TRAI Chairman JS Sarma has said that moderating carriage fees will be part of the rules being framed as part of the ongoing process of mandatory digitisation. ...
08:52 AM, May 05, 2012
Amsterdam: Microsoft is moving its European software distribution to the Netherlands from Germany after being caught up in patent disputes with mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility Inc. "We would have preferred to keep our European distribution center in Germany, where it has been for many years. But unfortunately the risk from disruptions from Motorola's patent litigation is simply too high," Microsoft spokesman Thomas Baumgaertner said on Monday. He...
10:21 AM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday it will be difficult to implement the proposed Food Security Act with existing distribution system and suggested massive reforms. "I will be failing in my duty if I do not emphasise the fact that the Food Security Act will never succeed in achieving its goal in letter and spirit, if we try to push the same through the existing PDS apparatus,"...
01:20 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Mumbai: An RTI query has unearthed a major scam in the Public Distribution System, as many as 42 lakh bogus ration cards have been issued in Maharashtra leading to large scale theft of food grain. A PIL in the Bombay High Court has alleged grains meant for the state's poor are being offloaded on to the wrong hands. The petition filed by a member of Anna Hazare's anti corruption NGO...
06:27 AM, Dec 05, 2011
The Planning Commission said that the BPL population at present touched by the public distribution service was 35.98 crore. ...
11:57 PM, Sep 21, 2011
The Planning Commission said that the BPL population at present touched by the public distribution service was 35.98 crore. ...
11:57 PM, Sep 21, 2011
New Delhi: Despite India spending over two per cent of GDP in social protection schemes, their returns in terms of poverty reduction are yet to reach full potential, a World Bank report has said, pointing to "high leakages" in PDS and "uneven implementation" of MNREGA across states. The report, the first comprehensive review of India's social welfare and anti-poverty initiatives, said about 60 per cent of grains released by government...
06:36 PM, May 18, 2011
Singapore: Olam International on Monday announced plans to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Britannia Food Ingredients Holdings (BFI) and Britannia Storage and Distribution (BSD) for a combined enterprise value of 33.5 million pounds (approximately $50 million). Olam - which is owned by Singapore-based Indian tycoon Sunny Verghese - said it would initially acquire 85 per cent of the equity capital in BFI and 100 per cent of BSD...
10:29 AM, Jan 31, 2011
New Delhi: It has taken the brutal killing of Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane by the oil mafia for the government to wake up to the danger of black marketing in kerosene. A rattled state government conducted raids in 200 places across Maharahstra while the Centre announced a slew of measures. But CNN-IBN finds out that all these measures have been suggested previously and later shelved. The killing of the Indian...
09:15 PM, Jan 27, 2011
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02:44 PM, Dec 11, 2010
New Delhi: With social engineering being the buzzword in Bihar polls, the Congress has done a delicate balancing act in giving representation to various castes and communities in its ticket distribution exercise. The party has attempted to break new grounds while retaining its support base consisting of upper castes, Muslims and Dalits. Reaching out to youths, the party has given 42 seats to people below 35 years, while women have...
12:41 PM, Oct 13, 2010
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the government is considering a hike in the quantity of foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) along with an upgradation in the number of eligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. "The government is considering an overall increase in PDS including an upgradation in the number of eligible BPL families," Pawar told reporters here after a meeting of the Empowered Group...
10:28 PM, Sep 02, 2010
The project was awarded by five electricity distribution utilities. ...
11:02 AM, Dec 24, 2009
Vidya Balan is making use of her time for important causes. ...
02:19 AM, Jul 14, 2009
City residents lose patience after hours-long electricity cuts. ...
09:49 PM, Jun 28, 2009
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