Lack of funds may defeat purpose of WDCs: Study

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 8: An impact assessment and evaluation study on the Ecological Restoration of Degraded Catchments (ERDC) of Jhelum Basin conducted by the SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, has expressed concern that the lack of funds may defeat the purpose of Watershed Development More

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India will grow at 6.5 pc: Prime Minister

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Nov 8: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said that India had coped with the global economic crisis in a better way than other nations did. He said despite inadequate monsoon the country was expecting to achieve a 6.5 per cent growth. “The worst is behind us but the path of More

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Kashmir’s first telephonic inf service to start from Nov 11

MAY I HELP YOU is out at 97-97-100-100

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 8: It’s official now! May I Help You, Kashmir’s first telephonic yellow pages service today announced its unique and easy to remember helpline number: 97-97-100-100. The service shall begin to work from November 11. “97-97-100-100 will start giving information to the people More

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Kashmiri carpets, shawls in great demand in Nepal

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Pokhara (Nepal), Nov 8: Nearly two decades ago militancy back home forced them to relocate their businesses to Nepal, but  immigrant Kashmiri traders here are drawing a huge chunk of foreign  tourists, especially Chinese, by selling popular traditional carpets and super-soft Pashmina shawls More

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G20 leaders fail to agree on climate change financing

London, Nov 8: India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his counterparts from other G20 countries have agreed to maintain financial stimulus packages aimed at bailing out distressed economies but failed to agree to a financial package to help developing countries fight climate change. Although More

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‘Food price inflation to ease by this fiscal-end’

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Nov 8: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek  Singh Ahluwalia today said the food price inflation would come down  by the end of the current fiscal. "Food price inflation by the end of the current fiscal would  be significantly lower than what it is right now," More

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India to clock 9 pc in 11th Plan

New Delhi, Nov 8: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Sunday said the average economic growth during the current Five-Year Plan period would be 9 percent. "I think we will be able to achieve an overall growth, which will on an average come to 9 percent," Ahluwalia said More

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No change in India's foreign investment policy

New Delhi, Nov 8: There will be no change in the government's policy of a ban on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail industry, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said here Sunday. "I have advocated for a single brand retail chain. I do not see any need for change in policy," Sharma said at the More

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Buy gold for safety

Bank Watch by Sajjad Nazaz

Investment in gold will not provide kicker of returns & is unlikely to make you rich beyond your dreams.I am writing today’s column on gold in the context of ‘new investment opportunity’ after receiving many enquiries from cross section of readers. Gold was traded around More

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