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October 3, 2012 5:49 PM

Govt. to provide free supply of Essential Medicines

The Government will soon provide free supply of Essential Medicines in Public Health Facilities in the country. Addressing a Conference on Responsible Use of Medicines at Amsterdam in Netherland today, the Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said, the move will provide affordable health care to the peo...

October 3, 2012 5:48 PM

SC : Govt. should not alter existing pricing system for essential medicines

The Supreme Court today asked the government not to alter the existing pricing system for essential medicines, a step which may allegedly lead to a steep hike in their prices.The bench headed by justice G S Singhvi made it clear that the Government should not alter the price system as notified on Ju...

October 3, 2012 5:15 PM

IRDA favours hiking FDI ceiling in insurance sector

The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) is in favour of hiking the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ceiling in the insurance sector from the existing 26 to 49 per cent. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi, IRDA Chairman J Hari Narayan said that without the h...

October 3, 2012 1:52 PM

Piracy, maritime terrorism destabilising economy of countries: Antony

India today said that it gives top priority to safe and secure seas. Addressing the firstever meeting of Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) in South Asian region that kicked off in New Delhi today, Defence Minister AK Antony said that India remains committed to maritime safety and ...

October 3, 2012 1:42 PM

14th National Conference of Water resources, Irrigation Ministers in progress

The 14th National Conference of Water resources and Irrigation Minsiters is in progress in New Delhi today. The day long conference was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Water Resources Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal. Water Resources Minsiters from various states are participating in the meeting to delib...

October 3, 2012 1:30 PM

EGoM meet on telecom spectrum starts

The meeting of Empowered Group of Ministers on Telecom, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, to decide on the issue of one-time fee on spectrum held by existing telecom operators has begun. In July, the Cabinet had referred the matter to EGoM for obtaining its view. Later in the month, EGoM had...

October 3, 2012 1:23 PM

ADB lowers India's growth forecast for current fiscal to 5.6 %

Citing falling global demand and delayed monsoon curtailing agricultural growth as reasons for deceleration in the Indian economy, Asian Development Bank today lowered India's growth forecast for the current fiscal to 5.6 per cent from 7 per cent projected earlier. It said that growth will dece...

October 3, 2012 1:16 PM

Centre proposes to form two smart cities in every state

The government has said that it will soon set up smart cities in the country with all ultramodern facilities like intelligent and intregated transport system, broad band and carbon neutralizers. Addressing a joint press conference in New Delhi with visiting Austrian Federal Minister of Transport, In...

October 3, 2012 1:08 PM

DGCA to submit report on Kingfisher Airlines to govt tomorrow

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will submit a report on Kingfisher Airlines to the government tomorrow. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said that any decision will be taken only after that.Kingfisher, which has a debt of 1.4 billion dollars, can...

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