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TEXT: US President Obama's State of the Union address

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday delivered his State of the Union address in which he spelt out the agenda for the second term of his Presidency.Here's the verbatim text of his......

Further ties with Pak need right atmospherics: Khurshid

Salman Khurshid, the minister of external affairs, talks to Nayanima Basu on Pakistan, China, trade and various other challenges on his plate. India has formally rejected an offer for talks with......

'N-weapons could soon become a liability for Pakistan'

If the political system and the economy of Pakistan continue to go down the tubes, nuclear weapons will not be able to save it, says Retired Brigadier General Feroz Khan. Aziz Haniffa reports......

PM unveils new science, technology and innovation policy

India on Thursday unveiled a new science policy that lays greater thrust on innovation, establishing research institutes and encourage women scientists with an aim to position itself among the top......

It won't be easy for Modi to be BJP's nominee for PM

'No BJP leader trusts him. His bid for the position will sharpen inner-party rivalries. The RSS is wary of him because he is too much of an individualistic autocrat and has destroyed the Sangh in......

COLUMN: How India should reform its trade?

India has not kept pace with the changes in the global trade scene -- increasing emphases on linking with global and regional supply chains, and diversification into new areas of services trade,......

'Manufacturing sector adds to growth, creates jobs'

The manufacturing sector has a fundamental role to play in global economic growth which includes job creation for emerging economies and developed markets, a report by the World Economic Forum......

Economic devt must be environmentally viable: PM

Warning that environmental degradation could have serious consequences, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday emphasised that economic growth should be based on optimal use of natural resources......

Benefits of early stage investments for SMEs

On most occasions, SMEs depend on informal sources for their funding requirements like from family, relatives or from local money lenders, writes Mohit Ralhan The SME sector has emerged as a......

COLUMN: Obsessing about GDP growth

True sustainable growth can come only through an increase in productivity, and such increases can happen only through innovations, technical and organisational, in all sectors of the economy -......

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Q. The poor and disadvantaged groups are the hardest hit victims of accountability failures in India. Included inthe disadvantaged groups are: the disabled people; those afflicted with HIV/AIDS; women andchildren; asylum seekers, refugees and internally displaced people.These people depend almost entirely on the decisions of government for protection and basic social services; and for some the possibilities of employment. Ironically, it is due to the behaviour ---accountability failures-- DO YOU AGREE?WHAT COULD BE DONE BY US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEM?
: A. It is the good governance that can make the difference & fill the gap.We all as a part of civil society plays a very important role in the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-poor-and-disadvantaged-groups-are-the-hardest-hit-victim//answers/8586083

Q. Sir/madam, Please can you send me the budget report 2010-2011. I am the management Student and I have the project on it.
Prabhat Kumar Kumar: A. Key Features of Budget 2010-2011CHALLENGES! To quickly revert to the high GDP growth path of 9 per cent and then find themeans to cross the double...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/sirmadam-please-can-you-send-me-the-budget-report-2010-2011./8580272/answers/16687246

Q. Good environmental; governance ------How important it is? Why?
Ramesh Choudhary: A. We now possess the knowledge that our actions do have a real impact on the environment. Ignorance is no excuse for inaction. With knowledge comes...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/good-environmental-governance-------how-important-it-is-why/16687202/answers/16069740

Q. "ATITHI DEVO BHAVA !" Do you mean it ?
Good Citizen: A. Athithi devo bhava (guest is God) India Tourism, DubaiPublished: January 25, 2007, 00:00 The government of India aims to develop the country into a...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/quotatithi-devo-bhava-quot-do-you-mean-it-/16066031/answers/10895647

Q. It is one year since the Lehman Brothers have collapsed. Where are those responsible for this? Is there no law to punish them?
Ritu Arora: A. After the Lehman Brothers debacle, the US government, and indeed other governments in Europe and elsewhere, swung into action on an unprecedented...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/it-is-one-year-since-the-lehman-brothers-have-collapsed.-whe/10895607/answers/15575004

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TEXT: US President Obama's State of the Union address

Further ties with Pak need right atmospherics: Khurshid

'N-weapons could soon become a liability for Pakistan'

PM unveils new science, technology and innovation policy

It won't be easy for Modi to be BJP's nominee for PM

COLUMN: How India should reform its trade?

'Manufacturing sector adds to growth, creates jobs'

Economic devt must be environmentally viable: PM

Benefits of early stage investments for SMEs

COLUMN: Obsessing about GDP growth

People speak for sustainable development policy institute

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