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March 12th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The spiralling food inflation, which has become the biggest concern of people in the country, would start declining in two months after the winter crops come into the ...
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March 12th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) Punjab, which contributes over 50 percent of the country's total foodgrain production, is facing a shortage of fertilisers.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday shot off a letter ...
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March 12th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) Two more railway sidings were ordered closed Friday in Orissa's mineral rich Keonjhar district to stop illegal mining, officials said.
The railway sidings at Barbil and Bolani have ...
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March 10th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) State-run steel maker Steel Authority of India (SAIL) plans to increase its annual capacity to 26 million tonnes by 2014 from the the current 14 ...
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March 10th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 10 (IANS) More than 90,000 tonnes of iron ore have been seized from Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district during a crackdown on illegal mining, police said Wednesday.
Mining officials and police seized ...
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March 10th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Buenos Aires, March 10 (IANS/EFE) A Russian-owned company will begin production of caviar in the northwestern Argentine province of La Rioja, a spokesman for the regional government said.
Esturiones & Caviar SA signed ...
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March 8th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The government Monday said it can import rice only if there is a shortfall in procurement from farmers but it has no immediate plans to import.
"The government ...
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March 8th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 8 (IANS) More than 800 tonnes of manganese and iron ore have been seized from Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district during a week-long crackdown on illegal mining, police said Monday.
The seizures ...
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March 7th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Raipur, March 7 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government plans to install Global Positioning System (GPS) devices in vehicles ferrying minerals to check their illegal transportation in the state, official sources said Sunday.
"Chief Minister ...
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March 7th, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
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Washington, March 7 (ANI): Scientists have stressed that conserving and restoring the moorlands is important because they are some of the rarest habitats in the world, home to extremely rare animals and ...
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March 6th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
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Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), Mar 6 (ANI): Capsicum farmers in Krishnagiri district are earning huge profits due to the good harvest on account of the benefits obtained from the Central Government's National Horticulture ...
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March 5th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) The Haryana government is committed to secure for the state its legitimate share of river waters through the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal, Governor Jagannath Pahadia said Friday.
"We ...
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March 4th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, Mar.4 (ANI): An accountability court here has acquitted Interior Minister Rehman Malik in a corruption case filed against him.
Talking to media persons after the court's verdict, Malik termed all corruption cases ...
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March 3rd, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) For the first time in a decade, state-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) Wednesday finalized a deal to export 1,800 tonnes of aluminium billets, a senior company official ...
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March 2nd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, March 2 (IANS) Orissa has given its nod for leasing a new bauxite mine in the state's Koraput district to state-owned National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), an official said Tuesday.
The state ...
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February 28th, 2010 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
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San Jose, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) Costa Rican authorities have seized about three tonnes of cocaine in a major drug haul in recent years, officials said Saturday.
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) told EFE ...
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February 27th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) Over 500 tonnes of manganese and iron ore have been seized from Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district in a continuing crackdown on illegal mining, an official said Saturday.
The officials ...
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February 27th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Abhijeet Group, which has tied up with a Canada-based company, is seeking to bag a mining contract in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district where it plans to introduce an ...
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February 25th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, Feb 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Goa unit Thursday accused Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and his secretary Rajiv Yaduvanshi of shielding illegal mining operations in the state and ...
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February 25th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India's per capita emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) will increase from the present 1-1.2 tonnes to 3-3.5 tonnes of carbon per year by 2030, predicts the ...
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February 24th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The government planned to spend Rs.41,426 crore ($8.29 billion) to modernise the rail network and improve customer services, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said while presenting her ...
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February 23rd, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The food and agriculture ministry Tuesday defended its decision to export 10,000 tonnes of sugar to the European Union saying that an equivalent amount of sugar will ...
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February 23rd, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) With the Vision 2020 document for Indian Railways her guiding force, Mamata Banerjee will present the rail budget for the next fiscal Wednesday, which is widely ...
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February 20th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) City-based Rs.2,500-crore Emami Group has forayed into the food and beverage business with the launch of its edible oil brand "Healthy and Tasty" and plans to clock Rs.300 ...
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February 20th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Monterrey (Mexico), Feb 20 (IANS/EFE) Eighteen tonnes of industrial explosives have been stolen from a trailer in northern Mexico, authorities said.
The robbery took place on the Monterrey-Saltillo highway Friday, the Nuevo Leon ...
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February 19th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Feb 19 (IANS) Gulf-based carrier Emirates will launch its non-stop services between Dubai and Tokyo March 28 followed by flights to Amsterdam, Prague and Madrid.
"Tokyo is the first of a number ...
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February 19th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) With four agreements, assured food grain supply and a soft loan of $250 million, Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav completed his first ever tour to India ...
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February 19th, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Paradip port authorities in Orissa Thursday said it has achieved 50 million tonnes of cargo in terms of traffic handling this year, up by 27 percent compared ...
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February 18th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Feb 18 (IANS) A strong recovery in domestic demand during the last three quarters of 2009 helped India reclaim by the year-end its position as leading gold purchaser, having bought a ...
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February 16th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday refuted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's charge that her government kept sugarcane prices payable to farmers unaltered till 2004 and only ...
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February 11th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Adhunik Corp Ltd, an arm of Adhunik Metaliks Ltd, is planning an initial public offering of shares to finance the second phase of its planned cement and steel ...
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February 11th, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
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Kabul, Feb 10 (DPA) Afghanistan this year is likely to produce less opium, the raw material for heroin and a major source of revenue for its Taliban-led insurgency, as yields decrease, ...
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February 10th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) With Agni-III all set for induction after three successful trials, India is gearing up to test its 5,000-km range Agni-V ballistic missile in a year's time, a ...
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February 7th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Santo Domingo, Feb 7 (IANS) A charity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent 200 tonnes of relief materials to quake-hit Haiti, WAM news agency reported Sunday.
The Khalifa bin Zayed Al ...
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February 7th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhadrak (Orissa), Feb 7 (IANS) India Sunday successfully tested its indigenous long-range nuclear-capable Agni-III missile, catapulting the country into a select group of nations that have intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)-capability, defence sources ...
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February 7th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhadrak (Orissa), Feb 7 (IANS) India Sunday tested its indigenous long-range nuclear- capable Agni-III missile, catapulting the country into a select group of nations that have intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)-capability, defence sources ...
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February 5th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) Eight trucks of iron ore being illegally transported in Orissa's Keonjhar district were seized Friday, police said.
"On a tip-off, a team of policemen tracked eight trucks transporting iron ...
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February 5th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) China Friday said it would impose anti-dumping measures on chicken imports from the US.
The preliminary ruling required importers of chicken products from the US to place deposits at ...
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February 4th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Thursday said Mumbai topped the list of electronic waste producing cities in the country. Delhi was placed second in the list.
The ...
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February 3rd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Research has found a 'green' way of disposing toxic plastic waste. Plastic used in screwdriver handles, eyeglass lenses, DVDs, and CDs, among other things, can be pretreated to ...
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