Innovative Minds: FOR A HAPPIER INDIA…

Innovative Minds FOR A HAPPIER INDIA By Shivaji Sarkar New Delhi, July 19 : India is in a dilemma. Can it grow without foreign direct investment (FDI)? How is the country sailing through despite slowdown, lack of organised jobs and falling industrial...

Reliance Mediaworks get Rs.605 crore private equity funding

Mumbai, July 19  Reliance MediaWorks Limited announced the signing of a term sheet to get an investment of Rs.605 crore from an international private equity fund. In return, the potential investor, whose details were not revealed as of now, will acquire...

Corporation Bank needs Rs.16 bn to meet Basel III norms

Kolkata, July 19 :  Public sector Corporation Bank will require capital infusion of Rs.16 billion to meet Basel III capital adequacy norms for 2013-14, Chairman and Managing Director Ajai Kumar said. “Upto March, 2013 I am comfortable under Basel...

Punjab farmers adopt direct seeding to save water, cut costs in rice cultivation

Barnala (Punjab), July 19  Farmers in Punjab are increasingly using the direct seeding method of rice cultivation that reduces water consumption by almost 30 percent and labour and other costs substantially. Over 2,000 farmers in the state have used...

Russia, Belarus sign $10 bn nuke plant deal

Minsk, July 19  Russia signed a $10 billion contract with Belarus to build the former Soviet republic’s first nuclear power plant. The agreement was signed in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Belarusian counterpart...

UAE launches food safety campaign for Ramadan

Abu Dhabi, July 19  Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has announced the launch of a major food safety awareness campaign for the month of Ramadan. The drive is aimed at drawing consumer attention to these aspects to help prevent food-borne illnesses...

Voting begins to elect India’s new president

New Delhi, July 19  Thousands of Indian MPs and assembly members representing Thursday began casting their votes to choose a new president. It is a direct contest between ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) candidate Pranab Mukherjee and opposition-backed...

The Chairman, CBEC, S.K. Goel launching the CBEC’s Interactive Customs Tariff Website, in New Delhi on July 18, 2012.

The Chairman, CBEC, S.K. Goel launching the CBEC’s Interactive Customs Tariff Website, in New Delhi on July 18, 2012. Related Posts:State Bank of India’s CSR initiativesThe Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit, the Union Minister for Railways,...

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav meeting the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia

The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav meeting the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia for finalizing plan size for 2012-13 for the State, in New Delhi on July 18, 2012. Related Posts:The Chief Minister of Maharashtra,...

Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Kiran Dhingra inaugurating the India Pavilion at the International Fashion Fair, in Tokyo

Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Kiran Dhingra inaugurating the India Pavilion at the International Fashion Fair, in Tokyo, on July 18, 2012. Related Posts:Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma meets the Prime Minister of Japan,...

Rajesh Khanna – An Iconic Star Passes Away

By TN Ashok New Delhi, July 18 : Not since DevAnand , considered the handsomest star in Indian cinema, was there another star of the same romantic genre, who held sway with countless millions of fans who venerated him beyond imagination. Rajesh Khanna,...