiaries to plug leaks’
February 24th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) To ensure subsidies and welfare schemes reach the intended recipients and there is no siphoning off of funds, a government-appointed committee Thursday recommended that ... Read more...
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Uncertainty over simultaneous counting of votes for civic bodies’ polls
January 11th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission Wednesday expressed uncertainty over conducting simultaneous counting of votes polled in the Zilla Parishad and municipal corporation elections scheduled in ... Read more...
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How much do the corrupt earn? (To go with: Corruption has ‘taken over India’ but can be eliminated: Book)
December 9th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Public officials in India may be cornering as much as Rs.92,122 crore ($18.42 billion), or 1.26 percent of the GDP, through corruption, says a new ... Read more...
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Electronic toll plazas can save Rs.22 bn annually: Study
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) An electronic toll collection (ETC) system, proposed to be implemented nationwide by the National Highways Authority of India, could save fuel worth Rs.10 billion and Rs.12 ... Read more...
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Rethink food security bill: Pawar
October 19th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The price at which foodgrain will be given under the proposed National Food Security Bill must be reconsidered to reduce the subsidy burden on the ... Read more...
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Cash transfers to poor a faulty move, says NGO
September 6th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Delhi government's scheme replacing the Public Distribution System with cash transfers is a "total fraud" as the poor will not benefit from receiving a ... Read more...
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Public distribution system to be computerised
August 16th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) In order to improve the efficiency of the targeted public distribution system (TPDS) operation, the government has decided to computerise the entire system, the Ministry ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to check corruption in welfare schemes
August 4th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has decided to use biometric based identification for beneficiaries to prevent leakages and corruption in welfare schemes.Presenting the AIADMK government's first budget ... Read more...
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Delhi Jal Board gets notice over contaminated supply
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) over reported supply of contaminated water in some parts of ... Read more...
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Bihar’s food security situation alarming, says expert
June 16th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 16 (1ANS) More than half of Bihar's 10.5 crore population is malnourished, while 70 percent of women and children below the poverty line (BPL) are anaemic, a Supreme Court-appointed ... Read more...
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China freezes new nuke plant projects in response to Japan tragedy
March 17th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.17 (ANI): China has suspended approval for nuclear power stations so as to revise safety standards in the wake of recent explosions at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant.According to the statement released ... Read more...
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China not affected by Japan nuclear-leak
March 15th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 15 (IANS) China remains unaffected from radioactive leakages following a third explosion at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, the country's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday.The National Nuclear Safety Administration made ... Read more...
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Deshmukh calls for proper implementation of infrastructure projects
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): Union Rural Development Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh on Wednesday said that infrastructure development projects should be implemented through labour cooperatives in rural areas in order to generate ... Read more...
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Poor to get subsidies in cash
February 28th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) People living below the poverty line will receive cash as subsidies and the process will start by March 2012, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in his ... Read more...
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Need for better implementation of unemployment, poverty schemes to ensure benefits: FM
February 25th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.25 (ANI): The Economic Survey tabled by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha today states that there is a need for better convergence of schemes related ... Read more...
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Food inflation soars yet again (Lead)
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India's annual food inflation shot up to 17.05 percent for the week ended Jan 22, as prices of onions, vegetables and other essential food items continued ... Read more...
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Pakistan in deep economic mess, says Pakistani daily
January 23rd, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The economic policies being pursued by Pakistan are "neither sound nor equitable", a leading Pakistani daily said, adding that this "is evident from the deep economic mess the ... Read more...
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PML-N blasts PPP-led Pak govt over unprecedented corruption and price-hike
November 20th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 20 (ANI): Unprecedented corruption and the price-hike have become top concerns of the people of Pakistan, and their sufferings have multiplied after the PPP came to power, PML-N spokesman ... Read more...
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Games Village: Urban Development Ministry for penal action against builder
October 20th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.20 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Urban Development has been asked to give permission to launch immediate penal action against the builder of the XIXth Commonwealth Games Village for non-execution ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh to launch Unique Identification Numbers today
September 29th, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will launch the issue of Unique Identification Numbers (Aadhaar) nationally by distributing the first set of numbers among the villagers in ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi to launch Unique Identification Numbers on Sept. 29
September 27th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and Congress President Sonia Gandhi will launch the issue of Unique Identification Numbers (Aadhaar) nationally by distributing the first set ... Read more...
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Maharashtra’s Nandurbar to get first of unique identity numbers
September 27th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) India starts giving unique identity number to each of its one billion-plus citizens Wednesday when under the ambitious project the first set of numbers is distributed ... Read more...
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Rosaiah vows to continue YSR’s schemes
August 15th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 15 (IANS) Amid tight security, Andhra Pradesh celebrated the 64th Independence Day with Chief Minister K. Rosaiah declaring that he would continue the welfare schemes launched by his predecessor ... Read more...
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Gill happy with Games projects’ pace, Delhi minister worried (Lead)
July 28th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Youth Affairs and Sports Minister M.S. Gill Wednesday said stadia being built by the central government for the Commonwealth Games will be ready on time, while a ... Read more...
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John Kerry Does Not Attach Too Much Significance To The Leaked Documents Of The American Military On The Afghanistan War
July 27th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, July 27, 2010 (Just Flashed): Confidential papers of the American military had seeped out over the weekend that illustrated, in a detailed manner, the difficulties and the obstacles that the American ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi slams government schemes
July 24th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday criticised centrally-run social welfare schemes like the national rural employment guarantee programme, and said the central government was merely indulging ... Read more...
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Officials responsible for rotting of food grains to be punished: Pawar
July 13th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said immediate action will be taken against the officials responsible for improper storage of food grains that leads to their ... Read more...
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Food secretaries suggest monitoring of public distribution system (Lead)
July 13th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A conference of state food secretaries Tuesday suggested that a monitoring system should be in place to plug the leakages in the public distribution system and ... Read more...
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Oil spills raise toxic arsenic levels in ocean
July 3rd, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) Oil spills can raise levels of toxic arsenic in the ocean, creating an additional long-term threat to the marine ecosystem, according to new research.
Arsenic is a poisonous chemical ... Read more...
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Oil spills increase arsenic levels in the ocean: Study
July 3rd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): A new research has found that oil spills can increase levels of toxic arsenic in the ocean, creating an additional long-term threat to the marine ecosystem.Arsenic is a ... Read more...
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Government to implement pan India automated toll system
July 2nd, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) India will soon see a uniform electronic toll collection system on its national highways, increasing the revenue, curbing leakages and ensuring smooth travel across the country.
The system, ... Read more...
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Over 100 come together to protest Bhopal verdict
June 13th, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Over 100 activists came together in the national capital Saturday for a peaceful protest to mark their solidarity with the victims and survivors of the Bhopal ... Read more...
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