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March 20, 2012 1:02 PM
The production of total pulses have been increased in the country. It has increased to 14.20 million tones during 2006-07 to 18.24 million tones during 2010-11 .It is around four million tones higher. This was informed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. H...
March 20, 2012 12:59 PM
The Rajya Sabha today witnessed noisy scenes during the question hour with the opposition members protesting against media reports on fallin the poverty levels. As soon as the House met for the day, opposition members were on their feet to raise the matter for a debate. Amidst protests, Mr S S Ahluw...
March 20, 2012 12:56 PM
Poverty in the country has declined by 7.3 per cent . According to Planning Commission estimates released yesterday, the decline of poverty in the rural areas has been at a faster pace than in urban areas during the period. The sharp decline in poverty of over 10 percentage points was witnessed in H...
March 20, 2012 12:49 PM
A total of 18 seed banks are functioning in the country. These banks are sufficient to meet the needs of the farmers. Agriculture MinisterMr. Sharad Pawar informed this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. Giving the details of these seed banks, he said they are located in different States inc...
March 20, 2012 12:49 PM
Minister of Urban Development Kamalnath today informed that 157 projects for water supply under the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, JNNURM have been sanctioned at the cost of over twenty thousand crore rupees. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, he said 65 cities have been identif...
March 20, 2012 12:04 PM
Poverty in the country declined by 7.3 per cent from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05 to 29.8 per cent in 2009-10. According to the Planning Commission estimates released yesterday, the decline in rural areas has been at a faster pace than in urban cities during 2004-05 and 2009-10.The sharp decline in pove...
March 20, 2012 12:04 PM
The Lok Sabha yesterday adopted the President's address to both the Houses after negating all opposition amendments by 226 in favour and 141 against in the division of voting. Replying to the three-day debate, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh hoped that a consensus will emerge on the setti...
March 20, 2012 12:03 PM
The Rajya Sabha today witnessed noisy scenes during the question hour with the opposition members protesting against media reports on fallin the poverty levels. As soon as the House met for the day, opposition members were on their feet to raise the matter for a debate. Amidst protests, Mr S S Ahluw...
March 20, 2012 11:46 AM
Jordan has sought Election Commission of India's assistance in election management and electoral reforms. The request was made by Jordanian Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh to the visiting Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr. S.Y. Quraishi at their meeting in Amman. An Election commission release s...
March 20, 2012 9:36 AM
India will soon enter the elite club of nations having the Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capability with the Agni-5 getting ready for its first test launch next month. DRDO Chief V K Saraswat said in New Delhi yesterday the agency is in the final stages of integration of the missile and...
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