
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Monday conferred honorary doctorate by the country's premier agriculture research body Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in recognition of his contributions to the development of the farm sector. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar presented the 'Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa)' to the Prime Minister at 50th convocation of IARI in New Delhi. Being the country's premier national institute for agricultural research,...

05:36 PM, Feb 20, 2012

New Delhi: A worried Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said he is losing sleep over the rising subsidy bills, notably on food, fertiliser and petroleum products. "As finance minister when I think of the enormity of the subsidies to be provided, I lose my sleep," Mukherjee said in New Delhi at a conference to discuss reforms in the public distribution system (PDS). Due to a sharp increase in subsidies...

05:31 PM, Feb 08, 2012

Kolkata: Funds for the Centre's proposed second green revolution in the eastern states would not be a problem if the state governments submitted their proposals, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday. "We allotted Rs 300 crore (for the programme) in the first year and another Rs 300 crore in the second year. But it is not a question of money, it is a question of availability of projects," Mukherjee...

10:53 PM, Jan 22, 2012

New Delhi: Congress leader P C Chacko, speaking in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, said that inflation had fallen drastically in the country. "Inflation has fallen from 22 per cent to 18 per cent to below 8 per cent in India. We are not an isolated country. The world is one village now. There is a mismatch of supply and demands," he said. Participating in the discussion on price rise...

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