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December 21, 2010 5:36 PM

India wastes 59 mn tonnes fruits & vegetables every year

A whopping 59 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables go wasted in the country annually due to lack of proper cold storage facility. Speaking at a CII-organised Cold Chain Summit in New Delhi on Tuesday, Minister of State for Food and Agriculture K V Thomas said, India produces 68 million tonnes of ...

December 21, 2010 5:32 PM

India-Russia sign 30 agreements in various sectors

India and Russia on Tuesday signed a slew of agreements in areas ranging from science, nuclear energy to culture and pharmaceuticals. The two countries also inked a contract for jointly building a fifth generation fighter jet. Altogether 30 agreements in various sectors have been signed. The two cou...

December 21, 2010 5:30 PM

Indo-Russian bilateral trade target to be doubled by 2015

India Russia decided to take their bilateral trade volume to 20 billion US dollar by 2015 which currently stands at 10 billion.New Delhi and Moscow today signed several pacts including Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Nuclear Energy, Space Technology, Defence, Hydrocarbons, Power, Banking...

December 21, 2010 5:30 PM

India-Russia sign 30 agreements in various sectors

India and Russia today signed a slew of agreements in areas ranging from science, nuclear energy to culture and pharmaceuticals. The two countries also inked a contract for jointly building a fifth generation fighter jet. Altogether 30 agreements in various sectors have been signed. The two countrie...

December 21, 2010 4:32 PM

Nepal promises to launch campaign against rising terrorism menace

Nepal has assured India that it will accord priority to its concern on cross-border infiltration by criminals and terrorists taking advantage of the open border between the two nations. The assurance came at a meeting between visiting Indian Army chief General V K Singh and his Nepalese counterpart ...

December 21, 2010 2:10 PM

CBI begins questioning Niira Radia over 2G scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team in New Delhi has started quizzing the Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. Our correspondent quoting official sources reports, a team of CBI officials are now questioning her on several issues including her alleged inv...

December 21, 2010 1:58 PM

Rail traffic disrupts due to Gujjar stir in Rajasthan

In Rajasthan, rail traffic on Delhi-Mumbai section remains completely disrupted, as the Gujjar activists continue their Maha-Padav on railway tracks in Pilupura village in Bhartpur district. The trains on this section have been diverted either through Jaipur or Bhopal. A control room has been set up...

December 21, 2010 1:33 PM

BJP insists on JPC probe into 2G scam

BJP chief Nitin Gadkari today insisted that the government constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the controversial allocation of 2G spectrum. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Gadkari questioned if the Prime minister is ready to face PAC, then what is the problem in a JPC probe. H...

December 21, 2010 12:10 PM

Onion prices likely to come down after two-three weeks

The government has said, the skyrocketing Onion price is likely to come down after two-three weeks. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said, the situation is likely to improve thereafter in the wake of its move to ban exports of the commodity. He was talking to reporters on the side lines of a functi...

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