In an open letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and to Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, the industry body has outlined its view on the climate change negotiations based on Indian industry's feedback and called for the prime minister to urge the developed world to provide technology transfer and funds to help mitigate the crisis.
PM stressed that 'response to terrorism must be nothing less than comprehensive'.
Work on a dozen decisions to start by next week.
Information technology czar Azim Premji foresaw on Friday emergence of a two-party system in the country, saying the recent Lok Sabha polls verdict was an indication to that effect. Addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry-organised fifth India Innovation Summit 2009 in Bangalore, he said the results of the recent Parliamentary elections suggested that Indian voter wants a two-party system.
China continues to hold out on fingering Pakistan as the 'mothership of terror,' declaring Masood Azhar a terrorist at the UN, and India's membership of the NSG, says China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
In some ways, Elon Musk's vision is even bolder and more transformative than that of Steve Jobs, says B S Prakash.
This is a national leadership gone so wrong that India's most powerful prime minister in four decades has personally taken charge of medical oxygen shortages, observes Shekhar Gupta.
He said both countries are opening new areas of cooperation in the energy sector, telecommunications and science and technology and they have set up funds to facilitate investment in high technologies.
IFFCO beat competition from among the 523 cooperatives from 30 counties that were surveyed for the agriculture and food industries sector.
The Indian mrime minister supported a new global standard on automatic exchange of tax information
Juster, 62, is an old India hand who played a key role in the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
Global technology and consultancy giant Accenture on Monday said it is going to add around 8,000 people in India by the end of next year taking its total employee base in the country to 50,000.
The exchange's promoters-- Financial Technologies (India) Ltd and commodity bourse Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)-- have already divested 30 per cent stake in the stock exchange to various public and private banks and institutions.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
At the summit, India signed the SCO's memorandum of obligations, kick-starting the process of its accession into the group as a full member.
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp, has been given the 'Most Innovative People Award for Technology Innovation' in recognition of his success in revolutionising the way personal computers and MS software fit into everyday life.
India has sought access to Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Headley, the Mumbai terror attack convict now lodged in a US prison, as it insisted on bringing to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 assault.
After arriving in Brisbane, Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students at Queensland University of Technology.
India should push the World Bank to focus on generating ideas and technology.
The two countries also asked all nations to stop cross-border movement of terrorists and asserted that a decisive collective response from the international community without 'double standards and selectivity' was required to combat the threat of terrorism.
For the 50-share NSE Nifty, the close came in at 10,739.35, higher by 47.05 points, or 0.44 per cent
Among the speakers will be F C Kohli, former vice chairman, TCS, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder chairman and CEO, rediff.com, Prabhakar Raghavan, head, Yahoo! Research, USA, Dr Pandu Nayak of Google, USA, Professor Noshir Contractor of Kellogg School of Management; Professor Vijay V Raghavan of University of Louisiana, Dr Rohini Srihari, CEO, Janya Inc & Faculty, University at Buffalo, among others.
Right now there are about 30 lakh (3 million) subscribers under the Swavalamban scheme.
Infosys Chairman Narayan Murthy equated the present economic crisis in the US to the Great Depression. "The present crisis in the US reminds me of the 1929 depression. More signals are emanating of the 1929 depression than the 70s' one. I have a suspicion that it (the present crisis) could be a longer one," he said. A recovery from the present crisis may take longer than 18 months, he said.
India and Japan are set to intensify defence cooperation with the two sides likely to launch a security consultative framework involving their foreign and defence ministers.
India's efforts to join the grouping suffered a setback in June when the NSG plenary decided against accepting its membership application after China and some other nations opposed entry of a non- Non-Proliferation Treaty signatory.
This next phase of globalisation needs to deliver economic growth so that it is equitable: Nadella.
Lieutenant General Wei Fenghe's, China's new defence minister's, first guest of honour could be his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman.
These initiatives are expected to increase Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education from 24.5 (2015-16) to 30 (2020).
Russia is a strong and reliable friend of India and both countries have a "truly strategic" partnership, PM Modi on Thursday told President Vladimir Putin.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for deeper ties in key areas of counter-terrorism, climate change and UN reforms.
'During his visit to Vietnam on September 3 -- the first visit by an Indian prime minister in 15 years -- Modi will notice the widespread anti-China sentiment in that country.'
In its morning update, the Union health ministry said the total number of positive cases has reached 2,16,919 with a record spike of 9,304 new cases since Wednesday 8 am across the country, while the death toll has increased to 6,075 with 260 more fatalities in this period. A PTI tally of figures announced by different states and union territories, as of 9.50 pm, showed a higher number of confirmed cases across the country at 2,17,389 and the death toll at 6,233.
India and the United States have in principle agreed to extend their defence agreement for another 10 years which will take forward the cooperation between the two countries in the crucial area.
'The Chinese can't be trusted hence the need to verify and re-verify.'
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday proposed five steps, including trade liberalisation and trade expansion and diversification between India and China, to solidify mutual relationship.
Speaking at the 8th Asia Gas Partnership Summit in New Delhi, he said India, which currently is world's seventh largest energy producer, 'needs to increase its energy supply by 3 to 4 times within next two decades.'
'Singh apprised the Japanese leaders about Islamabad's 'evil design' on Kashmir at a time when Pakistan has decided to internationalise the issue.'
'We are confident that the US manufacturing industry will be able to take advantage of the US-India Investment Initiative to effectively support our goals of assisting in the development of three Indian cities -- Ajmer, Vishakhapatnam and Allahabad -- where the United States will be the lead partner,' Senators Warner and Cornyn told Obama.
India on Sunday hailed the outcome of the climate summit, saying the deal reached has addressed the concerns of the developing countries and given them enough space to grow and take appropriate nationally determined steps to combat global warming.
