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February 8, 2011 6:39 PM

Govt asks private sector to invest in food processing

The government today asked private sector to invest in the food processing industry to build supply chain and help increase country's share in the global trade.The Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Virbhadra Singh said in New Delhi today that infrastructure is a major problem fac...

February 8, 2011 6:36 PM

Govt plans to connect every taluka with broadband

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said the government plans to connect every taluka with broadband and increase the amount of content with optic fiber soon. He said that the 35 Dollar laptop is going to change both our lives as well as the community. Expressing confidence that the IT industry will scale ...

February 8, 2011 6:29 PM

2G scam: Govt may agree for JPC

Government may agree to Joint Parliamentary Committee - JPC - probe in to the 2G spectrum scam. This emerged today after talks between government and the opposition Parties to break the stalemate in Parliament ahead of the Budget Session.AIR correspondent quoting sources reports, opposition leaders ...

February 8, 2011 6:23 PM

India, Pak decide to set in motion comprehensive dialogue

India and Pakistan have decided to set in motion the comprehensive dialogue process between them. Speaking to media in Thimpu today , Foreign Secretary Nirupama rao said that a series of meetings will take place before the Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi visits New Delhi some times in...

February 8, 2011 6:07 PM

Jaiswal meets Ramesh, Coal output issues to be sorted out soon

Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal says, a consensus has been reached with the Environment Ministry to sort out many contentious issues. Jaiswal met Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh for resolving major issues hurting coal production.AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports Group...

February 8, 2011 6:07 PM

Second, final phase of census 2011 starts tomorrow

The second and final phase of census 2011 gathering the details of every resident of the country will start tomorrow. President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil will release a postage stamp on Census 2011 at Rashtrapati bhawan this evening.AIR correspondent Vinayak Dutt reports that an army of teachers, an...

February 8, 2011 5:26 PM

Coverage of National Trust to be widened to ensure optimum services

Government says that coverage of the National Trust will be widened to ensure that optimum services are delivered to a large number of differently-abled people. Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry, Social Justice & Empowerment Minister Mukul ...

February 8, 2011 5:26 PM

Govt to train over 80K rural poor youth for jobs

Government will train over 80 thousand youth from rural poor families for jobs across the country. The Ministry of Rural Development today approved 14 projects worth 165 crore rupees for the same. The projects under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana will train youth from BPL household in short...

February 8, 2011 5:25 PM

Govt asks private sector to invest in food processing

The government today asked private sector to invest in the food processing industry to build supply chain and help increase country's share in the global trade. The Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Virbhadra Singh said in New Delhi today that infrastructure is a major p...

February 8, 2011 4:57 PM

Govt for resolving ONGC concerns before nod to Vedanta-Cairn deal

Government says, the legitimate concerns of ONGC will have to be addressed before it can approve Vedanta Resources' 9.6 billion Dollar acquisition of Cairn India. CEO of Cairn Energy Bill Gammell, which is selling up to a 51 per cent stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta, met Petroleum Minister S...

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