India’s sugar production rises by 13 percent
April 17th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India's sugar production grew by 13 percent to 246.31 lakh tonnes till April 15 during the current marketing year that started from October 2011, industry ... Read more...
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Tibet to have solar power generation base
April 17th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 17 (IANS) A solar photovoltaic power generation base is being built in the second largest city in Tibet to ease winter power shortage by harnessing the ample amount ... Read more...
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Trans Damodar Coal Mining Project inaugurated
April 13th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bankura (West Bengal), April 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday inaugurated the Trans Damodar Coal Mining Project at Barjora in Bankura district.Annual production of coal from ... Read more...
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India’s industrial output grows by 4.1 percent in February
April 12th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India's industrial output grew by lower than expected 4.1 percent in February, led by 8 percent expansion in electricity production, official data showed Thursday.However, ... Read more...
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Pawar complains to PM on cotton, sugar exports
April 12th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the restriction on cotton exports would have an adverse impact on ... Read more...
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Thai Airways launches cargo aircraft
April 12th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Thai Airways is introducing its first Boeing 747-400 retrofitted cargo aircraft Thursday.The aircraft, designed to carry 100 tonnes per flight to and from Asia, Europe ... Read more...
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Don’t blame environment ministry for coal shortage: Natarajan
April 11th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The shortage of coal should not be blamed on green clearances as the environment ministry has given licences for coal mining and power projects way ... Read more...
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CAG raps Himachal for supplying inferior foodgrains
April 9th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh supplied 2,066 tonnes of substandard pulses and 1,167 tonnes of inferior foodgrains to consumers from 2006-11, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) ... Read more...
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Chinese coal demand to drop in Q2
April 9th, 2012 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) Demand for coal in China will drop during the second quarter of the current fiscal year, an expert said.Supply and demand will continue to be balanced ... Read more...
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North Korea puts rocket on pad for satellite launch
April 9th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 8 (IANS) The rocket for the planned satellite launch later this month by North Korea has been installed on the launch pad, Xinhua reported Sunday.Last month, North Korea ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu power unit’s early start hinges on port decision
April 8th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) The early commissioning of one of the two 600 MW thermal power units at North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) and the easing of Tamil Nadu's ... Read more...
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40 mining companies in Goa issued notice
April 6th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 6 (IANS) Over 40 mine operating firms have been issued notice by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) for extracting iron ore beyond the limits stipulated in ... Read more...
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Space dust changing weather conditions?
April 5th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Cosmic dust that fills space could be playing a part in climate change, scientists say. A study is now trying to ascertain how much of this ... Read more...
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Pulses may become dearer in India
April 5th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Prices of pulses may increase due to a marginal decline in production this fiscal if the prevailing dry weather conditions in both north and south India ... Read more...
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Goa government caps mining truck permits
April 4th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 4 (IANS) In a slew of measures to curb illegal mining, the Goa government has ordered a cap on issuing permits to trucks ferrying iron ore, after suspending ... Read more...
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Brazil to launch satellite for military purposes
April 4th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Brazil will launch a satellite for military purposes and to expand broadband Internet service throughout the country, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo Silva said, adding ... Read more...
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Ice cream prices could soar worldwide
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 3 (IANS) Vanilla, one of the world's favourite flavours - and also one of the most expensive - is grown mainly in Madagascar, Mexico and India. But a ... Read more...
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100 held in China for reprocessing waste oil
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) Over 100 people have been arrested in China for reprocessing waste oil from restaurants and then selling them as new cooking oil, police said.Dumped animal fat ... Read more...
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Coal India misses production target
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) State-run Coal India (CIL) Limited Monday said it has ended the last fiscal with a production of 435.84 million tonnes (mt) compared to 431.32 mt in ... Read more...
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UAE charity sends five tonnes of dates to India
March 31st, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 31 (IANS/WAM) The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent five tonnes of dates to India as part of ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to observe Earth Hour
March 29th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 29 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government has decided to observe Earth Hour 2012 and it will urge the people not to use power during that time, an official said ... Read more...
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1,500 kg gold from discarded phones?
March 29th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 29 (IANS) Believe it or not, 1,500 kg of gold, one million kg of copper and 30,000 kg of silver can be extracted from the 100 million discarded ... Read more...
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Record discharge of cargo at Odisha’s Dhamra Port
March 29th, 2012 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) Odisha's Dhamra port Wednesday achieved a record discharge of 98,119 tonnes of non coking coal in 24 hours from a South Africa vessel, a senior company ... Read more...
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Distcom urges consumers to switch off on Earth Hour
March 28th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Power distribution firm BSES Wednesday urged consumers in Delhi to switch off lights during the Earth Hour March 31 to help conserve power."BSES appeals to ... Read more...
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Dominican Republic seizes 1.5 tonnes of cocaine
March 26th, 2012 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, March 26 (IANS) Authorities in Dominican Republic have seized 1.5 tonnes of cocaine and arrested three people for drug-trafficking.The cocaine was intercepted off the coast of Juan Dolio, ... Read more...
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Japanese tsunami ship drifting to Canada
March 25th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 25 (IANS) A Japanese fishing vessel, swept away by the 2011 tsunami, has been found adrift off the west coast of Canada, the BBC has reported.An aircraft patrolling ... Read more...
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South Korean national dies in explosion on ship (Lead)
March 24th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) A South Korean national Saturday succumbed to burns in an explosion on board a ship off the Mumbai coast while six others were injured, officials said."One ... Read more...
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25,000 affected by snowfall in China
March 23rd, 2012 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 23 (IANS) Over 650 people have been injured and more than 25,000 are facing food shortage and a lack of warm clothing due heavy snowfall in China's southwest ... Read more...
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Himachal’s cement production to go up
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is annually producing more than nine million tonnes of cement and the amount will further increase with the commissioning of a new facility in ... Read more...
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ArcelorMittal Liberia announces first iron ore shipment
March 20th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Monrovia, March 20 (IANS) Global steel giant ArcelorMittal Tuesday announced the first direct shipment of 1 million tonnes of iron ore from its Liberia mining operations.The vessel carrying the ... Read more...
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Bihar procures 16 lakh tonnes of paddy
March 16th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 16 (IANS) In view of the bumper paddy crop in this kharif season, Bihar has procured 16 lakh tonnes of paddy till Thursday against the target of 30 ... Read more...
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47 tonnes of hashish seized in Turkey in 2011
March 15th, 2012 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, March 14 (IANS) A total of 46.9 tonnes of hashish and 6.4 tonnes of heroin were seized by police in Turkey in 2011, the Anatolia news agency reported.Police detained ... Read more...
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Factsheet on Indian Railways, third largest globally
March 14th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Indian Railways not just runs the world's third largest railroad network but is also among the largest employers. Here's a fact sheet:* Operates the third ... Read more...
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Railway budget disappointing: Nitish Kumar
March 14th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The railway budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament Wednesday does not adequately address safety issues and is disappointing, Bihar Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said."The ... Read more...
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Railways to set up firm to develop, maintain stations
March 14th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The responsibility of developing and maintaining thousands of railway stations across the country will be entrusted to a new company under the public private partnership ... Read more...
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