Fight to Kill Piracy of Copied Movies! [More]

It is something cool and refreshing. We are not talking about the hot and repetitive news stories that are telecasted on the name of bulletin. It is about Ram Gopal Varma’s latest movie “Rann” that takes you carefully through the narrow lanes of “hired” media.

A for Amitabh, the angry man; V for Varma, not the violence this time [More]

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Don't know where to keep my face when i heard of this..

The facility of internet services by using wi-fi system was demonstrated on trial basis in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express train from 11th to 24th January, 2009 and this was found successful.

The proposal is under consideration to provide this facility in selected trains. Since Internet access to the passengers will be password protected and payment will be made through credit card of the user, therefore no security risk is apprehended in implementing this system. [More]

Ministry of commerce & Industry shamelessly announced the skyrocketing prices. Product prices from each and every category have gone up but our government is still sleeping. Have a look at the facts and figures.

Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India (Base: 1993-94=100)Review for the week ended 4th July 2009

The official Wholesale Price Index for 'All Commodities' (Base: 1993-94 = 100) for the week ended 4th July 2009 rose by 0.7 percent to 236.4 (Provisional) from 234.7 (Provisional) for the previous week.

The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at -1.21 percent (Provisional) for the week ended 04/07/2009 (over 05/07/2008) as compared to -1.55 percent (Provisional) for the previous week (ended 27/06/2009) and 12.19 percent during the corresponding week (ended 05/07/2008) of the previous year. [More]

Out of the companies that came out with the IPOs during 1992-2001, a total of 238 companies were identified as vanishing companies. With the continuous efforts of the Ministry, 117 companies have been traced back, resulting in the number of vanishing companies being reduced to 121. Further, none of companies that came out with IPOs during the period i.e. 2001-2005 fall in the category of vanishing company.

The Government has taken following action against the vanishing companies and their Promoters/Directors:

(i) Prosecutions have been filed in 110 cases for violations of various provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. [More]

Compiled news of India on 8th July 2009. [More]

Why the f**k India needs foreign wholesaler? It is reasonable if there is some foreign investor company coming into India to Invest the money in some industry where the Indian Companies are not competant enough or lacking resources of technology.. Government can give permissions to such kind of companies without any hesitation.. But why do we need a wholesaler who sells the vegetables, school bags, stationary etc., etc., [More]

Indian Missions in the Gulf Countries in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar have informed that there has been no report of any large scale adverse impact on Indian workers because of global economic slowdown and recession, though there has been report of some job losses. The Indian Mission in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reported that accurate figures of return of Indian workers are not available. It is estimated that ranging from 50,000 to 1,50,000 workers have returned to India as a result of the delay in execution of projects due to economic slow down and recession. They have further informed that most of the workers have returned to India on leave without pay with the expectation that they would be able to return to work in the UAE once the situation improves. It would be relevant here to mention that more than ninety percent of Indian Emigration is to the Gulf Countries. [More]

Toll Collection on National Highways Rises by 36.8% in 2008-09, Andhra Pradesh is in second place in collecting toll money from people: [More]

Auction for Sale of Govt Stocks:: Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of (i) “6.49 percent Government Stock 2015” for...
Allocation for Bharat Nirman package of six schemes of rural development to step up by 45%::
The Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee in his Budget Speech in the Lok Sabha today said that the [More]

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India Budget 2009 summary, Central Plan Outlay, Central Plan Outlay by Sectors, Central Plan Outlay by Ministries/Departments, Highlights of Central Plan 2009-2010, Resources transferred to States and U.T. Governments, States and U.T. Plan Outlay by Ministries/Departments, budget Explanatory Notes [More]

Budget 2009-2010 :
Speech of Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Finance
July 6, 2009

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Key Features of Budget 2009-2010

CHALLENGES

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to lead economy to high GDP growth rate of 9 per cent per annum at the earliest
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to deepen and broaden the agenda for inclusive development
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to improve delivery mechanisms of the government.
OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMY [More]

Key Features of Budget 2009-2010

CHALLENGES

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to lead economy to high GDP growth rate of 9 per cent per annum at the earliest
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to deepen and broaden the agenda for inclusive development
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to improve delivery mechanisms of the government.
OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMY [More]

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Due to the existing problems in the CPMF recruitments causing by some high ranked officials, government approved the Revised Scheme for Recruitment of constables in central Para-Military Forces.

The Centre has approved a revised scheme for recruitment of constables in Central Para Military Forces. The new scheme aims at making the process of recruitment more objective and maximizing the use of technology in recruitment. [More]

Union Budget 2009-10 will be available after Finance Minister Pranab Mukharjee's Speech today. [More]

Crores of Indians' money is sleeping in the form of Swiss Bank Accounts, and the western media pacing ahead with its money into India.. Forbes Media recently got approvals and now it is SPECTATOR.. I don't need to tell you what will be the effect of these entries, you know better.. read the details here..

