4.58 hectares of land at Railways' disposal : Gowda

Rain deficit narrows; Will aid sowing across country says Met

Rainfall during the previous week across the country, was 20 per cent above normal, which was the best of the season so far. With this, the total deficiency for the season between June 1 and July 31, has come down to 22 per cent. It is almost same as the percentage in 2009 which was a drought year. ...

ESI pilot project in 3 states to give wider access to labour: Min Tomar

India's core sector growth in June touches 9-month high at 7.3%

Signalling that Economic activity is picking up, India's core sector growth hit a nine-month high of 7.3 per cent in June. Growth in the infrastructure sector, which has a combined weight of about 38 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production IIP, was 1.2 per cent in June 2013. This ris...

WTO fails to ratify Trade Facilitation Agreement

Panchayats, municipalities in Arunachal plan process

The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly passed the Arunachal Pradesh District Planning Committee (Amendment) Bill, 2014 on Thursday, paving the way for panchayats and municipalities to participate in the planning process in the districts.The bill, passed through voice vote, was introduced in the House on Jul...

Ghana offers land on lease to Punjab farmers

Punjab will send a delegation to Ghana to explore its proposal of offering fertile farm land on a long-term lease to farmers from the state. Following this proposal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said, the state government would send a delegation of officers as well as an expert from Pun...

Arunachal panchayats, municipalities to participate in plan process

The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly passed the Arunachal Pradesh District Planning Committee (Amendment) Bill, 2014 on Thursday, paving the way for panchayats and municipalities to participate in the planning process in the districts.The bill, passed through voice vote, was introduced in the House on Jul...

Ghana welcomes Punjabi agri expertise; offers land on lease to farmers

Punjab will send a delegation to Ghana to explore its proposal of offering fertile farm land on a long-term lease to farmers from the state. Following this proposal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said, the state government would send a delegation of officers as well as an expert from Pun...

Mundra is Deputy Governor of RBI