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New Delhi: The National Innovation Council (NInC) has asked all State Governments to set up State Innovation Councils to drive innovations in their respective states. There has been a positive response from several State Governments regarding the setting up of these Councils. NInC has also written to central Government Ministries to set up autonomous Sectoral Innovation Councils, aligned to Ministries, to drive innovations and competitive advantage in multiple sectors. These Councils would aim to co-opt domain experts and other stakeholders to prepare a Roadmap for Innovations for the next decade for identified sectors.

New Delhi: Union Minister of State(I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Ajay Maken, today announced that the Ministry would work towards thorough reorientation and revitalization of the programmes and policies of its Youth Affairs component.

New Delhi: The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri S. Jaipal Reddy along with Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri R.P.N.Singh, reviewed the situation of diversion in subsidized petroleum products and adulteration of auto fuel, with the senior officers of the MOPNG and Oil Marketing Companies (OMC), IOC, BPC and HPCl, here today.

New Delhi: Shri Rajiv Agarwal, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs released the National Lighting Code (NLC) -2010 here today. Published by the Bureau of Indian Standards the Code aims at encouraging good lighting practices and systems which would minimize light pollution, glare, light trespass and conserve energy while maintaining safety, security, utility and productivity.

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved for renaming of Tuticorin Port Trust as V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust.

New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) disposed of 804 cases during December 2010 referred to it for advice. Of these, 667 complaints were sent for necessary action/ATR whereas 48 complaints were sent for investigation and report. No action was required on 123 complaints.

New York: The United Nations commission that settles damage claims in connection to Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait today made $680 million available to nine successful claimants.

New York: The United Nations envoy on sexual violence in conflict has called on authorities in Côte d'Ivoire to swiftly investigate reported rapes that have occurred during the post-election crisis and to ensure better protection for women and girls in the West African nation.

NEW DELHI: The CII-India Business Forum (CII-IBF), a grouping of leading Indian companies with operations in the US welcomes and supports US President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address and the specific job-creation objectives outlined therein. CII believes in the US’s inherent strengths—its knowledge base, productive manpower, capacity for innovation, R&D capabilities—these are the true testament of the country’s enduring and foundational economic strengths.

The political divide between forces wanting to re-make America to compete globally in today’s world and those harking to the past and wanting to cut budget and government to size, leaves little room for optimism over President Barack Obama’s “Winning the Future” agenda, he unfolded in an highly applauded State of Union address to Congress on January 25.