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LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party through its recent success in three-day state-wide agitation against BSP government has unnerved chief minister Mayawati.

New Delhi: India’s Defence Ministry has proposed a proactive role under the United Nations flag to tackle the threat to maritime traffic from piracy.

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Managua during March 1–10 to discuss policies in the context of the sixth review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fifth review of Burundi's economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement and extended the ECF arrangement to August 31, 2011. The decision enables the authorities to draw an additional amount equivalent to SDR 6.6 million (about US$10.4 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to an amount equivalent to SDR 39.6 million (about US$62.3 million). The Board’s decision was taken on a lapse of time basis.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Sierra Leone during March 2-15, 2011 to conduct discussions for the second review of the program supported under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) which was approved by the IMF Executive Board in June 2010. The mission met with His Excellency, President Ernest Bai Koroma; Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Samura Kamara; Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Mr. Minkailu Mansaray; Minister of Trade, Dr. Richard Konteh; the Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone, Mr. Sheku Sesay; other senior officials of the government and the central bank, representatives of the business community, and development partners.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Costas Christou visited Kosovo during March 7–15 to continue discussions with the authorities on the first review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA).

New Delhi: The Government proposes to invite private sector participation in agriculture supply chain, in order to eliminate the existing marketing inefficiency due to multiplayer structure of intermediaries.

New Delhi: Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) of India is constantly monitoring the situation at Japan’s Nuclear Sites in the aftermath of unprecedented earthquake and tsunami. Technical information are coming in as the situation is evolving and a clearer picture will emerge progressively. A detailed review of the entire situation will be taken up by AERB as full information becomes available.

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved to establish the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) as a Category I Institute of UNESCO at New Delhi which was recommended by the UNESCO Executive Board, at its 182nd session held in September, 2009 and approved by 35th Session of General Conference of UNESCO in October, 2009.

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet was today apprised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the progress of implementation of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) during the last one year. The progress of implementation of the Mission is satisfactory and as per the schedule.