The first meeting of Working Group on “Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Growth “ for the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017) was held here today under the Chairmanship of Secretary MSME, Shri. Uday Kumar Varma.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
15th Meeting of the Ganga Flood Control Board Concludes in New Delhi Shri Salman Khurshid to Visit Nepal Soon to take up the Issue of Recurring Floods in North Bihar due to Rivers Originating in Nepal
The 15th Meeting of the Ganga Flood Control Board was held here today at Vigyan Bhawan under the Chairmanship of Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Water Resources. Ministers dealing with Water Resources from the basin States of Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, U.P. and West Bengal; representatives from the States of MP, Himachal Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Uttrakhand and Delhi; representatives from some of the Union Ministries; Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources; Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission and other senior officers of the Ministry of Water Resources dealing with the issue were also present.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Prime Minister’s 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minority Communities
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation is concerned with following two points of the Prime Minister’s 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minority Communities:
Terror attack on Karachi naval base cause of concern: Antony
India has said the terror attack on a naval base in Karachi was a cause of serious concern, particularly with regards to the safety of nuclear arsenal in Pakistan."Naturally it (nuclear arsenal) is a concern not only for us but for everybody," Defence Minister A K Antony told reporters after addressing a Naval Commander's Conference.
Karnataka embarks upon mega project for reclamation of soil affected by salinity of water
India, China to resume defence dialogue
India and China are all set to resume defence dialogue. It had suffered a setback after Beijing had denied a visa to an army commander based in Jammu and Kashmir. Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said in New Delhi, the two sides will soon resume the fourth round of defence secretary level talks. He said all the issues have been sorted out between both the governments. He also informed that Chinese defence secretary was willing to visit New Delhi and hold the defence dialogue in the first week of June. New pictorial warnings for tobacco products
After prolonged delay, government will soon notify new pictorial warnings on tobacco products, which will be “harsher” in case of chewing tobacco as it has been found more harmful than smoking.“The pictorial warnings are in the process of notification and can be notified any day. The Directorate of Visual Publicity has selected some pictures. There will be two types of warnings — for cigarettes and for smokeless tobacco,” Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said.
Services Sector Advantage India
As the world stand on the cusp of financial recovery it is an opportunity to build upon and maximise our potential as an important economic power. The recent changes in the global economic landscape shows the epicentre of growth has finally moved to our time zone. We have sustained the growth of 8-9% even in the hard time and embarking on the reform process keeping focus on the more open and equitable market. The story of India’s success is driven by growth in ‘services sector’ and powered by controlled monetary and fiscal policies of the Government. Today, India stands out for the size and dynamism of its services sector. The contribution of the services sector to the India economy has been very impressive; today services sector accounts for around 60% of our GDP, growing by 10% annually, contributing to about a 35% of the total employment, accounting for the high share of the Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ) inflows and in value terms over one-fourth of India’s total exports.Low-intensity explosion outside Delhi High Court, none injured
A minor explosion outside Delhi High Court on Wednesday shattered the lull in the capital for over eight months and prompted the police to sound an alert in the city and strengthen security.The low-intensity explosive, kept in a white polythene bag near a lawyer’s car parked at Gate No 7 on Service Road, went off at around 1.25 p.m. causing panic. Three minutes later, the police received a call regarding the blast.
Headley says Major Iqbal is 'Chaudhery Khan', 26/11 mastermind
The mysterious Major Iqbal, who India suspects is a Pakistani army officer in ISI, has now been identified as 'Chaudhery Khan' by Mumbai terror accused David Headley who said he is the mastermind of the 26/11 attacks plot.50-year-old Headley also told a Chicago court during the trial of 26/11 co-accused Tahawwur Rana that an attempt to take the attackers to Mumbai in September 2008 failed as a boat in which they were to sail was lost.Astronauts on board Endeavour sail past halfway point
The astronauts on NASA’s next to last space shuttle flight hit the halfway point of their 16-day journey on Tuesday, marvelling over earthly vistas and expressing sadness over Endeavour’s looming retirement.Endeavour’s six astronauts took it easy on their eighth day in orbit. On Monday, they said goodbye to three colleagues who landed safely in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule.
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