Seven States Get Food Allocation As Per National Food Security Act 2013
New Delhi (ABC Live): With the implementation of National Food Security Act in Karnataka and Chhattisgarh also, the National Food Security Act has taken off now in seven states/ UTs- Haryana,...
View ArticleGovernment Invites Applications for Lokpal
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Government of India has invited applications for filling up one post of Chairperson and eight posts of Members in the Lokpal. Out of eight Members in the Lokpal, four posts...
View ArticlePPPAC Approves Rs. 7595 Crores PPP Projects
New Delhi (ABC Live):The Public-Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) in its 62nd Meeting recommended Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects worth Rs. 7595.19 crores while the Empowered...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Hails Syrian Opposition’s Agreement to End to Syria Conflict
New York (ABC Live):UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday welcomed the Syrian opposition’s agreement to take part in next week’s international conference in Switzerland to seek an end to Syria...
View ArticleChina Decides to Support Its Agriculture Sector
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Chinese government has decided to extend greater support to agriculture, including more subsidies to major grain-growing regions, vice premier Wang Yang has said. Wang made...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Ask UN Conference on Disarmament for Proactive Mode
New York (ABC Live):21 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged the world’s sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations to live up the international community’s...
View ArticleWater Shortages Slow Energy Production Worldwide: World Bank
New Delhi (ABC Live):Energy and water security are crucial to human and economic development. The two resources are now more interconnected than ever — significant amounts of water are needed in almost...
View ArticleEnnore Port Limited- Ford India Sign MoU to Export Ford Cars
New Delhi (ABC Live):Ennore Port Limited (EPL), Chennai and Ford India Private Limited have signed an agreement for export of Ford cars though the Ennore port for a period of 10 years. Speaking on the...
View ArticleIndia, Fiji Sign Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
New Delhi (ABC Live):The Government of the Republic of India signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with the Government of Republic of Fiji for the avoidance of double taxation and for the...
View ArticleCBDT Stays New Procedures for PAN Allotment
New Delhi (ABC Live):The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to keep in abeyance the decision to change the procedure for PAN allotment till further orders. Accordingly, the operation of...
View ArticleRBI Releases Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy
Mumbai (ABC Live):The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy. The Framework outlines a corrective action plan that will...
View ArticleUK Climate Diplomat Considers China, India,Brazil as Climate Change Deal...
New Delhi (ABC Live): China, India and Brazil are not sending clear signals on whether they will sign a UN-backed global emissions reduction deal next year, says the UK’s top climate diplomat. Their...
View ArticleIndia Acknowledges on US Federal Reserve’s Tapering Decision with Caution
New Delhi (ABC Live):The Central Government has taken note of the US Federal Reserve’s decision to reduce the level of purchase of mortgage-backed securities and longer-term treasury securities to USD...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Bats for Usage of Science, Technology in Policy Making
Berlin (ABC Live):30 January 2014 – The United Nations must use science and technology to strengthen its policy-making on sustainable development, reducing inequality and eradicating extreme poverty,...
View ArticleUN Releases New Report on State of the World’s Children 2014
New York (ABC Live):30 January 2014 – Urging greater efforts to identify and address the gaps that prevent the most disadvantaged of the world’s 2.2 billion children from enjoying their rights, the...
View ArticleDespite US Alert Japan Decides to Export Weapons
TOKYO (ABC Live): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Japanese parliament on Thursday that the government will be adopting transparent and stringent rules when it comes to exporting arms as it sets...
View ArticleBan Ki-Moon Terms Cuba Latin American School of Medicine As Best in World
Havana (ABC Live): The Secretary-General of United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, visited on Tuesday (28) the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM ) in Havana, to see the project developed by Communist...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Unveils the New Fiber Laser Gun for Combat Purposes
New Delhi (ABC Live): The United States arms manufacturing company Lockheed Martin unveiled a laser gun that can be used for combat purposes. According to the company, the new fiber laser uses the...
View ArticleUNSC Extends Mandate for UNFICYP By July 2014
New York (ABC Live):The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2014 today, noting that the progress made so far had not yet...
View ArticleSpectrum Usage Charges (SUC) for 1800 MHz,900 MHz bands Announced
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Union Cabinet has approved the following rates of Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC) for spectrum in 1800 MHz and 900 MHz bands: 1. The spectrum acquired in the current auction will...
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