Even as their foreign secretaries meet at Thimphu, Pakistani traders have urged the governments of Indian and Pakistan to boost economic activities to fight poverty and unemployment across the … View full post on All Stories

The results of the 64th round (annual) of the NSS survey report Employment and Unemployment Situation in India, which were released in May 2010, have generated a lot of interest. View full post on All Stories

The benefit of the base rate has evaporated for India Inc. Instead, costs have begun to pinch as the government battles scams in and outside Parliament, putting a plug on expenditure and making money scarce in the market. The base rates were expected to shave off borrowing costs for companies from the banking sector, besides [...]

Agriculture in India has a long history and is one of the strongholds of the economy. The sector provides employment to over 55% of the Indian workforce and accounts for 14.6% of India’s GDP, playing a crucial role in the overall socio-economic development of the country. View full post on All Stories

AHN News Staff Mumbai, India (AHN) – India is set to gate-crash into the exclusive three-member club of nuclear triads by 2012 with its first nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, which is to be commissioned in either late 2011 or early 2012. Arihant means “destroyer of enemies” in the Hindi language. Only three countries in the [...]

AHN News Staff Srinagar, India (AHN) – Chief Minister of the beleaguered Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, has written a complaining letter to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the Indian Army’s very public criticism of his government and constant interference into the state policy issues. Omar’s letter to the PM [...]

India is trying to expedite capacity addition in the power sector to meet the electricity demand of a fast-growing economy. View full post on All Stories

The Media Line Staff Dubai, United Arab Emirates Michael Grubb – Dubai International Airport, the largest in the Gulf, is outpacing the world aviation industry’s recovery this year as it capitalizes on its role as a pivot for business travelers arbitraging between a struggling Europe and the burgeoning economies of Asia. But analysts warn that [...]

AHN News Staff Colombo, Sri Lanka (AHN) – In a drive to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna arrived in Sri Lanka Thursday for four days of talks with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse about India’s concerns about heightened Chinese activities in the Southeast Asia region. Even as China [...]

The United States defense department is speaking very highly of cooperation with counterparts in India in cementing bilateral relations that were accelerated by the recent visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to India. View full post on All Stories

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/148957/india_food_and_bev) has announced the addition of the “India Food and Beverages Industry 2H10″ report to their offering. “India Food and Beverages Industry 2H10″ includes an overview of the India food and beverages industry, one of the most important industries in the country’s economy. Part 1 of the report also contains information [...]