President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday launched the much awaited Agriculture Roadmap of Bihar. Under this ambitious scheme, the state government has aimed for raising agriculture growth to a minimum of 7 percent per annum.

President launches Bihar's agriculture roadmap

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Amidst the raging water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, a central team will visit the two states from tomorrow ahead of next week&rsquo;s Cauvery Monitoring Committee meeting.

Cauvery: Central team to visit TN, Karnataka

Press Trust of India

Assam Chief Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said cooperatives can play a major role in economic development and reduce unemployment and his government is working to strengthen the cooperative movement in the state and involve every citizen in the project.Gogoi said the Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management can play a role in this process.

Assam working to strengthen cooperatives: Gogoi

Tension prevailed at the Krishnarajasagar (KRS) on Wednesday as agitators, protesting against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, tried to lay siege to the dam.

Tension at Krishnarajasagar as farmers try to lay siege

A farmers&rsquo; body spearheading the stir against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu began a relay hunger strike here in protest against Karnataka&rsquo;s action and warned that people would stop paying taxes if government did not heed their demand to stop the flow by this evening.

Farmers begin relay hunger strike over water release

The eleventh Conference of Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be held here next month is likely to lay emphasis on resource mobilisation for execution of the 10-year &lsquo;Strategic Plan&rsquo; adopted at the tenth summit held in Nagoya of Japan in October 2010 CBD is an international treaty for the conservation of biodiversity. With 193 Parties, the convention has near universal participation among countries.

Biodiversity conference lays emphasis on resource mobilisation

The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) has proposed the creation of an Airport Infrastructure Development Fund and Essential Airlines Services Fund, extending of infrastructure status to aviation industry, rationalisation of taxes on ATF, MRO and establishment of a National Aviation University to make industry world class.

Assocham for airport devt fund to perk up aviation infra

The United Nation&rsquo;s Convention on Biological Diversity being held here is expected to take around 18 decisions on various aspects of the Cartagena &nbsp;Protocol on Biosafety on Friday.

Decisions on Cartagena Protocol likely today

Inclement weather prevented Chief minister Naveen Patnaik&rsquo;s chartered flight to land here at the Biju Patnaik airport. The plane was diverted to Visakhapatnam airport where it landed safely. Airport authorities confirmed that due to zero visibility, the flight was sent back to Visakhapatnam airport where it had taken off. Patnaik was returning to Bhubaneswar via Visakhapatnam after a day-long visit to Koraput district.

Bad weather prevents Naveen's flight landing

India on Thursday test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army.

Prithvi-II ballistic missile successfully test fired

Middle and lower income families are likely to spend less this festive season thanks to inflationary pressures as well grim job market scenario.

Inflation dents festive buying: Study

&ldquo;We are going to probe all mining leases granted in the state since 1952. The panel will examine whether these leases are operational or closed,&rdquo; said U V Singh, head of the probe panel.

Shah panel to probe all mine leases in last 60 yrs

Palghar in this tribal-dominated district is fast emerging as a hub of highly-polluted industries categorised as "red" by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, according to a report.

Palghar becoming as hub of highly-polluted units: MPCB Report

Jharkhand government has brought down value added tax (VAT) on kerosene which is being supplied through public distribution system (PDS) in the state from five per cent to two per cent. The decision on reduction of VAT was taken on Monday in the sate cabinet..

Jharkhand  reduces VAT on kerosene

This year Bihar is aiming big in sugar production. The state government has decided to produce half a million tonnes of sugar in this fiscal. However, the low rate of recovery is creating a problem for sugar mills in the state.

Bihar eyes boom in sugar production

A team of central government officials on Friday will visit the Cauvery basin in Mandya district, about 80 kms from here, where the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam is situated, to assess water availability in the Cauvery River and Karnataka&rsquo;s requirement in the wake of the intensifying agitation against the release of its water to Tamil Nadu.

Central team to visit Cauvery basin today

The Naveen Patnaik led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will clarify its stand in the Parliament on the contentious issue of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi brand retail, insurance and pension sectors.

BJD to clarify stand on FDI driven reforms in Parliament

&ldquo;The Centre has assured that the Biju Patnaik airport will be declared an international airport by 2013,&rdquo; said Patnaik.

Odisha expects international tag for city airport by 2013

Even as a five-member team of central government officials visited the Cauvery River basin to assess water availability and requirement of Karnataka, the protest against the release of water to Tamil Nadu intensified on Friday.

Cauvery row: Protest gathers steam 

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Monday Karnataka's plea to stay its September 28 order to the state to release 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery river basin.

SC to hear K`taka`s plea for stay on October 8

The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) has proposed creation of an Airport Infrastructure Development Fund and Essential Airlines Services Fund, extending of infrastructure status to aviation industry, rationalisation of taxes on ATF, MRO and establishment of a National Aviation University to make the industry world-class.

Assocham proposes airport development fund

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