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India to speed up work on Kishanganga water project
Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh has said that work on the Kishanganga water project would be expedited citing the reason that Pakistan was also constructing a power project on the same river on its side. ANI
Spices Exports should touch 10 billion dollar mark by 2017: Jairam Ramesh
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday that spices exports which have touched one billion dollar mark in 2007-08 should touch ten billion by 2017. ANI
Jairam Ramesh to discuss bilateral issues with Egyptian ministers
Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh, who is representing India at World Economic Forum on the Middle East in Egypt, is scheduled to meet Egyptian ministers this afternoon, to discuss bilateral issues. ANI
NTPC earmarks 0.5 percent of profit for green growth
The National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has decided to allocate 0.5 percent of its distributable profit annually for its Research and Development Fund for Sustainable Energy. ANI
Jairam Ramesh for expanding thermal capacity in northeastern states
Minister of State for Power and Commerce Jairam Ramesh today stressed on the need for the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) to establish and expand thermal power capacities in the northeastern states. ANI
Centre, Bihar Govt. to host seminar on Indo-Nepal ties
The Ministry of External Affairs, in association with the Government of Bihar, is organizing a seminar on Emerging Trends in India-Nepal Relations on April 26 and27. ANI
Congress says no panel appointed to determine Deshmukhs future
The Congress Party today denied that a panel had been created to screen potential successors for Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. ANI
Sonia sets up panel to take decision on Maharashtra CM Deshmukh
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appointed a three-member committee to assess the partys position in Maharashtra under Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh leadership and to screen potential successors. ANI
Organic coffee grown in Andhra Pradesh making its global foray
Organic coffee grown in Andhra Pradeshs Araku Valley is making its presence felt across the world. ANI
Jairam Ramesh to address Vision Summit 2008 in Bangalore today
Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh will address the two-day global conference Vision Summit 2008 here today. ANI
ISA to host Vision Summit 2008 in Bangalore
The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry, will host global conference Vision Summit 2008 on February 18. ANI
Jairam Ramesh to visit Maldives for intensifying economic cooperation
Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh will begin a three-day visit to the Maldives from tomorrow as part of his drive to expand trade and investment ties within SAARC. ANI
Jairam Ramesh did not cross border unchecked: Pak Rangers
The Pakistan Rangers (Punjab chapter) has denied media reports that Indian Minister of State for Commerce, Jairam Ramesh, had strolled into Pakistan unchecked last week. ANI
Sidhu was interested to join the Congress: Jairam Ramesh
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was keen on joining the Congress Party before the 2004 General Elections, Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh claimed on Saturday. ANI
Indian Union Minister takes stroll inside Pakistan without visa
Inadvertent crossing into Pakistan could take many years for an Indian to return home, but this is not the case with Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh, who crossed Indo-Pak border to take a stroll in neighbours territory without any legal travel documents on Friday. ANI
Take Pak off FEMA negative list with security approval: Jairam Ramesh
Union Minister of State for Commerce, Jairam Ramesh, today called for allowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Pakistan by removing that country from the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) negative list, but cautioned that such step should be subject to security approval. ANI
IK Gujral emphasises on connectivity to make SAARC an economic bloc
Former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral, who has always seen SAARC as an economic bloc and way to have greater bonding among countries of South Asia, today said that connectivity has been the key issue from the beginning for the development of the South Asian region. ANI
Assam holds diaspora meet
Assam launched a two-day North East India Investment Summit to woo the diaspora and seek investment in the state. ANI
India says trade with Pakistan across Line of Control in final stages
Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh has said that India and Pakistan will soon finalise arrangements for trade across Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. ANI
Free Trade Agreement with China under consideration
The Centre today said that it is currently negotiating with eleven countries for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and is considering for such pacts with seven others, including China. ANI
Azad opens Kashmir Expo 2007
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today inaugurated the first ever three-day international Kashmir Expo-2007 at the Shere-e-Kashmir International Convention Complex (SKICC) in Srinagar. ANI
Northeast gearing up for major infrastructural and IT haul
With India pursuing Look East Policy aggressively, the Northeast is gearing up to make best of the emerging opportunities. ANI
Centre to revive closed tea gardens in West Bengal
The Central Government has decided to take over few of the closed tea gardens in West Bengals Siliguri District to revive them. ANI
S D Burmans 101st birth anniversary celebrated in Tripura
The101st birth anniversary of legendary music maestro Sachin Dev Burman, a descendent of Tripuras royal family, was celebrated on Monday with much fanfare in the Rabindra Centenary hall, the ancestral home of the singer. ANI
Ambika Soni apprises Manmohan about Ram Sethu affidavit issue
Union Culture Minister Ambika Soni today met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and has apprised him about the course of events taken place in connection with the affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in relation to the Sethu Samundram Project ANI
Chinese leader holds talks with Minister Jairam Ramesh
Visiting Communist Party of China regional leader Wang Yang held talks with Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh here today to promote bilateral relations between the two countries. ANI
India, Pak should move forward to investment: Jairam Ramesh
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jairam Ramesh today said that India and Pakistan should take next leap to investment trade. ANI
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