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Knowledge network, voting rights for overseas Indians soon: PM
Easy remittance facility, special insurance planned

THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has assured the Indian diaspora of creating a knowledge network, providing voting rights at home, modernisation of emigration process and streamlined procedures to cover remittances and insurance. Speaking ... More

BUDGET


`Bills on pension, insurance reforms in Budget session'
THE Centre will introduce bills to bring in reforms in the pension and insurance sector reforms in the ensuing Budget session of Parliament, the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said here on Saturday. The UPA Government willalso bring ... More

ECONOMY


Hard choices ahead for Govt: PM
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Saturday hinted at hard choices and decisions ahead for his Government, while making it clear that development is not going to be a free dinner party. Recalling the days of 1990-91 when India was on ... More

HEALTH


MoU signed for pilot projects in basic healthcare
A MEMORANDUM of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Saturday between the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) and the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), in the area of healthcare. The MoU, inked during the ... More

PETROLEUM


Gassing the LNG potential
WHY would a company stop selling a product that is in high demand? Ask multinational oil and gas major, Royal Dutch/Shell, which last month stopped re-gasification and sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its spanking new import terminal in ... More

Petroleum Economic Zone proposed — Working group submits report
THE domestic hydrocarbon sector has mooted the setting up of a Petroleum Economic Zone where international service providers could be encouraged to set up research and development (R&D) centres. Briefing media persons after a day-long session .. More

Road shows for NELP-VI by Feb-end
The Petroleum Ministry, which was initially looking at about 30-35 blocks, is now ready with close to 55 blocks for the sixth round. More

POWER


FIs, banks attend meeting on `ultra mega' power projects
THE Centre on Friday convened a meeting with banks and financial institutions to work out the financing pattern of the five proposed `Ultra Mega' power projects of 4,000 MW each in capacity. The meeting was attended by Power Finance Corporation ... More

Market design for power tariff will aid reforms
The market design for power tariff assumes significance in the wake of the responsibility cast on the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC). More

Market design for power tariff will aid reforms
The market design for power tariff assumes significance in the wake of the responsibility cast on the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC). More

EDUCATION


FMS Delhi bags award
NEW DELHI: FMS Delhi has won the Tata Business Leadership Awards for 2006. The annual business school event of the Tata Group, featured `Bottom of the Pyramid - Opportunities for the Tata Group' as the theme for 2006. FMS Delhi walked away ... More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS


Pune auto cluster project ready for debut drive — Phase 1 operations to begin on Jan 20
The project is being funded to the tune of Rs 50 crore by the Central Government, with the MCCIA and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation chipping in with the rest. More

GENDER


Govt may consider flexible work facility for women in some sectors
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today said the UPA Government will consider gender responsive budgeting and may consider flexi work facility for women in some sectors. He also called for a national plan of action to improve the status of ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE


Move to make healthcare affordable
New cover: Free medicines for BPL families on the anvil

IT may not be the conventional passbook that customers use to update bank balances. The Centre is mulling a `passbook concept' to help families below the poverty line (BPL) purchase medicines. The proposal, part of the Centre's new National ... More



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Looking back
Jan. 1-Jan. 7
Rally in commodity prices may continue in Q1

Hospitality sector gets a boost from buoyant economy

Paper manufacturers upbeat as demand may remain robust

Subsidy burden: Oil cos to cough up Rs 3,274 cr for Q3 — Ministry continues with previous quarter's formula

LNG shipping: Have Indian owners missed the wind?

A `disastrous' year for insurers

Lack of skilled labour major concern for retail sector

Business confidence up on sound economy, says CII outlook survey

Ban on Chinese textiles boosts Indian export growth

Construction industry takes bigger strides

Tariff values on vegetable oils reduced — Industry terms it as `small revision'; steepest cut for RBD palmolein

Four-wheeler sales growth slows in 2005

`Mega insurance policies is the trend in energy sector'

Only 1,364 advance degree H1-B visas left out of 20,000

Strict eligibility norms may force media houses to play low key in bidding for FM

Cement majors post robust sales in Dec — Stocks move up on firm prices

Alang yard awaits Clemenceau's arrival

For safe ayurvedic drugs, laws need to be strengthened

Children lead the way at science congress

India has refining capacity of additional 30 mt: Shell Global

Invest Rs 500 crore in hi-tech clusters: Kalam

Spices Board to conduct W. Asia market study

Steel prices likely to remain firm this year

Central assistance scheme for scientists to be liberalised

Textile exporters face non-tariff barriers in US

Pvt sector willing to invest in infrastructure projects: FICCI President

Inflation lower on cheaper fruits, vegetables


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