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December 27, 2010 6:43 PM
The number of migratory birds visiting Bhitarkanika national park in Orissa's Kendrapara district has dropped by around 60 per cent this season.According to officials, in 2009, 1.20 lakh winged visitors had thronged the famous Ramsar wetland site but the figure dropped to 45,610 this year.Rajna...
December 27, 2010 6:42 PM
The Centre is planning to increase the spending on social activities with a rise in government revenue. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said at Behrampore in West Bengal that the government is keeping aside a major portion of the budget for social activities and this share is going up from 2.43 la...
December 27, 2010 6:42 PM
The government today said it would decide next month the fate of captive coal blocks lying idle with 82 companies, including Arcelor Mittal, Tata Steel and NTPC, who have been issued notices for not developing them within the stipulated time. Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said in New Delhi that h...
December 27, 2010 6:41 PM
The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Dr Murli Manohar Joshi on Monday said that the panel will take an appropriate decision to have interaction with the Prime Minister at an appropriate time. He was speaking to reporters after the meeting of the Committee.In reply to a question, Dr Joshi sa...
December 27, 2010 6:40 PM
Andhra Pradesh Government has increased yarn subsidy and reintroduced thrift fund scheme for the benefit of weavers in the state. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has decided today at a high level review meeting to take a series of measure to benefit weavers. Accordingly, the Yarn subsidy has been...
December 27, 2010 6:39 PM
Congress party has backed the Prime Minister on his decision to appear before Parliamentary Accounts Committee.Talking to the reporters in New Delhi on Monday party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad said that the Prime Minister has nothing to hide. He alleged the main opposition party is escaping from the ...
December 27, 2010 6:39 PM
Congress today clarified that the party will take any decision on Telangana only after Srikrishna Committee will submit its report on the issue. Talking to the reporters in New Delhi today party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad said that Congress is not against the formation of smaller states but the conc...
December 27, 2010 5:44 PM
The Central Vigilance Commission, CVC, has sought financial details of works carried out by different departments during the year for its scrutiny. A CVC Official said, the Chief Technical Examination Wing of the Commission has set a deadline of January seven for it. The anti-corruption watchdog has...
December 27, 2010 5:36 PM
Defence research organisation DRDO has indigenously developed Aerostat radar which will help strengthen the air defence network of the armed forces. AIR correspondent reports, the Aerostat radar developed by DRDO's Agra-based Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment laboratory wil...
December 27, 2010 2:20 PM
A mechanism to check the leak of hazardous gases at ports has been put in place. It is being implemented following the recommendations by the expert committee regarding the chlorine gas leak at Mumbai Port Trust . The committee was set up after such a leak was found at Mumbai port in July this year....
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