Kerala Tourism wins national award for website content
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 (IANS) Kerala Tourism was on Wednesday conferred the national Web Ratna Award for 2014 for exemplary e-gover
Auction of telecom spectrum concludes after 19 days
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) After 19 days of rigorous bidding, the auction of airwaves for telecom operators concluded Wednesday, with officials ini
Russians top list of foreign tourists to Goa
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) Russians topped the list of foreign tourists to Goa in 2014.According to statistics published in the Economic Survey of Goa
Odisha government says will resolve potato issue
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) The Odisha government will commence procurement of the potato crop in 11 districts of the state in view of distress s
India to grow at 7.8 percent, Surpass China: ADB
Manila, March 24 (IANS) India will lead in the Asian region with growth at 7.8 percent in the next fiscal and at 8.2 percent in 2016-17, as China's
Mega Food Park Projects awarded to 17 Bidders
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The food processing ministry on Tuesday awarded mega food parks to 17 successful bidders that include state-run units a
India can look to $5 bn French investment in insurance
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) India can look forward to $5 billion in investment from France in insurance in light of the hike in the ceiling of forei
India ready to resume talks on free trade pact with EU: Sitharaman
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) India was "ready to talk" with the European Union (EU) on the proposed bilateral free trade agreement, Commerce Minister
Sugar mills can be future power houses: Industry official
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The country's 550 odd sugar mills can produce at least 2,500 MW of electricity if they install high-power boilers which wi
MRF to invest Rs.4,500 crore in capacity expansion
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Tyre major MRF Ltd plans to expand production capacity at its two plants in Tamil Nadu by investing Rs.4,500 crore over a
Fourth 'Border Haat' may open in Tripura next month
Agartala, March 22 (IANS) The fourth 'border haat' (market) along the India-Bangladesh border is likely to be inaugurated next month to boost trade
Elemental tales of human history (Column: Bookends)
Numbering over 100, they, in various simple and complex combinations, are part of us and our world in all senses, making up everything in, on, with
REC to provide Rs.24,000 crore for Telangana power projects
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) The Rural Electrical Corporation (REC) Limited, a central government enterprise, has come forward to fund power projects
CBI nabs Bank Of Baroda official for graft
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) The CBI has nabbed an assistant general manager of the Bank Of Baroda here when he was accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000 from
One stop call centre for farmers coming up in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) To provide professional inputs to farmers, the Kerala agriculture department is setting up a state-of-the-art c
Unicef to set up CSR hub in Kolkata
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) With the objective to sensitise the corporate sector in eastern India about their social commitments, Unicef on Friday sig
Make in India in focus during Qatar Emir's visit
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government's 'Make in India' would be in focus during the visit of Qatar's Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al Tha
Sanjeevani herb mythological: Health expo organisers
Panaji, March 20 (IANS) Sanjeevani, a medicinal herb mentioned in the epic Ramayana which Lord Hanuman fetched from the Himayalas to cure Lord Ram'
Myanmar's economy becoming 'productive' from 'extractive': Indian envoy
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) With Myanmar's economy moving from being "extractive" to "productive", Indian companies have a good potential to expand th
Kolkata restaurants rustle up French delicacies for global fest
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) Nine restaurants in Kolkata rustled up an array of exquisite French gourmet items in sync with a global gastronomic event
