The Indo-Pak talks on Kashmir-related confidence-building measures were put off indefinitely on Thursday as a top official, who was to lead the Indian side, had gone to Afghanistan in the wake of the suicide attack on New Delhi's mission in Kabul.
"We had identified 10 countries for setting up the mega petrochemical plant. A working group (of GAIL and RIL) will shortlist three of the identified countries. We may then narrow on one or two for setting up of the mega petrochemical plant," GAIL Chairman and Managing Director U D Choubey told reporters. He, however, refused to name the 10 countries identified for the purpose.
A joint working group in the ministry of finance has given its report after obtaining technical and commercial proposals from leading biometric solution providers, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in Lok Sabha during Question Hour.
The panel is expected to meet next month in Chandigarh.
Westward ho! That seems to be the new slogan of India's horticulture sector now.
Seeing a good market in the European Union countries, India's horticulture sector is now busy tapping this potential.
Absence of operational manual that guides examiners, heavy backlog take a toll.
The 'Make in India' vision cannot survive in the long-term without concrete measures to build a concurrent 'Create in India' movement.
As India and the US hold fresh talks on three contentious defence foundational agreements, a top American military official on Wednesday batted for the pacts, saying these are an opportunity for deeper collaboration and cooperation in the key sector.
Direct contacts between Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month helped to end a deadlock that had prevented the WTO from implementing a $1 trillion package of reforms.
A decision in this regard will be taken by the empowered committee of state finance ministers in its meeting on December 20.
India and the United States have set up a working group to promote greater interaction between legal professionals and to facilitate trade in legal services between the two countries.
Because of the treaty, no big dams or power projects can be built by India on Jhelum, Indus or Chenab.
The Reserve Bank of India has set up an expert working group for examining issues related to the launch of currency futures in the country.
Insurance companies are expected to get greater leeway in investing policyholders' funds with the addition of mortgage-backed securities to the list of approved investments.
The cement industry is likely to add around 15 million tonnes of fresh capacity in 2007-08 - a little over half of the 27 million tonnes it had talked about at the beginning of the financial year.
The NGT directed the Delhi govt not to implement the scheme unless it established that it was not counter-productive.
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Congress on Wednesday launched an all-out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his US visit was "disappointing" on outcomes and claimed that an atmosphere of a grand event was created with the help of "cheerleaders" many of whom brought from India.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and outgoing United States Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Thursday finalised the "major defence partner" status to India which will fast-track cooperation and sharing of high-end American defence technology.
The system envisaged under the FRDI Bill, if implemented properly, would help improve the efficiency of capital allocation without harming consumers, and without risking the stability of financial firms, says Ajay Shah.
The cement industry consumed around 25.35 million tonnes of coal last year. Of the last year's offtake, 14.18 mt was through coal linkages from Coal India and Singareni Collieries, which in the past had been over 20 mt.
The issue has gained importance as a working group of International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) has been set up to study the impact of private equity funds on emerging markets.
Both Corporate Affairs and Finance Ministries are studying the feasibility of implementing the FMC's proposals.
Belgian jihadist Abdelhamid Abaaoud may have committed suicide during the pre-dawn raids on Wednesday, said French Ambassaador to India Franois Richier.
Noted security expert Ashley J Tellis has said that it was imperative for India and the United States to collaborate on developing the former's naval capability by developing next-generation aircraft carriers.
Dr Prodi who will be in Mumbai on Tuesday and Wednesday where he will attend a business forum meeting and meet the Maharashtra Governor.
The 2 countries underlined the need for more efficient measures to prevent propagation of terrorism, including in the cyberspace.
A former top envoy of the country questioned Pakistan's decades-old Kashmir policy.
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the biggest tax reform since Independence.
However, the APC failed to make any headway in his proposed formation of working groups as some political parties opposed the move.
Kazakhstan will give ONGC Videsh Ltd an oil block in the Caspian Sea.\n\n
Policy discussions now should urgently focus on the road map for serious economic and institutional reforms to put India on a sustained high growth trajectory like the Chinese economy, says Jayanta Roy.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
This group was also to deliberate on effective devolution of powers among different regions to meet regional, sub-regional and ethnic aspirations.
The chief minister said he recently had meetings with the prime minister, union home minister and foreign minister and discussed matters pertaining to the dialogue and peace.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that it would be done step by step and in different time frames.
It was not immediately clear whether the separatist groups, including Hurriyat Conference, would participate in the third round.
Banks want the government to bear the cost of providing cover under the proposed credit guarantee scheme for distressed farmers.
