Fukushima: Japan ordered emergency workers to withdraw from its stricken nuclear complex on Wednesday amid a surge in radiation, temporarily suspending efforts to cool the overheating reactors. Hours later, officials said they were preparing to send the team back in. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the workers, who had been dousing the reactors with seawater in a frantic effort to stabilize their temperatures, had no choice but to pull...
03:13 PM, Mar 16, 2011
New Delhi: Telecommunications, under limelight in recent months due to the 2G scam, has been voted as the second most corruption-prone sector in India after real estate and construction, according to a survey by KPMG. The survey, covering corporate India, also found that a huge majority of corporates believe India can surpass an annual growth rate of over 9 per cent if corruption is controlled, while self-critically admitting that the...
03:47 PM, Mar 14, 2011
Sendai: Huge earthquakes rocked northeastern Japan on Saturday, a day after a giant temblor set off a powerful tsunami that killed hundreds of people, turned the coast into a swampy wasteland and left two nuclear reactors dangerously close to meltdown. The United States Geological Survey said a strong earthquake struck just before noon in the sea in virtually the same place where the magnitude 8.9 quake on Friday unleashed one...
10:11 AM, Mar 12, 2011
Tokyo: There are chances of more tsunami following a huge quake which struck off the north coast of Japan, a Japanese government agency said. The US Geological Survey upgraded the magnitude of the quake to 8.9. ...
12:50 PM, Mar 11, 2011
New York: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia and East Timor early on Friday morning, the US Geological Survey reported. No tsunami alert was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 1:08 am on Friday quake was offshore but shallow, just 6/10 mile (1 kilometer) deep, the USGS said. The USGS said the quake hit some 160 miles (259 kilometers) northeast of Denpasar, in Bali,...
12:11 AM, Mar 11, 2011
New Delhi: Reflecting the bullish employment market, companies in India plan to recruit new personnel at a hectic pace over the next three months, with the manufacturing industry expected to offer the strongest hiring prospects, says a survey. Staffing services firm Manpower's Employment Outlook Survey released on Tuesday showed that employers in India have the strongest hiring intentions for the 2011 second quarter. India's net employment outlook - an indicator...
07:07 PM, Mar 08, 2011
The Indian economy is expected to grow at 8.75-9.25 per cent in financial year 2012 according to the Economic Survey for the year 2011-12 announced on Friday. Robust growth and steady fiscal consolidation have been the hallmark of the Indian economy in the year 2010-11 so far. The growth rate has been 8.6 per cent in 2010-11 and is expected to be around 9 per cent in the next fiscal...
12:23 PM, Feb 26, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian economy is expected to grow at 8.75-9.25 per cent in financial year 2012 according to the Economic Survey for the year 2011-12 announced on Friday. Robust growth and steady fiscal consolidation have been the hallmark of the Indian economy in the year 2010-11 so far. The growth rate has been 8.6 per cent in 2010-11 and is expected to be around 9 per cent in the...
06:15 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: The Economic Survey 2010-11 on Friday attributed the lower growth in coal production current year to environmental restrictions and poor law and order situation in Jharkhand and Orissa. "The lower growth in production during the current year is primarily due to environmental restrictions, particularly, application of the comprehensive environment pollution index (CEPI), non-availability of forestry clearance against some of the projects," the survey, tabled in the Parliament, said....
02:58 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: Observing that Indian agriculture is at a "crossroads", the Economic Survey on Friday called for a Second Green Revolution with newer technological breakthroughs and higher investment in the sector, even while projecting 5.4 per cent farm growth this year. "... The agriculture sector in India is at a crossroads, with rising demand for food items and relatively slower supply response in many commodities resulting in frequent spikes in...
02:30 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: The Economic Survey on Friday favoured a phased opening of foreign direct investments in multi-brand retail saying it could help address concerns of consumers and farmers, besides bringing technical know-how. Even as the debate over FDI continues, the survey said during 2011-12, projects worth Rs 24,143 crore are expected to be completed adding a capacity of 168.6 lakh square feet. "Permitting FDI in retail in a phased manner...
02:30 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: Streamlining environment clearance for infrastructure projects, early introduction of Good and Service Tax and second Green Revolution are among the over a dozen reforms outlined by Economic Survey 2010-11 for accelerating economic growth. Projecting a nine per cent GDP growth for 2011-12, the Economic Survey, tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament, has suggested a Reform Agenda for the government to achieve the targets. The survey has...
02:20 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: Pitching for industrial houses wanting to set up banks, the Economic Survey on Friday said that they should be given banking licences to promote the goal of financial inclusion. "As regards allowing industrial houses, business houses and NBFCs to promote banks, they may be allowed full banking license with provision for avoiding conflict of interest issues," the 2010-11 Survey tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said....
01:38 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: The Economic Survey 2010-11 on Friday said there will be different set of norms for life and non-life insurance companies for coming out with a public float. "It is proposed that the disclosure requirements for life and non-life companies would be separately mandated given the nature of their respective business," the Economic Survey tabled in the Parliament said. The Survey said that investors would be required to be...
01:36 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: The Economic Survey on Friday made a case for streamlining land acquisition and environmental clearance policy to encourage development of infrastructure projects and called for setting up of a "National Forest Land Bank" in this regard. Amid increasing problems faced in acquiring forest lands for commercial purposes, the Survey for 2010-11 tabled in Parliament said there should be parity in the compensation package paid. It said there was...
01:16 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian economy is expected to grow at 8.75 to 9.25 per cent in the financial year 2011-12, according to the Economic Survey 2010-11. The Economic Survey 2010-11 was tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday. According to the Economic Survey there is an urgent need for persistent anti-inflation monetary stand as inflation may stay elevated due to crisis and unrest in West...
12:12 PM, Feb 25, 2011
New Delhi: Happiness is a state of mind. The CNN-IBN-Hindustan Times survey findings show that the state of the mind of the Indian urban youth is fairly robust. Less than 5 per cent of young Indians consider themselves unhappy. Indian youth want to be happy and rich About three quarters, 74.6 per cent are happy and another 20.7 per cent of them are neither happy nor unhappy. The proportions of...
04:47 PM, Feb 08, 2011
New Delhi: A strong earthquake hit along the Indo-Myanmar border on Friday evening. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey reported a 6.4-magnitude temblor 50 miles (85 kilometres) from the Indian town of Imphal in the far eastern state of Manipur. The region is remote and sparsely populated, more than 250 miles (400 kilometres) from the Myanmar city of Mandalay. The quake struck at...
08:02 PM, Feb 04, 2011
New Delhi: The young Indian feels he knows all the right moves under the sheets, but most of his sexual information comes from the internet and friends, a new survey has revealed. In the third and final part of the IBNLive "How Young India loves: the under-25 sex survey" we bring you the sexual habits of urban Indians exploring life, love and fidelity. When it comes to sex education, Indian...
06:19 PM, Feb 04, 2011
New Delhi: Indian youths discover sex late but when they do, they play the field before deciding to settle down with one partner. They are also shockingly lax about using protection, a recent survey has revealed. In the second part of the IBNLive "How Young India loves: the under-25 sex survey" we bring you the sexual habits of young Indians exploring life, love and fidelity. Marrying Late Indians no longer...
04:21 PM, Feb 03, 2011