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has approved publication of Indian edition of the foreign magazine ‘SPECTATOR’ under title “SPECTATOR INDIA”, dealing with News and Current Affairs by M/s Telegraph Publications Private Limited, subject to the following conditions: [More]

Everything you need to know on Railway Budget 2009-2010 [More]

‘ONLY LADIES' SPECIAL TRAINS IN DELHI, CHENNAI & KOLKATA

New Scheme for poor to travel with dignity

The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today announced a new scheme ‘Izzat’ in the Railway Budget for 2009-10. [More]

RAILWAY BUDGET 2009-10

57 new trains service are proposed in the Railway Budget for 2009-10. This was announced by the Minister of Railway, Kumari Mamata Banerjee in Parliament today. These are: [More]

Presenting the Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Parliament today, the Minister of Railway, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has said target of 250 km. has been fixed for construction of new lines in 2009-10. She said, some prominent sections are as follows: [More]

Indian Railways is taking several measures to improve freight traffic on Railways. Presenting the Railway Budget in Parliament today, Railway Minister Kumari Mamata Banerjee said that besides improving the loading of coal, iron ore, cement, fertilizers and food grain, measures are being taken to increase the share in new traffic streams like automobiles, fly ash etc. [More]

Presenting the Railway Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament today, Minister of Railways Kumari Mamata Banerjee announced that there will be no increase in passenger fare and freight tariff. She said that the budget will have approach for ‘inclusive growth’ and expansion of rail network to take development to every corner of the country.

Presenting the railway budget she proposed an outlay of Rs,.40,745 cr. for 2009-10. Out of this, Rs.2,921 cr. will be spent on new lines, Rs.1,750 cr. on gauge conversion and Rs.1,102 cr. on passenger amenities, which is 119% more than the allocation in the interim budget. Rs.424 cr. will also be spent on railway staff amenities. She proposed freight loading target of 882 MT and estimated gross freight receipt at Rs.88,419 cr. [More]

RAILWAY BUDGET 2009-10 Highlights [More]

Now businessmen started playing games with our lives as well ? During the recent past, three cases of import of bulk drugs from unregistered source originating from China were detected at Chennai sea port by the officers of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). The CDSCO under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has taken up the issue of import of bulk drugs from unregistered source with Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Customs and all port officials to curb such import into the country under Custom Act. [More]

Central Minister for Railways Ms.Mamata Benarjee is going to present the Railway Budget 2009 in the Parliament within an hour from now. If she presents the railway budget today, then this will be the second time Mamata benarjee presenting budget as Railway Minister after 8 years. [More]

State wise Literacy Rate for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes in India [More]

The Economic Survey 2008-09 presented to Parliament today by the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee says, the speed at which the Indian economy returns to the high growth path in the short term depends on the revival of the economy, particularly the US economy and the Government’s capacity to push some critical policy reforms in the coming months. It says, if the US economy bottoms out by September 2009 there would be good possibility for the Indian economy repeating its 2008-09 performance i.e. around 7.0 +/- 0.75 per cent in the fiscal 2009-10 (assuming a normal monsoon). However, in the event of a more prolonged external economic downturn, the revival of the global economy/US economy being delayed until 2010, the growth may moderate to the lower end of the range. [More]

Economic growth decelerated in 2008-09 to 6.7 per cent. This represented a decline of 2.1 per cent from the average growth rate of 8.8 per cent in the previous five years (2003-04 to 2007-08). The five years of high growth has raised the expectations of the people. Few remember that during the preceding five-year period from 1998-99 to 2002-03 average growth was only 5.4 per cent, while the highest growth rate achieved during the period was 6.7 per cent (in 1998-99). Per capita GDP growth, a proxy for per capita income, which broadly reflects the improvement in the income of the average person, grew by an estimated 4.6 per cent in 2008-09. Though this represents a substantial slowdown from the average growth of 7.3 per cent per annum during the previous five years, it is still significantly higher than the average 3.3 per cent per annum income growth during 1998-99 to 2002-03.

Following are the highlights of the survey: [More]

The Economic Survey 2008-09 presented to Parliament today by the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee says, the speed at which the Indian economy returns to the high growth path in the short term depends on the revival of the economy, particularly the US economy and the Government’s capacity to push some critical policy reforms in the coming months. It says, if the US economy bottoms out by September 2009 there would be good possibility for the Indian economy repeating its 2008-09 performance i.e. around 7.0 +/- 0.75 per cent in the fiscal 2009-10 (assuming a normal monsoon). However, in the event of a more prolonged external economic downturn, the revival of the global economy/US economy being delayed until 2010, the growth may moderate to the lower end of the range. [More]

Ministry of Power approves R-APDRP projects for 423 towns at the cost of Rs.1614 crore
The Steering Committee on Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (RAPDRP) chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Power, in its meeting on 30th June, 2009 approved projects for 423 towns in the States of Gujarat, Punjab, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The estimated cost of these projects is Rs.1614.23 crore. Prior to these, 599 projects at the cost of Rs.1947.70 crore were approved for thirteen states. With these the total cost of the 1022 projects approved for implementation [More]

The Joint Investigation team constituted on 19 February, 2009 to investigate the serious incident of near miss between an IAF helicopter and a Air India flights IC-866 on 9 February, 2009 at Mumbai Airport has submitted it report to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

