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New Delhi: Bilateral trade between India and South Korea is likely to achieve the target of $30 billion by 2014. The flow of investment from South Korea into India would be $250 billion in next five years, according wishful thinkers on both sides.

New Delhi: Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Estate for Environment and Forests (I/C), released a Manual on Wildlife Species in Trade here today. It combines all the existing and the newly added manual at one place as a handy tool for identification and familiarization of species. It comprises of mammals included in Schedule I, II,III, IV, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Butterfly, Fishes, Coral Fishes, Molluscs, Microscopic hair signature pattern. The flora section includes Red Sanders, medical plants in trade (Schedule VI). It also contain detailed catalogue on wildlife samples, wildlife trade through foreign Post Offices etc.

New Delhi: The first meeting of the Joint Committee at the Ministerial Level (“Ministerial Joint Committee”) to review the implementation of the India-Korea CEPA was held here today. Mr. KIM Jong-Hoon, Minister for Trade and Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry, had extensive discussion on bilateral trade and economic relations, trade policy and progress in the Doha Round of WTO talks. The Korean minister led a high-level delegation comprises business, professionals and government officials.

New Delhi: The Government will bring Coal Regulator Bill in Parliament in Budget Session to ensure level playing field to all the stake holders. It would also make recommendations for reforms in coal sector and about coal pricing. Addressing the media persons here today, Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal, Union Minister for Coal said a number of initiatives are in pipeline to make coal sector more transparent and consumer friendly.

New Delhi: Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, speaking at the India-Korea Business forum along with Mr. Kim Jong-Hoon, Minister for Trade, Republic of Korea here today said that the signing of CEPA with Republic of Korea in August 2009 underscored our strong commitment to deepening trade and investment linkages between our two countries.

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved declaration of 25lh January every year as the 'National Voters' Day' beginning from this year and to provide voters a badge with its logo and the slogan “Proud to be a voter – Ready to vote”.

The Congress Party has got a wake up call on food inflation but the alarm is still not put off. If the food inflation persists, the Congress will find it difficult to face the April- May Assembly elections to half a dozen states. Coupled with this is the twin issue of corruption, which is worrying the people.

The first reshuffle including minor induction in the Union Council of Ministers by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on January 20, 2011 appears to be cosmetic and not meaningful as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni has not been shifted or sacked.

On 10-14 January 2011, WTO members reviewed the various proposals on the table covering the Doha mandate related to environment. The discussions indicated that members were ready to move forward in revisiting previous proposals and working on new ones.

New York: With humanitarian organizations in Sri Lanka warning that their resources to respond to the flood crisis there are exhausted, the United Nations and its partners is seeking $51 million to help more than one million people get through the next six months.