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Plans to ramp headcount up to 500 medical transcriptionists by 2014 Bangalore, December 6, 2012: M*Modal, a leading provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions, today announced an expansion of its India operations with a new medical transcription centre in Mysore. M*Modal plans to grow its presence in the city by creating hundreds of …
Maxwell Hall, Senior Media Manager: Tel.: +41(0)79 329 3500, E-mail: maxwell.hall@weforum.org More than 1,500 young entrepreneurs, academics and activists have committed to shaping their communities in 200 cities worldwide As part of their role in shaping the global agenda, a group of 50 Global Shapers will join a conversation with world leaders at the World …
The Ministry of Water Resources has formulated the draft National Water Policy (2012) guided by certain basic principles so that there is unified national perspective in planning, development and management of water resources including ground water resources. The draft National Water Policy Inter alia says that water not only as a scarce resource but also …
The Minister of State (Independent Charge ) of the Ministry of Power SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA informed Lok Sabha today that NTPC has taken initiatives to set up power plants abroad through Joint Venture (JV) route: In Sri Lanka Joint Venture Agreement has been signed on 6th September, 2011 with Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka for development of a 500 MW power project in Sri Lanka for supply of electricity to CEB. Pursuant to signing …
The Government proposes to set aside an Innovation Fund for inclusive economic growth. The fund is to be targeted at the bottom of socio-economic pyramid, and directed at benefitting India’s common citizen, particularly in rural areas who do not have all basic services. The fund will help innovative Indian enterprises in developing innovative solutions to …
Year-on-year inflation in October, 2012 measured in terms of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (New series) was 7.45 per cent and 9.75 per cent, respectively. The details of the level of WPI and CPI (NS) and the rate of inflation are indicated below. Table: Comparative weights, base, indices and …
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed that the SEBI Act be amended to provide for effective mechanisms for recovery of monetary penalties imposed by SEBI in such manner as may be specified by regulations or if found expedient as per provisions of the Income Tax Act through a reference to the …
Government has been making concerted efforts to attract greater foreign investment into India. Some of the important steps taken in this direction are as under: i) The Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) scheme was introduced in the Budget 2011-12 by allowing foreign investors to invest in Mutual Funds, subject to certain conditions. On 1st January, 2012, …
Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) is a new international treaty adopted under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Nagoya, Japan in October, 2010, after six years of intense negotiations. As a megadiverse country rich in biodiversity and associated traditional knowledge, and with a rapidly advancing biotechnology industry, India …
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh reviewed the performance of the Transport sector in a series of meetings recently. The decisions taken at the meetings are as follows: Railways- 1. Elevated Rail Corridor, Mumbai: The State Support Agreement should be signed with the Government of Maharashtra in the next 15 days. The Ministry will finalize important milestones with …