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New Delhi: Financial business inlcuding the discussion on Railway and General Budgets for 2015-15 and Consideration and Passing of the Bills to replace the Ordinances will be the main focus of the business before both the Houses of Parliament during the third week of the Budget session of Parliament beginning …
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Innovation is the key to progress and prosperity
New Delhi: The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a week long ‘Festival of Innovations’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan and gave away National Biennial Awards for Grassroots Innovations. The President also interacted with a new batch of Innovation Scholars In-Residence and Writers In-Residence. Speaking on the occasion the President said …
Read More »Former PM of Australia Mr. Kevin Rudd calling on PM of India
Amendment of Land Acquisition Act essential for creating rural infrastructure: PM
Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said amendment of the existing Land Acquisition Act is essential to enable creation of rural infrastructure including roads, houses for poor, schools, hospitals and irrigation projects. The Prime Minister made a strong appeal to all sections of the Rajya Sabha, …
Read More »India-EU Skill Development Project
New Delhi: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that the India-EU project is a technical assistance project for vocational training under which experts provided by the EU provide advice and guidance on implementation of National Skills Qualifications Framework, setting up …
Read More »Lifting of Ban by EU on Import of Mango from India
New Delhi: The European Commission has notified lifting of the ban on mango through Commission Implementing Decision no. 2015/237 of 12th February, 2015. Indian export of mango to the EU during 2012 and 2013 were valued at US$ 6.73 million and 10.09 million respectively. Ban on import of vegetables from …
Read More »D Litt conferred on Dr Cyrus Poonawalla
Mumbai: The Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of Universities in the State Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Wednesday (4 Mar) conferred the Honorary D Litt (Honoris Causa) on the Chairman and Managing Director of the Serum Institute of India Dr Cyrus Poonawalla for his contributions to public health through the manufacturing …
Read More »Dr Arup Basu elected as New Chairman of CII Maharashtra
Mumbai: Dr Arup Basu, President and CTO, – New Businesses & Innovation Centre, Tata Chemicals Limited has been elected as the Chairman of CII Maharashtra State Council. Mr Sunil Khanna, President & Managing Director, Emerson Network Power (India) has been elected as the Vice Chairman of CII Maharashtra State Council. …
Read More »Sun Pharma to buy GSK’s Opiates business in Australia
MELBOURNE[AUSTRALIA] and MUMBAI[INDIA]: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced that their respective wholly owned subsidiaries have reached an agreement related to GSK’s Opiates business in Australia. The current GSK Opiates business including related manufacturing sites in Latrobe (Tasmania) and Port Fairy (Victoria) and its portfolio of opiates products along …
Read More »Agreement Signed for Export of Automobile Units
New Delhi: Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL, erstwhile Ennore Port Limited) has signed an agreement with M/s Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. for export of automobile units through Kamarajar Port in the presence of Union Minister of Shipping and Road Transport, & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari and Minister of State for …
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