Government policies
China relieved as US delays report on currency manipulation
07 Apr 2010
Beijing economists have welcomed a US government decision to delay its report on exchange-rate manipulation, indicating a patch up in bilateral relations ahead of a meeting between leaders of the two nations next week.
US delays release of currency report, Beijing breathes easy
05 Apr 2010
US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner has said the US would delay a report on currency policies of trading partners, including China, allowing Beijing time to let its currency rise in value.
Delhi shrugs off rupee gains against the dollar
05 Apr 2010
Rupee gains against the dollar are not worrying the New Delhi establishment overly even though the Indian currency looks all set to firm up further as the year progresses.
India unveils consolidated FDI policy framework
31 Mar 2010
India, Russia due for big upgrade in bilateral relations
11 Mar 2010
India and Russia have lined up a slew of agreements to be signed in both the civil and defence sectors in the course of Russian premier Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India.
EU clears GM crops for cultivation, sale
03 Mar 2010
The European Commission has cleared the cultivation of a genetically modified potato and the use of three types of modified maize for food and feed, saying they posed no risks to public health.
India, UK to formalise nuclear agreement today
11 Feb 2010
India and the UK will formalise a civil nuclear agreement in the course of signing ceremony in New Delhi on Thursday, making it the seventh such agreement which the country will have secured so far with nations around the world.
Indo-US N-deal lurches ahead another step
04 Feb 2010
The Indo-US nuclear deal lurched ahead another step with president Barack Obama certifying that India had formally agreed to provide access to the IAEA of its civilian nuclear reactors.
India set for heavy investments in Nigeria’s energy sector
27 Jan 2010
India will invest atleast $360 million in developing two oil blocks in Nigeria, apart from across the spectrum investments it would like to make in the country’s energy sector.
Government relaxes ECB norms for 3G bidders
27 Jan 2010
India, South Korea summit meet to discuss nuclear pact
25 Jan 2010
India and South Korea are set to negotiate a bilateral civil nuclear pact and also formalise agreements in a number of areas, including IT and space technology on Monday.
Congress backs Ramesh on Bt Brinjal
23 Jan 2010
Cabinet panel clears National Knowledge Network plan
21 Jan 2010
The physical infrastructure of the NKN, with about 25 core point of presence (PoPs) and 600 secondary PoPs, is expected to be completed in a span of 24 months.
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