President Pranab Mukherjee on December 28 pitched for improving the standards of higher education by Indian universities and also asked the private players also to contribute their best as there were 'unlimited' demands and 'limited' resources in the sector. "The standards of higher education in India today need improvement. In ancient India, we had universities like Nalanda and Takshashila which had established themselves as international centers of educational excellence where...
04:55 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Scaling down growth rate for the 12th Five Year Plan to 8 per cent from 8.2 per cent earlier, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that the country was facing many challenges to achieve sustainable growth. Singh insisted that the priority of his government right now is to reverse the slowdown. ...
11:17 AM, Dec 27, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the 12th Five Year Plan will enhance spending on health up to three times and that more medical and nursing colleges were needed to overcome a shortage of trained human resources in the sector. Speaking at the foundation stone laying of the Lady Hardinge Medical College project in Delhi, the Prime Minister also said that health indicators reflected a country's overall...
01:51 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Unveiling the 12th Five Year Plan on Saturday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defended the diesel price hike. ...
11:50 AM, Sep 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved Bihar's Rs 28,000 crore annual Plan for the current fiscal, which is 16.66 per cent higher compared to 2012-13. The state's annual Plan outlay for 2012-13 was finalised in the capital at a meeting between the Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Commenting on state's performance, Ahluwalia said Bihar is fast catching up with developed states....
08:20 AM, Jun 28, 2012
Chennai: In a first-of-its kind initiative, children from across Tamil Nadu have given feedback to the State Planning Commission on various child-friendly measures like effective implementation of Right To Education that need to be included in its coming 12th five year plan. Over 50 children representing Federation of Children Movements for Rights to Participation from all districts had consultations from May 6 to 8 at nearby Thirukalukundram and discussed various...
07:07 PM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Aviation Ministry proposes to provide Rs 330 billion to cash-strapped Air India by 2017 as part of the government's 12th Five-Year Plan, according to a working group report seen by Reuters. The proposed aid would include an equity infusion of 199 billion rupees into the loss-making carrier and 112 billion rupees for aircraft projects, including purchases and maintenance, the report shows. The report says the total debts...
09:58 AM, Dec 31, 2011
