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Wed, 04 Oct 2006
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Software for monitoring NREGA, 'Nregasoft', bags Microsoft e-Governance Award 2006

NREGAsoft, a software of the Ministry of Rural Development to effectively monitor implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) across the country, has bagged Microsoft e-governance award 2006....

Tue, 03 Oct 2006
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Arjun Singh inaugurates the world's biggest book fair at Frankfurt

The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Arjun Singh has lauded the Frankfurt Book Fair as a great celebration of plurality, of linguistic diversity of mankind and of creativity, knowledge and wisdom....

Sat, 25 Mar 2006
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Australia is a Tourism 'Giant' to India

In the last three years tourism arrivals from Australia to India have almost doubled to a record setting figure of 100,000....

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India's export target for 2005-06 to be exceeded

India's export target of US $ 92 billion set for the year 2005-06 will be exceeded, according to the Annual Report of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry for 2005-06 which has been released here yesterday....

Sat, 18 Mar 2006
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Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to present Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards

The Sangeet natak Akademi Awards for the year 2005 will be presented by the President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at a special ceremony on 20th March, 2006 at vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi....

Fri, 17 Mar 2006
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India, China set to achieve $ 20 billion trade by 2007

India and China are poised to achieve US $ 20 billion bilateral trade turnover by the year 2007, a year ahead of the target set earlier, Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, indicated in his keynote address at the India-China J...

Tue, 14 Mar 2006
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Kapil Sibal spells out measures to make India a biotechnology power

Union Minister for Science and Technology and Ocean Development, Shri Kapil Sibal has said that the next financial year will be the year of building new institutions and strengthening some of the existing ones to world class standard in the area of b...

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India and Finland to explore cooperation in Highway and Shipping sector

India and Finland have decided to explore areas of cooperation in the fields of Highway as well as Shipping and Port sector....

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India wants Nuclear Energy included under CDM

India is actively participating in the CDM mechanism of the Protocol and till date have given Host Country Approval to 256 eligible projects, the largest number of approved projects by any country in the world....

Fri, 10 Mar 2006
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Recognition of Provident Funds under the Income-Tax Act

Under the Income-tax Act, a recognized provident fund enjoys certain tax benefits. For this purpose, a provident fund is considered as a recognized provident fund if it fulfills the conditions prescribed in the said Act....