Shakti Pumps (India) announced that the Government of India has announced a mega scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uttham Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) with an objective to scale up use of
A return of SARS will cast a pall over Singapore's economy but analysts say signs of a global rebound, particularly in its main export markets, mean the island state won't be as affected as earlier
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science have developed a "transgenic fluorescent protein" found in jelly fish that could be a model for conducting future cell transplantation
The Gujarat government had a "positive approach" towards banning gutkha, Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala said in the
The poverty ratio in rural areas dropped to nearly half between 1983 and 1999-2000. The proportion of the rural population living below poverty line, estimated at 45.65 per cent, has come down to
The European Union (EU) has refused to budge from its stand on the Singapore issues, maintaining that negotiations on all four subjects
The US has called upon World Trade Organisation (WTO) members to work out the contours of the new trade liberalisation programme by early next year. It has also asked the members to finalise the
Bad debt makes bankers see red. But it makes some conservationists see green. A project in Madagascar to be launched later this year would be the latest in a series of so called "debt for nature
The World Bank is likely to give structural adjustment loans to the Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa and Tamil Nadu governments. These states have received approvals from the Centre, which will
In a major relief to Uttaranchal, the Nainital High Court has termed illegal the Uttar Pradesh government's claim to auction fish from six ponds in the hill
Indian paper industry could become internationally competitive if import duty on raw materials was cut to 20 per cent and private companies were allowed to set up tree plantations on waste and idle
