India Hike Fund Allocation for Backward Regions Grant Fund
New Delhi(ABC Live):The allocation under the district component of the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) Programme for the year 2014-15 has been increased to Rs.5900 Crore from the current year’s...
View ArticleIndian Railways Launches SMS Alerts Service for PNR Status
New Delhi (ABC Live):Indian Railways added another milestone by launching yet another innovative scheme called the ‘SMS Gateway’, which will enable passengers to get SMS alerts on the status of...
View ArticleRBI Release India’s ECB, FCCB Data for January 2014
Mumbai (ABC Live):The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB), both through Automatic Route and Approval...
View ArticleRBI Launches its 35th Inflation Expectations Survey of Households
Mumbai (ABC Live):The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) on a quarterly basis since September 2005. The 35th round of the Survey with...
View ArticleAndhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014 Gets President Nod
Mumbai (ABC Live): The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014 has received the assent of the President of India. It has now been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1,...
View ArticleRussia Troops Will Remain in Crimea Region to protect Russian interests
Moscow (ABC Live): Russia has vowed its troops will remain in Ukraine to protect Russian interests and citizens until the political situation has been “normalised”. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Asks World to Preserve Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
New York (ABC Live):The General Assembly chose 3 March because it is the date of adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Following are...
View ArticleIAEA Convenes Board Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Its Application
New Delhi (ABC Live): The 35-member IAEA Board of Governors convened its second official meeting in 2014 beginning Monday, 3 March 2014. Director General Yukiya Amano opened the meeting with an...
View ArticleIndian Navy Releases Update on Sindhuratna Accident
New Delhi (ABC Live): Consequent upon Sindhuratna returning to harbour AM 27 Feb 2014, a preliminary assessment of damage sustained onboard was carried out by a specialist team of HQWNC. Based on...
View ArticleMoEF Accepts Kerala’s Suggestion on ESA Boundaries Demarcations
New Delhi (ABC Live): The State Government of Kerala had constituted an Expert Committee to study the impact of HLWG recommendations and to assess ground level information. The State Government also...
View ArticleIndian Banks Disburse 95 percent Credit to Non-food Sectors During January 2014
Mumbai (ABC Live):Data for the month of January 2014 on sectoral deployment of credit collected from select 47 scheduled commercial banks accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit...
View ArticleRBI Releases Study on Corporate Bond Market in India
Mumbai (ABC Live):The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the DRG Study titled, “A Study of Corporate Bond Market in India: Theoretical and Policy Implications”. The study is...
View ArticleUkrainian Parliament Rectifies European Union 610 Million Euro Loan
KIEV (ABC Live):The Ukrainian parliament ratified a deal Tuesday in which the European Union (EU) will provide Kiev with a 610-million-euro (around 840 million U.S. dollars) loan. The measure, which is...
View ArticleInvestment in Prevention, Treatment of Drug Abuse Health Care Cost: INCB Report
New York (ABC Live):4 March 2014 – Investment in prevention and treatment of drug abuse can lead to significant savings in health-care and crime-related costs, and alleviate the suffering of...
View ArticleElection Commission of India All Set to Announce Lok Sabha Elections 2014...
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday is All set to announce the official dates for Lok Sabha elections 2014 for 545 Indian parliament seats. As per press released by...
View ArticleUNSC Extends 13 Months Sanction Against DPRK
New Delhi(ABC Live):Determining that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery continued to constitute a threat to international peace and security, the...
View ArticleUNSC Lifts Partial Arms Embargo on Somalia
New Delhi (ABC Live):The Security Council today authorized a partial lifting of its arms embargo on Somalia until 25 October. Unanimously adoption resolution 2142 (2014) under the Charter’s Chapter...
View ArticleEuropean Union Issues Ban Threat on Ukraine Crisis, Russia Ignores It
New Delhi (ABC Live): After French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Wednesday warned Russia of rapid European Union sanctions if attempts to reach a diplomatic solution to end Ukraine’ s crisis...
View ArticleCrucial Climate Change Negotiations All Set to Begin on 10th March
New Delhi (ABC Live): This year’s climate change negotiations begin on 10 March in Bonn, marking the beginning of an intense year of conferences and summits designed to lead to a meaningful, universal...
View ArticleBy Supporting Family Farming World Could Win Fight Against Hunger: UN
New Delhi (ABC Live):5 March 2014 – Financial and infrastructure support for small-scale family farmers is crucial to winning the fight against hunger around the world, United Nations Secretary-General...
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