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Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s speech at the Inaugural Session of the 46th AGM of the Asian Development Bank in Greater Noida today: “On behalf of the Government and people of India, I warmly welcome you all to the 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the …
The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said that India has been active in international forums relating to environmental protection, and is party to 94 multilaterals environmental agreements such as the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), among many …
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope — Martin Luther King, Jr. Some disappointment was always on the cards especially after the RBI released its Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments report in 2012-13. Friday turned out to be more of a damp squib with the Reserve Bank of India turning out a token …
The banking sector, industry, and capital markets, among others, were expectantly waiting for the RBI to cut repo rate, which it duly delivered. This was the third repo rate cut this year, taking the cumulative cut to 75bps in 2013 and 125bps over the last one year. Rate cuts have the direct impact of lowering …
More than 1,000 leaders from business, politics, academia and civil society will be in Cape Town, 8-10 May, for the 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa The meeting’s programme will focus on economic diversification, infrastructure and talent Johannesburg, South Africa, 3 May 2013 – Delivering on Africa’s Promise will be the theme of the World Economic Forum on …
Engineers require re-training, not the Ganga. This is where I had left our conversation last fortnight. Why did I say this? The inter-ministerial committee I participated in as a member was discussing how much the ecological flow—the water that should be left in the river for ecosystem and livelihood purposes—should be at all times. How …
As per available information, the state of Maharashtra has imposed cess of 8 paise per unit from 1st May 2008 on the sale of electricity to commercial and industrial consumers. The cess is to be used for executing schemes of generation of renewable energy. The Electricity Act 2003 and Tariff Policy 2006 provide enabling framework …
Following is the Speech of the Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram at India Day: “India – Next Wave of Inclusive Growth today at ADB Meeting at IEML, Greater Noida today: President, ADB, President, FICCI, delegates to the ADB Annual meeting and friends, I am happy to be here today, when there is renewed optimism in …
As per Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), there are 861,660,097 wireless telecom subscribers in the country as on 28.02.2013. The details of service area-wise wireless subscribers are given below. Service Area-wise total Number of Wireless Subscribers as on February 2013 SlNo Service Area Wireless Subscribers 1 Andhra Pradesh 6,41,19,392 2 Assam 1,42,90,054 3 …
“After raising nerves with its cautious statement on the policy eve, the RBI calmed markets by lowering the Repo rate by 25 basis points. The market was also hoping for a CRR cut which didn’t come through. Weak deposit mobilization and lower government spending continue to pressurize system liquidity in a modest credit growth environment …