Agriculture Ministry Issues Detailed Guidelines for NMOOP
New Delhi (ABC Live): Agriculture Ministry has issued detailed guidelines and strategy to be adopted for implementation of the National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP). Rs. 3507 crore have...
View ArticleRBI Release Paper on Net Stable Funding Ratio
Mumbai (ABC Live):The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Net Stable Funding Ratio – An Estimate for Scheduled Commercial Banks in India” under the Reserve Bank of...
View ArticleWorld Bank Appoints Ex New York City Mayor As Special Envoy for Cities and...
WASHINGTON, January 31, 2014(ABC Live): – The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim issued the following statement today: “The appointment of Michael R. Bloomberg as a Special Envoy for Cities and...
View ArticleWMO’s Montreal World Weather Open Science Conference in August
Montreal (ABC Live):“The Weather: What’s the Outlook,” is the theme of the World Weather Open Science Conference (WWOSC2014) which will bring together the entire weather science and user communities...
View ArticleNo Breakthrough in First Round of UN Talks on Syria
Geneva (ABC Live):31 January 2014 – Syrian Government and opposition delegates today wrapped up what United Nations officials hope will be just the first stage of talks to end the country’s civil war,...
View ArticleBanking Ombudsman Report Asks Banks to Make e-Banking customer Zero Liable
Mumbai (ABC Live):The Annual Banking Ombudsmen Conference was held at the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai on January 30, 2014and was inaugurated by Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India....
View ArticleIndian Rupee Devaluation Dips China PMI for Manufacturing Sector to 50.5 percent
Beijing (ABC Live)After Indian Rupee devaluation against US dollar sharply in 2013 has forced China’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector to comedown to a six-month low of...
View ArticleThree Killed in T-72 Tank Explosion During Russian Military Exercise
Moscow (ABC Live): The main Battlefield tank the T-72 caught fire and exploded during military exercises in Russia on at night of January 30, in the Khabarovsk region, near the village of...
View ArticleRBI Allows FIIs to Purchase 30 percent Equity in Power Grid Corporation of India
Mumbai (ABC Live): The Reserve Bank of India today notified that Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), through primary market and stock exchanges, can now purchase up to 30 per cent of the paid up...
View ArticleIARC Releases World Cancer Report 2014
New York (ABC Live):3 February 2014 – With new cancer cases worldwide expected to rise from 14 million to 22 million per year within the next two decades, and annual cancer deaths rising from 8.2...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon to Attend 2014 Olympic Winter Games Opening in Russia
New York (ABC Live)3 February 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Russia later this week to take part in the opening of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, his spokesperson announced today....
View ArticleCongress Lures Government Employees with 7th Pay Commission Approval
New Delhi (ABC Live): The UPA government led by Congress on Monday has taken financial burdened decision just before Lok Sabha elections 2014 when union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram issued the...
View ArticleDefexpo India 2014 Exhibits Internal Security, Defence Preparedness
New Delhi (ABC Live):The 8th edition of Defexpo India, a biennial exhibition on Land, Naval, Internal Security and Defence System is being organized by Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence...
View ArticleIndia Launches National Cloud Initiative MeghRaj
New Delhi (ABC Live): Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, here today launched the National Cloud under ‘MeghRaj’ Initiative. The National Cloud is being implemented by...
View ArticleServices to Registered Association By Sub Brokers Exempted from Service Tax
New Delhi (ABC Live):In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11C of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with section 83 of the Finance Act, the Central Government hereby directs that...
View ArticleUAE to Host Climate Summit Abu Dhabi Ascent in May 2014
New York (ABC Live):4 February 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Change, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have announced that the...
View ArticleObama Calls Meeting on Afghanistan After Hamid Karzai’s Secert Discussions...
Kabul:After reports of Afghan President Hamid Karzai held secret discussions with the Taliban about reaching a peace deal before he leaves office, US President Obama has reportedly summoned his top...
View ArticleFAQ About NSA’s Interest in Angry Birds and Other ‘Leaky Apps’
As we detailed on Monday, documents show the NSA and its British counterpart have been probing advertiser data on smartphone apps, which can include your gender, income, and even whether you’re a...
View ArticleIndia Houses 1,505,624 Persons With Mental Disabilities
New Delhi (ABC Live):In the Twelfth Five Year Plan there is a new scheme for establishment of a National Institute for Mental Health Rehabilitation. The Government has already initiated action to set...
View ArticleIndian Government Approves Rs. 13073 Crore NMAET for Agriculture
New Delhi (ABC Live):The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the implementation of the National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET) during the 12thPlan period. The...
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