-Outlook Kolkata: The Opposition Left Front in West Bengal today demanded Rs 5,50,000 crore for the state during 2015-2020 period, which is more than double of what the ruling Trinamool Congress government had demanded from the 14th Finance Commission. "We from the Left Front had met the 14th Finance Commission and the meeting was fruitful. We had demanded about Rs 5,50,000 crore for the state," former state finance minister Asim Dasgupta said...
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UPA's Policies Given Good Results, Record Growth: PM
-Outlook Aizwal: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the UPA government's policies and programmes for rapid and inclusive growth are showing good results and the country has seen a record average economic growth in the last NINe years. "The UPA government's policies and programmes for rapid and inclusive growth are showing good results. We have seen a record average rate of economic growth in the last NINe years, which is higher...
More »As global sea levels continue to rise, 2013 set to be among warmest on record –UN
-The United Nations The year 2013 is currently on course to be among the top ten warmest years since modern records began in 1850, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today, adding that melting ice caps and glaciers have contributed to a record high in global sea levels. "Temperatures so far this year are about the same as the average during 2001-2010, which was the warmest decade on record," said...
More »Infant deaths in J&K: ill babies given pentavalent vaccine, says PUDR -Jyotsna Singh
-Down to Earth Report of health experts deputed by civil society group says infants did not receive timely medical care when they developed serious reaction A team of public health experts who probed the deaths of eight children in Jammu and Kashmir who were administered pentavalent vaccine has said the deaths were related to administrative negligence and inadequate medical facilities. Seven children in GB Pant hospital and one in SKIMS Medical College...
More »Jayanthi Natarajan, Union Environment and Forests Minister interviewed by Nitin Sethi
-The Hindu "The most important milestone to be set at Warsaw is on climate finance," says Jayanthi Natarajan, Union Environment and Forests Minister, in an interview ahead of the climate negotiations beginNINg November 11. * What are your thoughts on the view that historical emissions should not play a role in deciding responsibilities under the 2015 agreement? India has consistently held the view that historical emissions are a very important pillar of issues...
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