No hike in H-1B visa fee for next year: US

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• No hike in H-1B visa fee for next year: US
• India records 5-point decline in child mortality in under-five mortality rate
• Earth Hour being observed on Last Saturday of March (31/5/2012)
• US approves fresh sanctions on Iran oil buyers
• TRAI disconnects 22,769 connections
• Nanavati Commission's term extended till end of Dec 2012
• China suspends Indian rapeseed meal imports
• Turkey cuts off 20% oil imports from Iran amid US sanctions
• Green Tribunal suspends environment clearance to POSCO
• North Indian sugar industry wants quota-based export to continue
• China thanks India for curbing Tibetan protests

No hike in H-1B visa fee for next year: US Posted: 31 Mar 2012 07:00 AM PDT There will be no hike in fee for H-1B work visa for professionals 2013 as clarified by the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services). USCIS in a press release detailed

India records 5-point decline in child mortality in under-five mortality rate Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:56 AM PDT As per India's latest Sample Registration System data finalised by the Registrar General of India a 5-point decline was recorded by India in under-five mortality rate. As per the data

Earth Hour being observed on Last Saturday of March (31/5/2012) Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:49 AM PDT The Earth Hour being observed on Last Saturday of March (i.e. March 31, 2012) across the globe. Objective: To create awareness about climate change and to encourage support for environmentally

US approves fresh sanctions on Iran oil buyers Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:47 AM PDT Fresh sanctions were approved by US on buyers of Iranian oil. US held that there was ample oil in the world market to avoid negative consequences of a boycott of

TRAI disconnects 22,769 connections Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:41 AM PDT For sending unwanted telemarketing calls and SMS, 22,769 mobile connections were disconnected by TRAI (The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India). The new regulations for unsolicited calls and messages came into

Nanavati Commission's term extended till end of Dec 2012 Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:38 AM PDT The term of the Nanavati Commission, which has been probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, has been extended by the Gujarat Government by nine more months till December 31, 2012. This

China suspends Indian rapeseed meal imports Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:32 AM PDT With effect from Jaunary 1, 2012, imports of Indian rapeseed meal has been suspended by China. Why this Indian Rapeseed meal suspended by China? This was done following alleged malachite

Turkey cuts off 20% oil imports from Iran amid US sanctions Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:21 AM PDT 20% of its Oil imports from Iran have been cut-off by Turkey. This was done in the wake of US Sanctions. Turkey's national oil company 'Tupras' held that the move

Green Tribunal suspends environment clearance to POSCO Posted: 31 Mar 2012 06:15 AM PDT The National Green Tribunal, suspended the environment clearance granted to South Korean company POSCO's proposed mega steel project in Orissa. The National Green Tribunal directed the Union Environment and Forest

North Indian sugar industry wants quota-based export to continue Posted: 30 Mar 2012 09:54 AM PDT Disputes within the sugar industry, b/w mills in northern states and those in western/southern states, have emerged in open. Top Uttar Pradesh-based companies are protesting at a move to do

China thanks India for curbing Tibetan protests Posted: 30 Mar 2012 09:34 AM PDT   China on one side blamed the Dalai Lama for stirring up extremist views in Tibet and at the other side it thanked India for taking "effective and concrete" steps

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