India’s External Debt: A Status Report 2009-10 The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance is coming out with the sixteenth edition of the annual publication titled ‘India’s External Debt: A Status Report 2009-10&rs ..
E-Passport Manufacturing Facility Installed at India Security Press, Nasik India Security Press (ISP), a unit of Security printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd manufacturers Passports and other travel documents for Ministry of External A ..
Govt revises SSA norms Aiming at smooth implementation of the Right to Education Act, the Government on Thursday approved revision of existing norms of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan programme to bring it in conformity with the Act. The SSA, a major ..
No tax incentives to companies who outsource, says Obama Amid indications that outsourcing could become a hot issue in the November polls, President Barack Obama has made his stand on the issue clear, saying that tax breaks should go to companie ..
Indian economy growing at near pre-recession rate: Prez President Pratibha Patil on Thursday said Indian economy was resilient to global financial crises and growing at a pace close to the pre-recession rate, which is a positive ..
Union cabinet clears caste census Giving in to demands from almost all political parties, government on Thursday decided to hold caste census next year under an exercise to be carried out separately from the enumeration of population. After sev ..
President Appoints Chief Vigilance Commissioner At a ceremony held today at 1315 hrs at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Shri P.J. Thomas was sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner. He made and subscribed the oath of office before the President. ..
Five-judge bench to hear plea on law on free edu The Supreme Court has referred to the five-judge constitution bench a bunch of petitions challenging the validity of the law providing free and compulsory education. A bench headed by Chief Just ..
Expert group calls for separating PF and pension accounts An expert group has called for carving out two separate accounts -- PF and annuity -- in the employee provident fund scheme to meet the challenge of fund depletion in the pension scheme a ..
SBI mulling merger of other associate banks State Bank of India (SBI) is considering the merger of all five of its remaining associate banks with itself, having amalgamated with two of them in the last two years. "It (merger of other assoc ..