Thursday, 29 March 2012

Govt surpasses 11th plan electricity generation target

Govt surpasses 11th plan electricity generation target

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Govt surpasses 11th plan electricity generation target

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:22 AM PDT


The targets for electricity generation under the 11th five year plan of and the rural electrification target under Bharat Nirman have been surpassed as against target of 855 billion units,

Centre stays hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:50 PM PDT


Following a mercy petition to the President of India by SGPC (Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee), the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, was

Fair Practices Code for NBFCs tightened by RBI

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:47 PM PDT


The RBI revamped the Fair Practices Code (FPC) to be adopted by Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) while doing lending business. The guidelines covered general principles on enough disclosures on the

NFC, Hyderabad becomes 4th company in the world to produce UNS NO: 8800 U tubes for nuclear plants

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:40 PM PDT


The Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad, successfully manufactured critical tubes required for steam generators of nuclear power plants. Thus, with this India joined a select band of nations as at

West African regional bloc suspends Mali after coup

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:34 PM PDT


Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), suspended Mali after the military coup. The group said, the Presidents of six West African States will travel to Mali in a weeks

India test fires BRAHMOS supersonic missile successfully

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:20 PM PDT


BRAHMOS (Surface to surface cruise missile) was successfully test fired from the Interim Test Range, Chandipur from Balesore district of Odisha. BRAHMOS which is built on Indo-Russian joint venture technology,

EU calls on N. Korea to abandon its planned rocket launch

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT


North Korea has been called by the EU to abandon its planned rocket launch and strip its nuclear weapons programme. Herman Van Rompuy (EU President) expressed his grave concern about

BRICS Trade & Economic Ministers emphasize need to resist protectionist tendencies

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:09 PM PDT


Ahead of the 4th summit level meeting of the regional grouping of the leaders of BRICS*, the Trade and Economic Ministers retrospected the global economic situation. In a joint Statement

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