US miffed at India’s local content requirement for telecom
byWashington, April 4 (IANS) The US has highlighted the growing use of local content requirements in several countries, including India, among key barriers faced…
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Brazil’s oil production drops
byRio de Janeiro, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Oil production in Brazil averaged 2.017 million barrels per day in February, down 8.5 percent from the same…
Global media probe exposes secrets of tax havens
byWashington: Drawing from a trove of 2.5 million secret files, a group of international journalists has exposed hidden dealings of politicians, con artists and…
Russia sends 25 tonnes of aid for Syrian refugees
byBeirut, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian emergencies ministry plane carrying 26.7 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in Lebanon has reached Beirut….
India’s service industry must strive for excellence (Comment)
byEmerging amid liberalisation and increasing integration with the global economy, India’s service industry offers tremendous potential but also poses daunting challenges. Underdeveloped infrastructure, archaic…
British MPs tour UAE’s Saadiyat island
byAbu Dhabi, April 4 (IANS/WAM) A delegation of British MPs have paid a special visit to the Saadiyat island off the coast of Abu…
A car that goes 1,000 km with just a litre of fuel
byAbu Dhabi: A team of engineering students in the UAE have designed a car that could potentially travel up to 1,000 km on just…
No extension of digitisation deadline: Manish Tewari
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The government will not extend the deadline for the second phase of digitisation of TV set-top boxes, Information and…
Rourkela Steel Plant achieves best annual production
byBhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of the state-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Wednesday said it had achieved…
States should compete with each other: Arun Maira
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The states should improve their business regulatory environment and compete with each other, Planning Commission member Arun Maira said…