MHRD to Provide for 5000 Faculty Positions in Higher Education
The Ministry of Human Resource Development proposes to provide for 5000 faculty positions in the higher education under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) during the current Five Year Plan,...
View ArticleIndia’s cooperation sought to develop film industry in Afghanistan
Director of Afghan Film ‘A Man’s Desire for A Fifth Wife’, Sediq Abedi wants that India should help to develop film sector in Afghanistan. In an interaction with media persons along with his cast and...
View ArticleIndia, Belgium agree to enhance cooperation in Renewable Energy
India and Belgium have agreed to work on signing an MOU to enhance cooperation in renewable energy. This was discussed at a bilateral meeting between Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable...
View ArticleAmendments in the scheme for financial restructuring of State distribution...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved amendments to the scheme for Financial Restructuring of State distribution companies which had been approved by the CCEA on 24th September 2012 to...
View ArticleTRAI Releases the Telecommunication Tariff (Fifty Sixth Amendment) Order,...
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the Telecommunication Tariff (Fifty Sixth Amendment) Order, 2013 prescribing a ceiling tariff for the use of USSD for USSD-based mobile banking...
View ArticleReport on Youth Employment-Unemployment Scenario 2012-13 Released
Labour Bureau, Chandigarh , an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment released the Report on `Youth Employment-Unemployment Scenario 2012-13` today. It comprises the labour force...
View ArticlePolicy on Foreign Direct Investment in the Pharmaceutical Sector
The Cabinet considered the proposal of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, for review of the policy on foreign direct investment in the pharmaceutical sector. The Cabinet decided that the current...
View ArticleExemption to exporters having IEC Code issued by DGFT from the purview of...
The Union Cabinet yesterday approved exemption to exporters having IEC Code issued by DGFT from the purview of stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 with respect to edible...
View ArticleRabi Crop Sowing Covers 396 Lakh Hectare Area
The total rabi sown area, as per reports received from States, during the week ending 29.11.2013 stands at 395.87 lakh hectare as compared to 374.87 lakh hectare at this time last year, showing an...
View ArticleEstimates of Gross Domestic Product For the Second Quarter (July-September)...
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter (July-September) Q2 of...
View ArticleIndex of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2004-05=100), October, 2013
The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2004-05) is given at the Annexure. The Eight Core Industries have a combined weight of 37.90 % in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The...
View Articlee-BRC project wins 2013 eASIA Award
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade’s electronic Bank Realization Certificate (e-BRC) project has won the 2013 eASIA Award under Trade Facilitation category as announced by Asia Pacific Council...
View Article‘India Telecom- 2013’ To Be Held from 5th – 7th December 2013
‘India Telecom- 2013’ will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, here on 5th December at Vigyan Bhawan. The 3-day international Exhibition-cum-Conference is being organized...
View ArticlePrime Minister’s Inaugural Address at the 8th Asia Gas Partnership Summit
Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s inaugural address, at the 8th Asia Gas Partnership Summit in New Delhi today: “I am very happy to be associated with the Asia Gas...
View ArticleSeafood Sector To Meet In Chennai On January 2014
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, in association with the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) is...
View ArticlePrime Minister dedicates GAIL’s 1000km Dabhol – Bangaluru gas pipeline to the...
The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today dedicated to the Nation GAIL (India) Limited’s 1,000 km-long natural gas pipeline from Dabhol in Maharashtra to Bangaluru in Karnataka during the...
View ArticleAnand Sharma Resolute In Defence of Farmers and the Poor Addresses Plenary...
Taking a resolute stand in defence of farmers and the poor at the 9th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Bali this morning, Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and...
View ArticleAddress by Shri Anand Sharma at the Plenary Session of the 9th Ministerial...
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma addressed the Plenary Session of the 9th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) at Bali Today. Following is the...
View ArticlePM’s speech at the inauguration of ‘India Telecom 2013’
Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s speech at the inauguration of ‘India Telecom 2013’, in New Delhi today: “I am very happy to participate in this 8th edition of India...
View ArticleInternational Conference on Contribution of Science and Technology in...
“While the world has progressed at a rapid pace due to developments in science & technology, the people in the third world are still deprived of its benefits. The developments of science have not...
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