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  • Food security should be measured in terms of consumption:Hamid Ansari

    Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Thursday said it is “anomalous” that over 250 million Indians were chronically undernourished although the nation has achieved self-sufficiency in foodgrain production. “This is anomalous looking at record food grain production in recent years,” Ansari said quoting Food and Agriculture Organisation reports while delivering the convocation address at the Orissa University […]

    MP air station gets three more Sukhoi-30 planes

    The Indian Air Force has moved Sukhoi-30 fighters to its premium airbase in Gwalior and the Russian combat aircrafts would operate in tandem with the French Mirages. The three Sukhoi fighters arrived at the Maharajpura Air Station on wednesday  in the presence of GOC-in-C of Central Air Command, G F Kochar, officials said on Thursday. […]

    Russia on track for WTO accession within 12 months: Summers

    Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) may be completed within the coming 12 months, but Moscow was still to negotiate the entry with other states, according to a top US official. US President Barack Obama’s economic aide Lawrence H. Summers, who held talks with Russian First Vice-Premier Igor Shuvalov on Wednesday, said the […]

    CWG scam: Emaar-MGF bank guarantee to be confiscated

    The Rs.183 crore bank guarantee furnished by Commonwealth Games village builder Emaar-MGF was on Wednesday ordered to be confiscated on charges of irregularities, as the ED prepared to question top officials of the Organising Committee for alleged foreign exchange violations. A Rs 760 crore bail out package given by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for Emaar-MGF, […]

    PM gives away Bhatnagar Prizes to 20 scientists

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday gave away the coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2009 and 2010 to 20 scientists for their achievement in the field of science and technology. For the first time in the 53-year-old history of the Prize, three awards were bagged by women scientists for the year 2010. The Prize […]

    Cong welcomes efforts for amicable settlement: Sonia

    In her first comment on Ayodhya title suit verdict, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said her party would welcome efforts for a negotiated settlement to the dispute and made it clear that Allahabad High Court verdict does not condone the demolition of Babri mosque. In the latest issue of ‘Congress Sandesh’, Gandhi said the party […]

    PM pitches for publicly-owned, privately-run R&D facilities

    Pitching for private sector in research and development sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for setting up publicly-owned and privately operated scientific laboratories. “If we are to give meaning to our search for new frontiers in Indian science, then a much larger participation of the private sector is essential. We have to leverage […]

    Govt clears revised cost of Tehri Stage-I project

    The government  approved the revised cost of over Rs 8,390 crore for the Tehri Hydro Electric-Project Stage-1 in Uttarakhand implemented by THDC India Limited (THDCIL). The decision to revise the cost of the project to Rs 8,392.45 crore, against the original cost of Rs 2,963.66 crore in March 1994, was takenin New Delhi by the […]

    Diesel prices should be deregulated as early as possible:PMEAC

    Prime Minister’s economic advisory panel has said that diesel prices should be freed from government control “as early as possible”, a suggestion if accepted will lead to a price hike of Rs 2.87 per litre. “I think the sooner it (deregulation of diesel prices) is done the better… I think it should be done as […]

    Decision on infusing Rs 1200 crore equity in AI next month

    A decision on infusing Rs 1200 crore equity in Air India is expected to be taken by next month, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Said on Wednesday. “We have moved a Cabinet note for infusion of Rs 1200 crore as equity (in Air India).It should be approved next month,” Patel said on the sidelines of […]