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IBSA signs women’s resolution

IBSA signs women’s resolution

New Delhi, May 17 The India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum resolution was signed here. The Minister of State (IC) for Women and Child Development, Krishna Tirath with the Minister of the Special Secretariat for Policies on Women,...
Brazil set for Confederations Cup record crowd

Brazil set for Confederations Cup record crowd

Rio de Janeiro, May 8  Brazil is on target to set a new attendance record for next month’s Confederations Cup, world football’s governing body FIFA said. More than 588,000 tickets have already been sold for the tournament, representing 71...
Brazil approves 64 companies for oil auctions

Brazil approves 64 companies for oil auctions

Rio de Janeiro, April 17  Sixty-four companies have received authorization to participate in the bidding for new oil exploration blocks in Brazil next month, the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, said. Spain’s Repsol and Cepsa, and Colombia’s...
BRICS Summit: MUTUAL INTERESTS IMPERATIVE…

BRICS Summit: MUTUAL INTERESTS IMPERATIVE…

BRICS Summit MUTUAL INTERESTS IMPERATIVE By Monish Tourangbam Associate Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi New Delhi, April 01, 2013 : How to align national interests with multilateral goals and objectives, was the big question before the...
BRICS to mull development bank, forex reserve pool

BRICS to mull development bank, forex reserve pool

Beijing, March 21  Leaders of BRICS countries will consider establishing a development bank and foreign exchange reserve pool at its fifth summit, a Chinese foreign ministry official said. The summit of BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India,...
Brazil launches programme to boost innovation

Brazil launches programme to boost innovation

Rio de Janeiro, March 15  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has unveiled a $16 billion plan to encourage companies to invest in technological innovation. The government will allocate 32.9 billion reals ($16.6 billion) in the next two years for research...
Syria wants India, BRICS to speak out against violence

Syria wants India, BRICS to speak out against violence

New Delhi, March 9  Hitting out at the “western media war” against the Syrian regime, President Bashar Al-Assad’s special envoy urged India and the other BRICS nations to speak out more forcefully to put an end to the raging violence...
Brazil, Russia aim to double bilateral trade

Brazil, Russia aim to double bilateral trade

Brasilia, Feb 21  Brazil and Russia signed a series of agreements Wednesday aimed at increasing annual trade flows between two of the world’s largest emerging economies from $5.9 billion to at least $10 billion in the coming years. The accords...
Brazil to boost biotechnology sector

Brazil to boost biotechnology sector

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 8  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has urged scientists to design a programme to promote biotechnology research and industrial production. President Rousseff “recommended creating a biotechnology programme to be developed...
Brazil cuts electricity rates more than expected

Brazil cuts electricity rates more than expected

Rio de Janeiro, Jan 25  Brazil’s electricity rates are being cut more than initially announced four months ago in an effort to improve the competitiveness of industry and promote economic growth, President Dilma Rousseff said. The new rates, which...
BRICS should cooperate to modify international tax standards : Chidambaram

BRICS should cooperate to modify international tax standards : Chidambaram

New Delhi, Jan 18  Finance Minister P. Chidambaram urged the BRICS countries to be more proactive in modifying existing standards on international taxation and transfer pricing to safeguard their tax revenue interests. Inaugurating the meeting here of...
BRICS nations working to facilitate intra-grouping trade

BRICS nations working to facilitate intra-grouping trade

New Delhi, July 20  BRICS countries are currently moving ahead in areas in which the five member-countries can easily cooperate such as trade facilitation, said an Indian government official. “We are leaving out contentious issues at the moment...
NTPC CMD   Elaborates on India’s Concerns at Rio Forum

NTPC CMD Elaborates on India’s Concerns at Rio Forum

New Delhi, July 17 : NTPC CMD Arup Roy Choudhury made a strong presentation at the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum highlighting the concerns and priorities of India. He dispelled the impression among foreigners that India had been plagued by corruption...
Brazilian oil giant makes new deep-water find

Brazilian oil giant makes new deep-water find

Rio de Janeiro, July 13  Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras said that it has discovered a new deep-water crude deposit. In a regulatory filing Wednesday, Petrobras said the find was made at a water depth of 1,208 meters during drilling of...
Homeless couple return $10,000 found on Brazil street

Homeless couple return $10,000 found on Brazil street

Rio de Janeiro, July 10 A homeless couple turned over to police a bag containing about 20,000 reais ($10,000) that they found abandoned on a street in Brazil’s largest city, authorities said. The couple, who have been living together for about four...
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh briefing the accompanying media on board flight to way back to Delhi after attending the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh briefing the accompanying media on board flight to way back to Delhi after attending the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh briefing the accompanying media on board flight to way back to Delhi after attending the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June...
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the fourth Plenary Session of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 21, 2012

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the fourth Plenary Session of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 21, 2012

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the fourth Plenary Session of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 21, 2012. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, Jayanthi...
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh delivering Statement at the fourth Plenary Session of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh delivering Statement at the fourth Plenary Session of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh delivering Statement at the fourth Plenary Session of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 21, 2012. Related Posts:Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the fourth...
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 21, 2012. Related...
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Wen Jiabao

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Wen Jiabao

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Wen Jiabao, on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 20, 2012. Related...