Bush prepares US Millennium Plan, to change aid distribution pattern soon
Countries that want a slice of the new $5 billion pie the Bush administration has set aside for economic development and alleviating poverty will have to compete with each other for it, officials proposed Monday. Legislation to form the new program, known as the Millennium Challenge, will be introduced in …
India's growth will be just 6%: WEF
While the government is crying itself hoarse at various for a, trying to convince everyone that an 8 per cent GDP growth is possible over the next five years, industrialists and foreign participants at the just-concluded CII-World Economic Forum on Tuesday said that India would be able to achieve just …
DTC to order 500 CNG buses from Telco
The Delhi Transport Corporation is all set to order 500 new CNG buses from Telco. The decision was taken at eh corporation's board meeting recently, after it was informed that a high level technical committee has given its consent in the matter.
Draft plan focus on reversing eco erosion
The draft of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), which took 30 months in preparation, focuses on conserving biodiversity for the protection of ecological and livelihood security of the country. According to Mr. Ashish Kothari, Coordinator of the Technical and Policy Core Group for NBSAP preparation, the final …
Rain harvesting in Lutyens' Delhi
The Government will not allowing any new building to come up in Lutyens' Delhi without rooftop rain harvesting system, the Minister of State for Urban Development, Mr. O Rajagopal, told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. He added that he Government had allocated Rs 20 crore for various rain harvesting schemes …
Regional and bilateral deals discriminatory: WTO
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said that increasing number of regional and bilateral trading agreements, particularly in the Asian region are a matter of concern and discriminatory from its point of view. Addressing a session on WTO's new agenda at the ongoing India Economic Summit, organised by the CII …
West's tariff peaks blunt third world's edge : WTO
While the average bond and applied import tariffs in the developed countries are low, tariff 'peaks' and 'escalations can act as major impediments to the poorer countries' development and industrialisation, the annual report of the trade policy review body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has pointed out.
India 119 in index of economic freedom
India has been ranked 119th in the "2003 Index of Economic Freedom" released recently by The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. while the country has improved its score from 3.8 in 2001 to 3.5 in 2003, it is still ranked below Sri Lanka placed at 80 and Pakistan …
Government distancing itself from WEF conference?
The Davos-based World Economic Forum's annual India Economic Summit seems to be running out of steam as the political leadership is conspicuous by its absence in the three-day event. Considered a prestigious venue for addressing potential foreign investors and reassuring them of the progress in economic reforms and the bright …
Rural network
It is an ambitious project with the best names in the business to take technology to rural areas. Media Lab Asia is a research laboratory backed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with labs in the IITS and Supported by NASSCOM and the Ministry of Information Technology.
Goa most developed
We are greatly amused by the claim of the CII that Goa is the 3rd best performing and developed state in the country. This conclusion has been reached on the basis of the success achieved in the strength of the economy, and believe it or not, generation of employment opportunities...editorial
77 new industrial units in Himachal
As many as 77 large and medium industrial units are being set up with investment of about Rs 837 crore in Himachal Pradesh. These units, registered with the Industry Department, will have potential to employ about 7,4000 people.
West's tariff peaks blunt third world's edge : WTO
While the average bond and applied import tariffs in the developed countries are low, tariff 'peaks' and 'escalations can act as major impediments to the poorer countries' development and industrialisation, the annual report of the trade policy review body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has pointed out.
India 119 in index of economic freedom
India has been ranked 119th in the "2003 Index of Economic Freedom" released recently by The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. while the country has improved its score from 3.8 in 2001 to 3.5 in 2003, it is still ranked below Sri Lanka placed at 80 and Pakistan …
Government distancing itself from WEF conference?
The Davos-based World Economic Forum's annual India Economic Summit seems to be running out of steam as the political leadership is conspicuous by its absence in the three-day event. Considered a prestigious venue for addressing potential foreign investors and reassuring them of the progress in economic reforms and the bright …
Jogi proposes 10-year action plan
The Chattisgarh chief minister, Mr Ajit Jogi has unrolled a 10-year plan, 'Vision 2012' for transferring the state's economy into a stable one. The chief minister seems to be putting his best foot forward on the state administration perhaps with an eye on next year's Assembly elections.
Jogi proposes 10-year action plan
The Chattisgarh chief minister, Mr Ajit Jogi has unrolled a 10-year plan, 'Vision 2012' for transferring the state's economy into a stable one. The chief minister seems to be putting his best foot forward on the state administration perhaps with an eye on next year's Assembly elections.
Uttaranchal to replace diesel tempos with CNG buses
In an effort to protect the fragile Himalayan environment of Uttaranchal and attract tourists, pollution-free buses will be introduced in major tourist towns of Uttaranchal. The Uttaranchal Transport and Technical Education Minster, Mr. Hira Singh Bisht, said that the diesel tempos "Vikram" spew a lot of smoke, and so the …
Goa third best developed State in country: CII
PANJIM, NOV 21 The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has ranked Goa as the third best performing and developed State and the first best investment attractive State out of the 16 small States and Union Territories in the country. The ranking has been based on category wise performance of the …
