| FinMin advises ministries to cut expenses by 10% |
20-NOV-09 |
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Facing revenue shortages, the Finance Ministry has advised all the ministries to cut expenditure on domestic and foreign travel and advertising by 10 per cent, the Lok Sabha was informed today. |
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| Draw export strategy of $300 bn: Assocham to govt |
20-NOV-09 |
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India should aim to increase its merchandise exports to $300 billion by 2014 and adopt a multi-pronged strategy to accelerate competitiveness of domestic goods in global markets, Assocham said. |
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| NIA to complete 26/11 probe in 6 weeks: Pillai |
20-NOV-09 |
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Barely a week before the first anniversary of Mumbai terror attack, Union Home Ministry has expressed hope of completing the investigation into the incident within next six weeks. |
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| ED gets arrest warrant against Koda's close aide |
20-NOV-09 |
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In a boost to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a court here issued an arrest warrant against Binod Sinha, close associate of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda in connection with the multi-crore illegal investments and hawala case. |
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| Govt should speed up divestment process: Kelkar |
20-NOV-09 |
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The government should speed up the disinvestment process to generate funds for meeting the new needs such as environment protection, 13th Finance Commission Chairman Vijay Kelkar today said. |
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| Domestic fuel consumption jumps 12% in Oct |
20-NOV-09 |
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India's fuel consumption soared 12 per cent in October, the highest growth rate this fiscal, on back of a surge in demand for auto fuels — petrol and diesel. |
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| Govt may amend 'state' term in Sugar ordinance |
20-NOV-09 |
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In a bid to resolve the problem over sugarcane pricing controversy, the government is understood to be toying with the idea of amending the relevant ordinance by removing the term 'state' to ease the burden on the state governments on paying the farmers the difference in amount over the fair price. |
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| 'Bhuvan should be accessed by different organisations' |
20-NOV-09 |
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Bhuvan, an indigenously developed satellite mapping tool similar to Google Earth, should be widely accessed by different organisations and agencies for their programmes, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said today. |
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| Balance between UN organs should be restored: India |
20-NOV-09 |
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Concerned over the UN Security Council encroaching upon the General Assembly's agenda, India has said the balance between the world body's principal organs must be "maintained and respected" and the centrality of the United Nations restored. |
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