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September 4, 2010 11:18 AM

India, Brazil to focus more on infra projects

India and Brazil discussed investment opportunities in sectors like infrastructure during the visit of State Minister of Commerce and Industry, Jyotiraditya Scindia to Sao Paulo. Scindia, who is leading a 12-member business delegation to Brazil, Peru and Chile, met Brazilian Minister of Development,...

September 4, 2010 10:15 AM

No backtracking from climate commitment: Ramesh

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh says the United States and the European Union-member countries are 'backtracking' on their commitment to provide $100 billion towards climate financing as committed at the Copenhagen meeting last year. He was speaking at the end of a two-day informal climate minist...

September 4, 2010 9:11 AM

Soni in Kerala to address media community

The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni arrives in Kerala this evening on a day's visit to the state. On Sunday, she will hold a review meeting with the heads of the regional media units under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the Kumarakom Lake Resort in Ko...

September 4, 2010 9:10 AM

Dalai Lama in Kochi today

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives in Kochi today on a day's visit. The Dalai Lama will give a private audience to the members of the Friends of Tibet and address them. He will also deliver the inaugural lecture at the seminar on " Beyond conflict to reconciliation: the challenges ...

September 4, 2010 9:08 AM

Eye on Games, Govt works harder on dengue

With just a month left for the commencement of Commonwealth Games, the Centre is making all efforts to control the spread of dengue with active cooperation from the Delhi government. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday urged the concerned agencies in the National Capital to take cleanliness d...

September 4, 2010 9:07 AM

No backtracking on climate commitment: Ramesh

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh says the United States and the European Union-member countries are 'backtracking' on their commitment to provide $100 billion towards climate financing as committed at the Copenhagen meeting last year. He was speaking at the end of a two-day informal climate minist...

September 4, 2010 8:44 AM

Govt nod to panel on tribal welfare

The Government has decided to constitute an apex panel for tribal welfare. It will be headed by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The National Council for Tribal Welfare has a mandate to provide broad policy guidelines to bring about improvement in the lives of the Scheduled Tribe community in the ...

September 4, 2010 8:31 AM

17-member panel headed by PM to frame guidelines to improve ST living standards

Government has decided to constitute an apex panel for tribal welfare. It will be headed by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The National Council for Tribal Welfare has a mandate to provide broad policy guidelines to bring about improvement in the lives of the Scheduled Tribe community in the ...

September 3, 2010 9:10 PM

Jaipal Reddy dismisses reports of over expenditure on CWG

The Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy today dismissed the reports about the over expenditure on Commonwealth Games. Speaking at a function in New Delhi, he said that the government welcomes constructive criticism and asserted that all those who will be found guilty in corrupt practices in pr...

September 3, 2010 8:58 PM

President hosts Iftaar party

The President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil today hosted an Iftar party at Rashtrapati Bhavan, which was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice-President Hamid Ansari and several Congress leaders and diplomats. Besides Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, members of Union Council of Ministers includ...

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