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December 12, 2010 8:29 PM

India set to emerge among top five nations in terms of clean energy investments

India is all set to emerge among the top five nations in G-20 group in terms of clean energy investments. In a report brought out by the US based Pew Charitable Trust, the annual clean energy investment in India is expected to grow phenomenally over the next 10 years. AIR correspondent reports, the ...

December 12, 2010 8:16 PM

Mastermind of 2008 Guwahati serial blasts arrested

In Mizoram, the self-styled deputy commander-in-chief of the banned outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) George Bodo has been arrested by security forces at Aizwal . According to reports reaching Guwahati, the Assam Rifles jawans, on receiving some intelligence inputs arrested the ant...

December 12, 2010 8:15 PM

Several parts of North India reel under cold wave

Several parts of North India are in the grip of cold wave. In RajasthanChuru in the plains recorded 4 degree Celsius whereas Mount Abu, the sole hill station in the state, settled at minus 2 degree Celsius. In the Himalayan mountains Kashmir Division continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures wit...

December 12, 2010 2:50 PM

$7.6 Billion TAPI gas pipeline project signed

The long-awaited agreement over 7.6 billion US dollar gas pipeline project between Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) has been signed. The inter-governmental agreement and the Gas sales and purchase agreement were signed in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan yesterday. The documents were signe...

December 12, 2010 1:54 PM

AIEEE to be held on 24th of April 2011

The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has announced that the 10th All India Engineering Entrance Examination,AIEEE scheduled to be held on 24th of April 2011, has been rescheduled for 1st of May next year. According to a CBSE release, the exam has been rescheduled due to the Easter festival...

December 12, 2010 1:48 PM

Foreign tourist arrival goes up by over ten percent

India has registered a growth rate of more than 10 per cent in foreign tourist arrivals and more than 27 per cent in foreign exchange earnings during the first 11 months of current year. Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said this while speaking at a conference organised by World Travel and Tourism Coun...

December 11, 2010 9:03 PM

Will ensure Budget Session runs: Meira

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has said she would ensure the stalemate in Parliament over the Opposition demand for a Joint Parliament Committee (JPC) probe into 2G spectrum does not spill over to the Budget Session. She appealed to the Opposition to allow functioning of Parliament on Monday, the las...

December 11, 2010 9:01 PM

Varansi bomb blast victim succumbs to her injuries

One more woman injured in the Varanasi bomb blast succumbed to her injuries raising the death toll to two. The woman pilgrim was admitted to at BHU hospital. AIR correspondent reports she has been identified as Phoolmati from Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh. Investigations are on by Forensic Expert...

December 11, 2010 7:15 PM

CAEAC will advise framework to ensure affordable air services to remote areas

The newly-formed Civil Aviation Economic Advisory Council will advise the ministry on a suitable policy framework to ensure affordable air services to remote and undeserved areas in the country. The Ministry came out with the terms of reference for the committee today. It will also advise on a regul...

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