World Bank – Remittances to India to exceed China in 2012
byNew Delhi: Remittances to developing countries in 2012 are expected to cross $ 400 billion with a World Bank report putting India to be…
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New highway projects boost construction industry
byHyderabad, After a slowdown in road projects in the country last year, new highway projects this year have boosted the road construction sector, say…
Russian economy to be based on raw materials till 2030
byMoscow,Russia’s economy will remain primarily based on raw materials production until 2030, along with the remnants of high technologies like the nuclear and space…
India’s luxury Maharajas’ Express lures Americans
byWashington, India’s famed Maharajas’ Express is making select stops on the US West Coast to showcase its luxurious amenities to North American travellers who…
US can’t squeeze China out of Myanmar
byBeijing; America cannot “squeeze” China out of Myanmar, said a state-run Chinese daily Tuesday, a day after US President Barack Obama visited the Southeast Asian…
Pochampally’s sari weavers struggle to survive
byPochampally: Pera Kamalana sits in a small room of her house, spinning the dyed yarn that will bring alive beautiful ikat designs on the…
Vasai: Maharashtra’s affordable alternative to Goa
byVasai: India’s first Christian saint, Gonsalo Garcia, was born in a tiny village here while St. Francis Xavier lived in Vasai, a sub-district of…
Greenko buys new 3 small hydro plants in Himachal for Rs 131.5 crores
byShimla: Independent power producer Greenko Group Plc has announced acquisition of three run of the river project small hydro power project in Himachal Pradesh….
India to push northeast connectivity in Guwahati Asean meet
byEconomic ministers of the 10-nation Asean bloc are meeting in Guwahati in December as part of India’s push to increase connectivity with the northeast and…
Badrinath shrine today closes for winters
byDehradun : The Badrinath shrine, one of the most important Hindu temples, located at a height of over 3500 metres in Uttarakhand, will close…