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New Delhi, Nov 30 The government Wednesday unveiled the draft of a new policy that will help bring transparency in public procurements through open competitive bidding.
The bill is intended to regulate public procurement by all ministries and...
Beijing, Nov 30 A Chinese passenger aircraft with 240 people onboard took off from an airport in Japan even when told by the control tower to wait on the runway, a media report said Wednesday.
Japanese authorities are now investigating the “apparently...
New Delhi, NOv 30: “It is a matter of pride for all of us that 73 out of 117 awardees, who have won the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) are from Steel Authority of India Limited,” stated SAIL Chairman C. S. Verma at a felicitation ceremony...
New Delhi, Nov 29 Rajeev Sharma has taken over as new Chairman & Managing Director of Rural Electrification Corporation.
He was earlier Director (Projects) with Power Finance Corporation. Sharma also served as Executive Director of APDRP, Human...
Chennai, Nov 29 Each nation can accomplish invincible nuclear security individually and collectively through eternal vigilance, expansion of new energy technologies, coherence, dynamism, self sufficiency among others, said former Indian president A.P.J....
New Delhi, Nov 29 Cash-strapped national carrier Air India’s board Tuesday said its lenders have agreed to restructure the airline’s massive debt of Rs.42,923.16 crore, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave the nod to the financial...
New Delhi, Nov 29 The government will introduce a new post office savings scheme of 10-year maturity effective from Dec 1, that will earn annual compound interest rate of 8.7 percent.
The finance ministry Tuesday issued notification for launch of new...
New Delhi, Nov 29 The approximate total number of insurable Indians is over 57 crore, parliament was informed Tuesday.
“Based on the working population, as per census 2001 data, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has reported...
New Delhi, Nov 29 An end appeared in sight to the parliament logjam over the cabinet nod to foreign equity in retail sector with the government Tuesday indicating that it may agree to an adjournment motion in parliament from the opposition and have...
New Delhi, Nov 29 Renewable energy technologies (RETs) can help address the challenges of international energy poverty and climate change, a study by a UN agency said.
“RETs can complement conventional energy sources in developing countries to ensure...
Washington, Nov 29 Social activist Anna Hazare, software czar Azim Premji and four other Indians have been named in the US-based Foreign Policy magazine’s list of the top 100 global thinkers for 2011.
Economist Abhijit Banerjee, writer-activist...
London, Nov 29 Atos, one of biggest information technology companies in the world with over 80,000 workers in 42 countries, will soon ban e-mails because it says 90 percent of them are a waste of time.
Atos, headquartered in France, said too many employees...
New Delhi, Nov 29 Petrol costs more in India when compared to neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and is even dearer than what is charged in the US, the petroleum ministry said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
According...
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Jaipur, Nov 28 The Rajasthan government Monday gave its nod to the proposal of declaring Kumbhalgarh and Tatgarh-Raoli areas of the state as a national park to house excess tigers from the Ranthambore National Park, an official said.
The park, covering...
New Delhi, Nov 28 With the functioning of parliament stalled for the fifth day in the winter session on various issues including the decision to permit foreign equity in retail, an all-party meet will be held Tuesday morning to discuss a way out of...
Islamabad, Nov 28 An incensed Pakistan Monday refused to accept NATO’s regret over the airstrike that killed its 25 soldiers, an incident China described as shocking as it called for respecting Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Islamabad...
New Delhi, Nov 28 The telecom commission will meet again on Dec 1 to discuss the proposals of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the sector and pricing of second generation (2G) spectrum, a senior...
New Delhi, Nov 28 The telecom ministry will soon be meeting the telecom operators on the 3G Intra Circle Roaming (ICR) issue and will thereafter take the final decision, a senior official said Monday.
“Consultation with law (ministry) is complete....
New Delhi, Nov 28 Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday informed the Lok Sabha that the Indian Army has adequate arms and equipment, including artillery gun systems and that the government was giving priority to equipping the artillery units with modern...
