Centre will help revive Kangra tea: Anand Sharma
April 10th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), April 10 (IANS) Commerce Minister Anand Sharma Tuesday announced a multi-pronged project to boost production and export of tea produced in the Kangra valley that is known ... Read more...
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Swedish firm to manufacture vehicles in Karnataka
January 31st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 31 (IANS) Swedish commercial vehicle maker Scania Tuesday said it is setting up a manufacturing plant near here with an investment of Rs.150 crore.The plant, the Scania Regional ... Read more...
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India to set up debt fund to finance infrastructure
June 24th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India will soon set up a debt fund to facilitate financing of long-term infrastructure projects. The government said Friday it has finalised the broad ... Read more...
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Box jellyfish have 4 unique eyes to view world above the water!
April 30th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 30 (ANI): Scientists have known for more than a century that box jellyfish had a unique array of eyes. It was known that they could rely on vision to respond ... Read more...
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Foreign Direct Investment in India to be more user friendly
February 28th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that to make the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy more user friendly, all prior regulations and guidelines have been ... Read more...
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“Night Of Too Many Stars”: Worked For Autism Education
October 23rd, 2010 - 2:04 am ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Yesterday's episode of "Night Of Too Many Stars" had a special purpose to serve. "Night Of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education", was ... Read more...
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Infra finance shortfall may touch Rs.12.3 lakh crore
August 18th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India's ambitious target of Rs.41 lakh crore investment in key infrastructure sector in the 12th plan period (2012-17) is likely to face a financing shortfall of ... Read more...
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Government questioned on special fund for courts
July 12th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and state governments and the high courts on a report seeking to create a separate "infrastructure fund" for ... Read more...
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L&T to build 36 high speed boats for coast guard
March 22nd, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Infrastructure construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) will design and construct 36 high speed interceptor boats worth Rs.970 crore for the Indian Coast Guard, the company announced here ... Read more...
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Kerala software park land acquisition complete
February 8th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 8 (IANS) The Kerala government Monday said all formalities for acquisition of the remaining 245.89 acres for the development of Technocity, the next phase of Technopark software park near here, ... Read more...
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British consortium to build roads in India, says Kamal Nath (Lead)
February 2nd, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) A group of key British construction companies has set up a consortium to build roads and highways in India, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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British consortium to build roads in India, says Kamal Nath
February 2nd, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) A group of three British construction companies have set up a consortium to build roads and highways in India, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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Ability to recognize faces inherited separately from IQ
January 20th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): Face recognition is heritable, and it is inherited separately from general intelligence or IQ, according to a twin study.This finding, by researchers at MIT and in Beijing, plays ... Read more...
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Government spends Rs.49 cr to increase tea production
January 18th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The government Monday said it has spent about Rs.49 crore from the special purpose tea fund set up to increase productivity through replantation and rejuvenation of old ... Read more...
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Door-opening robotic arm for wheelchair users developed
November 25th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 25 (ANI): Scientists have developed a robotic arm for the special purpose of helping wheelchair users open a door.Erin Rapacki, Anybots in Mountain View, California, came up with the ... Read more...
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Debt relief for small coffee growers soon
November 4th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) The commerce and industry ministry will soon come out with a debt relief package for small coffee growers, according to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya ... Read more...
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Maran asks West Bengal to quickly set up jute parks
October 7th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran Wednesday urged the West Bengal government to hasten the process of setting up jute parks in the state.
Five jute parks, each needing 25-30 ... Read more...
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Jyotiraditya Scindia visits Assam’s tea estates
September 21st, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Sep 21(ANI): Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia visited the Teok Tea Estate in Assam's Jorhat district on the weekend.Scindia, during his maiden visit to the ... Read more...
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Government to review Tea Board’s incentive schemes
August 29th, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) The government will review all incentive schemes of the Tea Board of India to monitor their effectiveness, a top board official said here Saturday.
"The Planning Commission has called ... Read more...
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Astronauts complete final spacewalk
July 28th, 2009 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (Xinhua) Two astronauts have completed their fifth and final spacewalk installing two cameras on Japan's Kibo laboratory at the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency NASA said.
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Indian railway’s freight business to increase
July 3rd, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Presenting the Railway Budget in Parliament today, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said that besides improving the loading of coal, iron ore, cement, fertilizers and foodgrain, measures ... Read more...
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West Bengal shifts project to protect ECL coal reserves
April 8th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The uncertainty over the proposed Durgapur Aerotropolis project was removed Wednesday with the West Bengal government agreeing to shift it eastward besides relocating three yet-to-come-up industrial units to ... Read more...
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IIM-Lucknow increases student intake, course fee
March 16th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by admin
By Prashant K. Nanda
Lucknow, March 16 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) will admit 330 students for its two-year management programmes starting in the new academic year. It has also increased ... Read more...
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Orissa to host three new ultra mega power projects
March 15th, 2008 - 12:39 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Orissa has agreed to host three of the five new ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) of 4,000 MW each envisaged by the central government, said a top ... Read more...
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Chidambaram gives 644 crores for agriculture insurance scheme
February 29th, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday announced Rs. 644 crores for the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS).While presenting the Union Budget 2008-09 in Lok Sabha, ... Read more...
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Third railway coach factory to come up in Kerala
February 26th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Indian Railways will set up a coach factory in Kerala, the third in the country, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said while presenting the Railway Budget 2008-09 ... Read more...
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