Pull out 7 crore families from poverty in 10 years: Sonia
byNew Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India should take seven crore families out of poverty in the next 10 years, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said…
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China to collect more accurate investment data
byBeijing, June 3 (IANS) China will start a pilot reform of data collection relating to fixed asset investment in 2013, so as to make…
Global car sales by South Korean companies rise
bySeoul, June 3 (IANS) Global auto sales by South Korean carmakers increased last month as strong overseas demand offset negative effects from the devaluation…
IndiGo to buy 28 Airbus aircraft this year and next
byNew Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Budget carrier IndiGo Monday said it has been permitted by the government to import 28 Airbus A320 aircraft in…
Sensex down one percent, oil and gas stocks plunge
byNew Delhi, June 3 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities market was trading nearly one percent down around 2.45 p.m. Monday, on the…
Haryana gets only 58.82 lakh tonnes of wheat
byChandigarh: Contrary to expectations of a bumper wheat arrival of nearly 90 lakh tonnes, Haryana has seen wheat arrival of only 58.82 lakh tonnes…
Kerala to set up IT hardware innovation zones: Minister
byThiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) The Kerala government plans to set up IT innovation zones in the state where emphasis would be given on hardware,…
Urgent need to raise India’s farm productivity: Assocham
byBhubaneswar: There is an urgent need to enhance India’s agricultural productivity and develop strong forward-backward linkages along the entire agri-value chain, considering the rising…
Himachal guest houses a drain on the exchequer
byShimla: There is one class of tourists Himachal Pradesh is not happy with: bureaucrats and VIPs who burden the exchequer by thronging government guest houses…
China’s non-manufacturing sector shrinks
byBeijing, June 3 (IANS) China’s non-manufacturing sector shrank slightly in May, according to new data released Monday. The purchasing managers index (PMI) for the…