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New Delhi: With a view to further promoting tourism under the Public-Private Partnership model, and to encourage production of adequate publicity material of international standards, for use in the domestic and international markets, the Union Ministry of Tourism has formulated guidelines for extending financial support to State Governments/Union Territories for production of publicity material in collaboration with Private sector.

New Delhi: A National Consultation Meeting on Beggary was organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment here yesterday. The Meeting was chaired by the Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Mukul Wasnik, and was attended by senior representatives of Government of nearly all major States, Academic Institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations working in this field. There was consensus in the meeting that beggary is a complex issue, which needs to be tackled with care and sensitivity.

New Delhi: Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd, (MRPL) a mini-ratna subisidary company of ONGC, has inked an agreement with State Trading Corporation, Mauritius for supply of liquid petroleum products amounting to 1.1 MMT per annum valued at 660 million USD at current fuel prices. The products comprising Jet A1 (ATF) MoGas i.e MS (95 RON) , GasOil i.e HSD and Furnace Oil ( three grades) will be supplied for a period of 3 years and the total value of this deal at current prices is 2 billion USD.

Had the country's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru been alive today and witnessed the goings on in the “Temple of Democracy” he would definitely have been put to shame and even wondered whether this country did deserve this after the hard fought freedom struggle. Over the years it has been seen pecially since the mid-1980s that parliament which was meant to be a source of debate and information has been reduced to a place where street battles and agitational politics is resorted to by members attempting to score some brownie
points.

New Delhi: The Union Minister for Tourism, Kumari Selja today unveiled the code of conduct for Safe & Honourable Tourism in New Delhi.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending financial assistance to Bangladesh to grow high-value crops including vegetables, spices, and fruits that will boost incomes for poor farmers and support the nation's food security.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting a key urban environmental initiative in Wuhan municipality in the People's Republic of China (PRC) that could be a model for sustainable management of wastewater sludge in the country.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $100 million loan for rural infrastructure improvement projects in Chongqing municipality in the People's Republic of China (PRC) that will reduce the income gap between urban and rural areas and provide a potential model for national replication.

With Nikki Haley, advancing to a Republican Party runoff in South Carolina's gubernatorial race last week, the spotlight is on the rise of Indian origin politicians in the United States. If she wins the general election in November, Nikki will be the first woman and first racial minority elected governor of South Carolina. The 38 year old Nikki is poised to join the ranks of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (39) as the second Indian-American to be a governor. Her political success is ascribed to her fight in pushing for smaller, more efficient government, and she led the fight for the accountability and transparency that was sorely lacking in the Legislature.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited the Republic of Uzbekistan from June 14 - 29, 2010 to hold discussions with the Uzbek authorities for the 2010 Article IV consultation. The mission was headed by Ms. Taline Koranchelian, Assistant to the Director in the Middle East and Central Asia Department; David Owen, Deputy Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, joined the policy discussions.