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New Delhi: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has identified 35 districts for focused Rural Business Hubs (RBH) intervention in consultation with State Governments. Services of repeated organizations have been enlisted in Gateway Agencies for supporting Panchayats in identification of potential RBHs and their development.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress are indulging in shadow boxing but it is clear that there is no danger to the state government or of a break-up at the Centre. The drama is all about who can give more pinpricks to the other. But both the parties know their limits and will not cross the Lakshman Rekha despite their public postures. The shadow fight is all about sending signals to each other. The urgency is also the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections due later this year.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Government of Spain is providing an additional $5 million each to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-administered Water Financing Partnership Facility (WFPF) and Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF).

Grenada has been hit hard by the global economic slowdown with the two mainstays of the economy - tourism and foreign direct investment (FDI) - weakening significantly. Real gross domestic product is estimated to have declined by 7.7 percent in 2009, after 2.2 percent growth in 2008. Tourism dropped by about 13 percent year-on-year and FDI-related construction is estimated to have contracted by about 50 percent for the year, although the pace of decline slowed in the last quarter of 2009, reflecting an uptick in FDI inflows. Prices fell by 2.4 percent in the 12 months to December 2009, reflecting weak domestic demand and lower international food and fuel prices.

New York: The latest round of United Nations-backed talks between the parties in the dispute over the status of Western Sahara kicked off in New York state.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has reached a staff-level agreement with the Mongolian authorities on the conclusion of the fourth review under the SBA on the basis of the authorities' continuing strong policy performance. IMF Executive Board is expected to consider the fourth review in the coming weeks. If the Board approves the completion of the review, the next disbursement under the program would be released to Mongolia in an amount of SDR 15.33 million (about US$24 million).

New York: The ongoing economic and financial crises are an opportunity to implement social protection programmes in Pacific island countries that address the needs of the vulnerable, particularly of women and children, the United Nations development chief said today at the start of a conference about the impact of the global downturn on the region.

There is no denying the fact that the students are future of the civilization and teachers are responsible to give student the right direction. It is also true that the quality of education our teachers are giving to our students are generally in wrong direction which makes students money and power hungry but not a man of good character. This evil is there, but it is not the way to attack teachers and students, ideologically and physically, for nefarious ends. We must protect them to save our future. There must be enhanced international efforts for their protection since attacks are increasing all over the world.

New Delhi: The Minister of Industry and Minerals of the Republic of Iraq Mr. Fawzi F. Hariri has offered more supply of crude oil to Indian refineries stating that Iraq is ramping up its current crude oil production capacity substantially in next few years.

Managing forests in today's ever-changing world is becoming increasingly complex, but availability of high resolution satellite Imagery from Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-IRS, IKONOS (Development of Space Segment and Ground Segment of Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite now known as IKONOS), Quick Bird & Advanced Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System- GIS Technologies, the ability to design options for prevention, intervention, and recovery has become tasks for excellence.