Micro-financing effective for reducing poverty: Selja
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government Wednesday said micro-financing was an effective tool for reducing poverty. Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Selja…
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Regulate development in Western Ghats, says panel
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Moving away from ecologist Madhav Gadgil’s report calling for declaring the entire Western Ghats ecologically sensitive, a panel headed…
After SBI Life, Haryana blacklists ICICI Prudential
byChandigarh, April 17 (IANS) The Haryana government Wednesday announced that it has debarred ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd from doing business with it…
Risk capital fund for young entrepreneurs
byMumbai, April 17 (IANS) Young entrepreneurs from low income groups can now look forward to getting funds to start sustainable enterprises. An initiative by…
Infotech opens office in Silicon Valley
byHyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Infotech Enterprises, a global engineering solutions company, has opened its office in the heart of Silicon Valley in the United…
Vodafone, ICICI Bank launch mobile wallet service M-Pesa
byKolkata, April 17 (IANS) Vodafone India and ICICI Bank here Wednesday launched M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer and payment service, in West Bengal, Bihar…
Haryana, Punjab wheat procurement crosses 25 lakh tonne
byChandigarh, April 17 (IANS) With stocks arriving in grain markets after the harvest festival of Baisakhi April 13, procurement of wheat in Haryana and…
TCS profit rises 33.6 percent in 2012-13
byMumbai, April 17 (IANS) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country’s largest software exporter, Wednesday said its net profit increased 33.6 percent to Rs.13,917 crore…
Delhi firm to export basmati rice to Africa, Middle East
byChennai, April 17 (IANS) New Delhi-based basmati rice exporter Radikal Overseas is targeting a turnover of Rs.1,000 crore this fiscal, looking at new markets…
Sensex closes in red; oil and gas, IT stocks plummet
byMumbai, April 17 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed in red Wednesday, after a smart rally the previous day, as…