New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government Wednesday said micro-financing was an effective tool for reducing poverty.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Moving away from ecologist Madhav Gadgil's report calling for declaring the entire Western Ghats ecologically sensitive, a panel headed by Planning Commission member K. Kasturirangan Wednesday limited the area to 37 percent and sought a regulatory regime on development activities.
Chandigarh, April 17 (IANS) The Haryana government Wednesday announced that it has debarred ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd from doing business with it and with agencies under it.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Young entrepreneurs from low income groups can now look forward to getting funds to start sustainable enterprises.
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Infotech Enterprises, a global engineering solutions company, has opened its office in the heart of Silicon Valley in the United States.
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Vodafone India and ICICI Bank here Wednesday launched M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer and payment service, in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. A nationwide rollout is expected within a year-and-a-half.
Chandigarh, April 17 (IANS) With stocks arriving in grain markets after the harvest festival of Baisakhi April 13, procurement of wheat in Haryana and Punjab has already crossed the 25 lakh-tonne mark, food and supplies officials of both states said Wednesday.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country's largest software exporter, Wednesday said its net profit increased 33.6 percent to Rs.13,917 crore for the financial year ended March 31.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed in red Wednesday, after a smart rally the previous day, as losses in oil and gas and information technology (IT) stocks offset gains in auto, bank and metal stocks.
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) City-based management consulting company Ma Foi Connecting Dots hopes to raise around $7 million from private equity and is open to acquire boutique consulting firm in the finance space, said a group official Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The main responsibility for effective devolution of functions, finances and functionaries to Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) rests with the central government and not with the states, an expert committee has said.
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) The multi-billion high-end ski resort project, promoted by Alfred Ford of the Ford Motor Company, near Himachal Pradesh's resort town of Manali is expected to see the light of day after more than five years of logjams.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A cushion-cut sparkler of a 34.65 carat pink diamond that originated from the ancient mines of Golconda in south India has been sold for$39,323,750, one of the highest prices for a privately owned diamond.
Panaji, April 17 (IANS) The Goa government is unaware of the quantum of illegal ore mined from Goa in the last three years and the loss caused to the exchequer, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Goa legislative assembly Wednesday.
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) A bridge in Himachal Pradesh seems too far for over 34,000 people - in spite of Rs.21 crore spent on it, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found.
