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New Delhi: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the Quick estimates of national income, consumption expenditure, saving and capital formation for the financial year 2009-10.

During the bilateral meeting with Mr. Paolo Romani, Italian Minister for Economic Development in the first day of his visit to Italy, Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, has emphasised that there is a need for closer cooperation in the field of infrastructure. He highlighted 10 areas for furthering the cooperation viz., infrastructure, manufacturing, design & innovation, ICT, leather, textile, agro-processing, pharma, tourism, training and automobiles.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A singular achievement of the VS Achuthanandan-led Left Democratic Front Government has been the remarkable revival of languishing public sector units in the state.

Controversies keep rocking Jammu and Kashmir. The latest was over the BJP Youth Wing’s decision to hoist the national flag in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on Republic Day. The attempt was, however, foiled by the government by blocking the entry of the BJP leaders and their supporters into the state.

New Delhi: An international conference of Sea Lines of Communication Group here on Monday called for a United Nations Laws of the Seas Conference to combat maritime piracy and terrorism.

New York: The United Nations and the Government of Afghanistan today signed an agreement in which the country made a commitment to protect children affected by armed conflict and to prevent the recruitment of minors into the national armed forces.

New Delhi: The South Korean multinational POSCO may get clearances for its project in Orissa on January 31. These clearances relate to environment clearance, clearance under Forest Rights Act (FRA) and port clearance under Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ).

BHOPAL: More than 25 lakh persons are likely to participate in the “Narmada Samajik Kumbh” (Narmada Social Kumbh), scheduled to be held on February 10, 11 & 12 in the predominantly-tribal Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh.

New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for “revolutionary action” to achieve sustainable development, warning that the past century’s heedless consumption of resources is “a global suicide pact” with time running out to ensure an economic model for survival.

New York: United Nations officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today reported another 53 alleged cases of rape in the conflict-rife eastern part of the country, bringing to 120 those reported since the beginning of the year and attributed to all sides, including the national army.