Import growth moderated to a four-month low, owing to sharp decline in that of gold.
'If I am not there, the RSS would do that job. They are obviously in power, they can do anything.'
Regular cleaning of air filters not only improves the health of your bike's engine but also leads to a comfortable ride, says Juie Merchant
A major fire broke out at the chemistry department in the Baker Building of Presidency University in Kolkata at 4:30 am on Friday morning, fire brigade sources said. Eleven fire engines were fighting the blaze with water drawn from the nearby College Square tank, the sources said, adding that there were no casualties. Acting Principal Amitava Chattopadhyay told PTI that the fire broke out on the third floor of Baker Building where chemicals and gas cylinders were stored.
'I hope the trend is sustainable and that economic activity accelerates going forward.'
As India prepares to launch its vaccine drive on January 16, here is a look at the options:
S V National Institute of Technology (Surat) announces admissions to MTech, MTech (Research) and PhD programmes for 2008.
Chemicals, heavy engineering, automobiles, transportation and steel are some of the sectors which need supportive policy decisions, the industry has demanded. The committee of secretaries headed by cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar will meet industry representatives from sectors which feel that they need help from the government to tide over the economic crisis.
Up to 95 per cent of units in the Noida-Greater Noida mega industrial zone are currently shut.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The intrusions into India were likely carried out by the PLA's better trained and equipped 'mobile operational units'.
The death toll in twin explosions in this Chinese port city of Tianjin on Saturday rose to 85 amid protests from frustrated relatives of the missing fire fighters demanding answers on their loved ones' fates as specialised anti-chemical warfare soldiers recovered one survivor.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
During separate bilateral meetings with Brazil and India in Paris last week, the US conveyed that it was the responsibility of emerging countries to convince their trade and other lobbies on a zero-for-zero tariff elimination for these products, failing which Washington would find it difficult to secure the green light from its powerful industrial and Congressional groups to conclude the Doha talks, Business Standard was told.
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The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees.
The zero-duty EPCG scheme is in addition to the 3 per cent EPCG scheme that was introduced last year.
Apart from textiles, gems and jewellery, engineering, chemicals and petrochemicals, which are the sectors where the state has proved its strength, the new policy will focus on potential sectors such as agri business, fisheries and informal sector. Emerging sectors such as IT/ ITEs, nano technology, biotechnology, non-conventional energy resources have been given priority in the policy.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'The judge said that anybody who does not believe in the RSS ideology is not acceptable to you. You have terminated his contract because he thought differently.' 'The Modi government has no accomplishment to show. Therefore, they are using the tool of nationalism to divert the country's attention from very serious things like farmers suicides and the water crisis.' 'You cannot simply dismiss anyone because they are not willing to raise a slogan and not think like you.'
The fire broke out at 2.15 pm on the terrace of the six-storeyed building, which is located in the high security India Gate-Parliament House area, the Delhi fire department said.
The list is of companies declared sick as on March 31, 2014.
Xi Jinping is winning the war without firing a shot in Sri Lanka, observes Colonel R Hariharan (retd).
Fires are still burning at the site of the two massive explosions some 36 hours after the blasts as another 6,200 people were evacuated to prevent further casualties.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The buoyancy in exports, which are expected to grow 23 per cent to around $155 billion in 2007-08, does not convey the real picture.Commerce ministry data show that the sectors with higher import content like petroleum products, gems and jewellery, engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and agriculture have provided the momentum for growth in exports, which have been hit by the appreciation of the rupee and infrastructure bottlenecks.
Imports too tumbled by 58.65 per cent to $17.12 billion in April from $41.4 billion in the same month last year, according to the data by the commerce and industry ministry.
Mutual funds bought metal, telecom, pharma, cement, and oil and gas stocks in August. Selling was seen in auto majors, sugar, power, textile, and construction stocks, while stocks were re-aligned in the IT, and chemical sectors.
Women candidates have bagged the three top slots in the prestigious Civil Services examination to select Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service officers among others.
According to news article posted on the World Gold Council web site, gold nanoparticles ten thousand times smaller than a human hair could be used to break down chemicals in drinking water and reduce pollution. It said the particles, which mix gold and palladium, are the creation of engineer Michael Wong from Rice University in Houston, Texas.
'Investors should plan and make investments strictly on the basis of their risk profile.' 'They should not bite more than they can chew.'
Vipul Ambani, a runner who participated in city marathons, never wore his last name on his sleeve, was easy-going, mild-mannered and always smiling. Yet, the question that begs to be asked is why would he join a luxury jewellery company, says Pavan Lall.
According to exporters, withdrawal of incentives under GSP would impact India's export worth $5.6 billion to the US.
'Younger children don't really distinguish based on class, gender, income and so on.'
The device 'TellSpec', developed in Toronto, can simply be pointed at a food item, to identify what's in it. For the calorie conscious, TellSpec can breakdown the amount of sugars, fats and more per gram of a scanned food item.
To mark the first anniversary of the Sterlite firing anniversary -- 13 people died and several were injured when the Tamil Nadu police fired on a large crowd protesting -- various organisations will hold rallies and meetings in the port city.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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riminals smuggle an estimated $30 billion in US currency into Mexico each year from the US, researchers said.
The explosions took place as rescuers began cleaning hundreds of tonnes of cyanide at the blast site, most of which was unaffected raising fears of the possibility for contaminating air and water sources.
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