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PM reviews price rise situation

As the govt grapples with high prices of essential commodities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday held a meeting with senior ministers to find ways to tame food inflation which has crossed 18 percent. The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Planning […]

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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the member of the first Indian scientific expedition to South Pole, in New Delh

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the member of the first Indian scientific expedition to South Pole, in New Delhi on January 10, 2011. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Communications and Information Technology, Shri Kapil Sibal and the Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr. Shailesh Nayak […]

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Expertise of Indian Diaspora vital to forge India’s inclusive growth: Prez

India’s annual convention to connect with its 27-million strong diaspora in over 150 countries concluded on Sunday with President Pratibha Patil honouring 14 individuals for their achievements and enhancing India’s image globally. The awardees of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman included New Zealand Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand and the Indian Community Benevolent Forum in Qatar, who […]

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PM says efforts on to make systemic changes for transparency

Against the backdrop of various scams hitting the government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said efforts are underway to make “systemic changes” to ensure more transparency and safeguards in the governing processes. Addressing the 9th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi, he said consensus would be needed to bring about far-reaching changes that may be required […]

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PM dedicates 100-tonne Tarapur reprocessing plant to nation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday dedicated to the nation a 100-tonne annual capacity reprocessing plant at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Tarapur which will use spent fuel from indigenous nuclear power plants for fast breeder reactors. Congratulating engineers and scientists for constructing the sophisticated complex in the coastal region in Thane district […]

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Food inflation shoots up as vegetables, onion, milk prices soar

Food inflation shot up to nearly a year’s high of 18.32 per cent on December 25, due to spurt in vegetables, onion and milk prices. The wholesale food inflation jumped by 3.88 percentage points from 14.44 per cent in the previous week ending December 18, 2010. A huge increase of over 82 per cent in […]

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Govt should provide incentives to economically disadvantaged groups

The Prime Minister said in a society like India, government must provide special incentives like scholarships to empower socially and economically disadvantaged groups. Speaking on the occasion of annual Infosys award ceremony in Mumbai, Dr. Manmohan Singh said the UPA government has taken several measures to provide scholarships to deserving students. He said, the students […]

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India vows to strengthen legal framework for counterterrorism

India vowed to strengthen the global legal framework in the fight against terrorism after being entrusted with the responsibility of heading a key UN Security Council committee on counter-terrorism. “Given its experience in the fight against menace of terrorism over more than two decades, India, during its chairmanship of the CTC, will work to further […]

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PM calls for value based application of science; Cautions against non-liberal use of scientific products

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has cautioned scientists against tendencies of putting the products of science to non-liberal uses. Inaugurating the 98th Indian Science Congress at SRM University near Chennai on Monday, he said big discoveries have influenced society through new technological options which have offered benefits to humankind but sometimes have been used […]

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India to be given key UNSC role in fight against terrorism

India, which has joined the UN Security Council after a of gap of 19 years, is most likely to be given a key responsibility by this powerful 15-membered body in fight against terrorism; thus acknowledging New Delhi’s prominent role in the global war against terror. Diplomatic sources privy to the discussions at the United Nations […]