Cabinet to decide on Boeing 787 compensation offer
June 6th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Wednesday said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) will decide on Boeing's offer of compensation for the delay in ... Read more...
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Air India won’t take Dreamliners till compensation fixed (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Air India will not take delivery of the 787 Dreamliner planes from Boeing till the finalisation of the compensation for the delay in supplying the ... Read more...
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Air India rebuts claims, says not a party in case against ExIm
February 20th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Rebutting claims of US-based airlines point by point, Air India Monday said it is not a party in the case filed against the American Export ... Read more...
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US airlines sue ExIm over Air India loan
February 20th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) US-based airlines, through their lobby the Air Transport Association of America, have sued Export Import Bank (ExIm) over its $3.3 billion in loan guarantees to a ... Read more...
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US airlines sue over Air India deal
November 18th, 2011 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) In a bid to prevent Air India from receiving a $3.4 billion loan for the acquisition of 30 new aircraft, a trade body for leading US ... Read more...
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Republican lawmakers bat for loan to Reliance Power
June 30th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 30 (IANS) Two Republican lawmakers have asked the US Export-Import Bank to reverse its decision to deny loan guarantees to India's Reliance Power Ltd for a coal-fired plant ... Read more...
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EU launches anti-subsidy probe against India
April 1st, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, April 1 (IANS) The European Commission said Thursday it has launched an anti-subsidy probe into imports of certain types of stainless steel bars from India.
"It is alleged the producers of the ... Read more...
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Obama’s New Nuclear Plant Brings Jobs to Georgia
February 17th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Washington, Feb 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Tuesday, President Barack Obama unveiled his plans to break ground on the first nuclear power plant to be built since the horrible accident in 1979. ... Read more...
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Obama grants $8 billion to build nuclear reactors
February 17th, 2010 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 16 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Tuesday announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to build the country's first new nuclear reactors in three decades.
The loan will go towards ... Read more...
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President Obama grants $8 billion for new nuclear plant
February 16th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by BNO News
LANHAM, MARYLAND (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that a federal loan of approximately $8 billion has been granted to build a new nuclear plant in Georgia.The loan guarantee ... Read more...
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Clean energy, nuclear power get money in Obama’s 2011 budget
February 2nd, 2010 - 2:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (DPA) President Barack Obama expects lawmakers to approve reductions in US greenhouse-gas emissions and is pushing for more investments in clean energy and nuclear power, according to the ... Read more...
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Obama steps up nuclear energy commitment, creates commission
January 30th, 2010 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 30 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Friday stepped up his commitment to nuclear energy as part of the solution to global warming, marking a shift in policy that is ... Read more...
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Denel to resolve alleged blacklisting with India
July 5th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, July 5 (IANS) South African arms manufacturer Denel has assured the government that it would resolve with India the vexed issued of its alleged blacklisting there, a news report ... Read more...
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Japanese government approves $154 bn stimulus plan
April 10th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 10 (DPA) The Japanese government and the ruling coalition parties finalised an additional stimulus plan Friday to pull the nation's economy out of the worst recession of the postwar era.
Japan's ... Read more...
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Britain grants loan guarantees to car industry
January 27th, 2009 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (DPA) The British government Tuesday announced a loan guarantee scheme totalling 2.3 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) to help carmakers and supply industries.Business Secretary Peter Mandelson told parliament that the ... Read more...
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British government unveils new economic aid package
January 15th, 2009 - 2:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (DPA) The British government announced a new aid package Wednesday to unlock the credit squeeze by offering loan guarantees to small and medium-sized businesses.The measures, worth 20 billion pounds ... Read more...
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Britain mulls second aid package to ease credit squeeze
January 13th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 13 (DPA) The British government confirmed Tuesday that it was planning a fresh aid package to unlock the credit squeeze by offering loan guarantees to small-and medium-sized businesses.The measures, believed ... Read more...
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Tata owned Jaguar to receive emergency British aid to protect jobs
December 20th, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 20 (ANI): The British Government has said that Jaguar Land Rover could receive emergency state aid within days to protect tens of thousands of jobs at the luxury car-maker, ... Read more...
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Japan unveils $256 bn economic stimulus plan
December 12th, 2008 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 12 (Xinhua) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso Friday unveiled a new 23 trillion yen ($256 billion) package to stimulate economy amid global recession, bringing the government's total stimulus package to ... Read more...
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Britain launches 500-bn pound bailout package (Lead)
October 8th, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday announced an unprecedented 500-billion pound bailout package as central banks around the developed world cut interest rates in a coordinated move aimed ... Read more...
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Brown hails bailout plan for banks (Lead)
October 8th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (DPA) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed as "bold and far-reaching" a major rescue package for leading banks of 50 billion pounds ($87 billion) announced Wednesday."New and innovative" ... Read more...
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Biofuels more harmful to humans and environment than projected
December 31st, 2007 - 2:47 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 31 (ANI): The switch to energy crops in the form of biofuels will not be easy, practical and without its share of shortcomings, if the views of an organic farmer ... Read more...
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