The recent Supreme Court ruling on the freedom of private unaided colleges in reserving seats has propelled the A P Private Engineering Colleges Management Association to organise an All India

Unaided professional colleges to offer 50 per cent reservation

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Scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) have succeeded in obtaining healthy hybrids of chickpea by crossing a cultivated variety  Cicer arietinum

Technological breakthrough to produce disease-resistant chickpea

Once the proposed ban on the plastic bags in Maharashtra comes into force, the Rs 500 crore export business of plastic bags may find it tough to remain afloat. 


Plastic gets some spirited defenders

Buckling under political pressure, the Uttaranchal government has approved its employment generation scheme, making it mandatory for industries to provide 70 per cent reservation to the local youth in

70% quota for Uttaranchalis

The size of the cess to be levied to fund the proposed social security programme for the unorganised sector may swell several-fold if another draft Bill, proposed by the Sonia Gandhi-led National

Sonia`s council proposes Bill to fund social security

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has decided to move on from the debacle of the monsoon session in the Delhi Assembly and has almost finalised the topic for her presentation at the proposed

Dikshit gears up to outplay dissidents

Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said India and Pakistan have agreed to withdraw troops from their present position in the Siachen glacier but the modalities have to be worked out.


India, Pak to withdraw troops from Siachen, says Pranab

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Talks on about request for additional 2.5 mt LNG; ONGC may develop Zufeyr field in Iran. 


5 mt LNG from Iran by year-end

The railway ministry has extended the lean season discount for carrying commodities by another two months. The scheme was effective from July to September. 


Railways extend lean season rebate

In the wake of opposition from the law ministry and department of public enterprises, the petroleum ministry has withdrawn a proposal to appoint additional government directors on the board of Oil and

Sibal nomination withdrawn

A new wholesale price index (WPI), with base 2001-02, is expected to be in place next year. Alongside, a new monthly producer price index (PPI), will also be introduced, said Abhijit Sen, member,

New wholesale price index to be in place next yr

Developing countries are fast becoming favoured research and development destinations for transnational corporations with China and India being ranked among the top three most attractive R&amp;D

India, China most favoured by global majors as R&D locations

Trade ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed to fully liberalise the groups services sector by 2015 as part of an overall plan to achieve an economic bloc by

Asean to liberalise services by 2015

The special study group on textiles formed in June under the Board of Trade has called for labour reforms, ensuring availability of inputs at competitive rates, human resource development and greater

Study group on textiles calls for labour reforms

The export sector was estimated to have generated 14.85 lakh additional direct employment during 2004-05, stated a study by the Research &amp; Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). The

14.85 lakh new jobs in exports sector in 2004-05: Study

Finance Minister P Chidambaram may have received the first round of applause by proposing to set up all-women bank in his Budget speech

Sibal suprises with all-women post office on Women's Day

It also asked the tax payers to voluntarily come forward and disclose their true income details by filing revised returns

Mumbai taxmen unearth 189 returns with Rs 7,222 crore fake bills

Chidambaram said the government has not compromised anywehere so far in funding of flagship schems like MNREGA

Funds no problem for Food Security Act, MNREGA: PC to Cong MPs

Modi sayed his speech reminded him of proverb 'empty vessels make the most noise'

PM used poetry to cover up government's failures: Modi

The Ministry of petroleum and natural gas has said that the under recovery from sensitive petroleum products is expected to be Rs 1,63,969 crore during the current financial year, out of which 57% would account to diesel

Diesel accounts to 57% of under-recoveries on sale of sensitive petro products: Moily

The World Bank is willing to lend up to $3 billion over the next three years to help develop rural infrastructure. This amount would, however, come from the banks existing lending commitment of $9

World Bank`s loan cap at $3 billion

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