Will India's poor remain hungry? Al Jazeera | - As India's proposed new Food Security Act hovers in political limbo, the nation remains hungry. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made headlines in early January when he labelled the fact that 44 per cent of children less than five years old were underweight and 65 children die each day of malnutrit...
Will India's poor remain hungry? Al Jazeera | - As India's proposed new Food Security Act hovers in political limbo, the nation remains hungry. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made headlines in early January when he labelled the fact that 44 per cent of children less than five years old were und...
‘State to launch retail outlets' The Hindu In a bid to make available essential commodities at reasonable prices to middle classes, the government was contemplating to launch retail outlets in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Civil Supplies D. Sridhar B...
A Green Style Statement Indian Express | In the fold of the ever-increasing consciousness of all things 'healthy', fashion occupies a small corner. Before a purchase, how many of us ask the question: How is this made? Is it organic? Is it healthy for me? Is it 'green'?' The Green Fashion ...
How the rise of the megacity is changing the way we live The Observer Tianfu Square in the centre of Chengdu, one of China's fastest growing cities. Photograph: Ed Freeman/Getty Images | Amid a clutter of 24-hour arc lights, gigantic cranes and dumper trucks, a behemoth is rising out of a field of churned mud on the ou...
FDI in retail: CPI(M) threatens countrywide agitation The Times Of India HYDERABAD: Voicing strong opposition to the decision to allow 100 per cent FDI in single retail, CPI(M) today threatened to launch a nationwide agitation if the government goes ahead with its move to permit it in multi- brand retail. | "After allowin...
100% FDI in retail trade: CPI(M) threatens nation-wide agitation DNA India | Voicing strong opposition to the decision to allow 100% FDI in single retail, CPI(M) on Wednesday threatened to launch a nation-wide agitation if the government goes ahead with its move to permit it in multi brand retail. | "After allowing 100% FDI...
Govt notifies 100% FDI in single brand retail The Siasat Daily | New Delhi, January 11: Notwithstanding its inability to open multi-brand retail for foreign investment, government on Tuesday notified 100 percent FDI in single-brand retail, paving way for global chains like Adidas, Louis Vuitton and Gucci to have...
Global market for art and crafts expanding: FICCI The Times Of India | KOLKATA: A study on 'Art & Corporate India', released by Ficci, has stressed that with the globalmarket for arts and crafts expanding, it is time that attention is paid to India's enormous and largely untapped potential in this sector. | Highlighting the immense possibilities of cultural commerce and its positive externalities, the study identifi...
Omar wants talks on AFSPA removal speeded up The Siasat Daily | Kolkata, January 29: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said he wants the talks between the state and central governments on the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the valley to be speeded up. | "I would like to see things move a little faster. But these things have a life of their own, a time o...