The findings of the Committee were: [More]

Gurudas Kamat, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Govt. of India signed a Country Agreement with Mr. Mothetjoa Metsing, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Kingdom of Lesotho here today for linking Lesotho with Pan African e-Network. Kingdom of Lesotho is the 36th African country who has signed the Agreement. Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Kamat said that that the signing of Country Agreement with Kingdom of Lesotho, is an example of South-South cooperation. Assuring all cooperation in fields of Telcom and IT, the Minister added that telecom revolution is [More]

The international price of crude oil has risen from $ 40 per barrel in December 2008 to $ 70 per barrel today. When prices had declined to $ 40 per barrel, Government responded by reducing, in two steps, the price of petrol by Rs. 10 a litre and the price of diesel by Rs. 4 a litre. In view of the increase in the price of crude oil by 75%, the under recoveries have reached a level where it has become inevitable to revisit the prices. [More]

The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram presented here today the report card of the Ministry of Home Affairs for June, 2009. The following is the text of his statement:

“June was the first full month that the new Government has been in office. Hence, I thought it would be appropriate to submit a report on the activities of MHA in the month of June 2009.

The most important event in June was the operations launched in Lalgarh, West Bengal. The operations are still under way, but I am glad to report that the Central Paramilitary Forces have ably assisted the West Bengal Police in reclaiming most of the territory that had been dominated by the CPI (Maoist) for nearly 8 months. We reiterated the principle that the primary responsibility for maintaining law and order rests with the State Government and that after committing its own forces, if the State Government makes a request for assistance, the Central Government will provide an adequate number of personnel from the Central Paramilitary Forces.

Another important development was the operationalisation of the NSG hubs at Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. [More]

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments: -

1. Smt. Nirupama Rao, IFS (1973), presently Ambassador, Beijing, as the next Foreign Secretary on the retirement of the present incumbent Shri Shivshankar Menon on July 31, 2009.

2. Shri M.N.Prasad, IAS (BH:72) as Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, on contract basis, in the rank, pay and status of Secretary to the Government of India with effect from July 1, 2009, until further orders. [More]

Shri Gopal Krishna Pillai today took over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds Shri Madhukar Gupta who retired today.

Shri Pillai is an IAS officer of the 1972 Batch and belongs to the Kerala Cadre. He has held various important positions in his Cadre and at the Centre including that of Secretary, Department of Commerce. He was joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs for about 5 years. [More]

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Harish Rawat has said that the Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) should make an action plan to fully operationalise the National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Work Place. He also advised the DGFASLI to act on time-bound roadmap to implement the various decisions taken for enhanced safety measures for the workers during the “Year of Industrial Safety and Health” i.e. year 2008-09.

Shri Rawat was presiding over the Curtain-Down Ceremony of Year of Industrial Safety and Health 2008-09 organized by [More]

Following is the text of the Speech delivered by Dr. Vijay Kelkar, Chairman Thirteenth Finance Commission on the occasion of ASSOCHAM 3rd National Conference on “GST for Accelerated Economic Growth and Competitiveness”, organized here today:
“Introduction

It is indeed a privilege to be present at this seminar on “GST for Accelerated Economic Growth and Competitiveness” and share some thoughts on the Goods and Service Tax. [More]

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during the period 11th June – 20th June 2009 were Rs. 2280.34 crore compared to Rs.2067.32 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.30 per cent.

The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 1414.35 crore during [More]

After the Mumbai terror attacks on 26/11/2008, a need was felt to have the presence of NSG in other metros also for effective and quick response in countering such incidents. Thus, four regional hubs were sanctioned and are being raised and operationalised at Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. The regional hub at Mumbai will get operationalised on 30th June 2009 and the hubs at Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata will become operational on 01st July 2009. The Union Home Minister, Shri P Chidambaram and dignitaries from the State Governments will be present during the operationalisation ceremonies. The Govt. of India has also sanctioned two NSG regional centres to be established at Kolkata and Hyderabad. The existing hubs at Kolkata and Hyderabad will subsequently be merged with the regional centres. [More]

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Police for investigating human trafficking in India was launched by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Maken today. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Maken said that India follows a policy of “Zero Tolerance” against Human Trafficking in the women and children for sexual exploitation and has adequate Constitutional safeguards and legislation against the crime of Human Trafficking. Article 23 of the Constitution of India prohibits trafficking in any form.

Shri Maken said that though “Police” and “Public” are essentially the State subjects and the State Governments are [More]

Following is the text of the opening remarks by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the Plenary Session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit at Yekaterinburg, Russia today: [More]

Departure statement by the Indian Prime Minister on his visit to Russia:

“At the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Mr. Dmitry Medvedev, I am leaving today to attend the BRIC and SCO Summits being hosted by Russia in Yekaterinburg.

The countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) together account for 40% of the world’s population and 40% of global Gross Domestic Product. The BRIC grouping has the potential to [More]

Addresses of Patents Offices:
Addresses and Names of the Contact Persons of the Intellectual Property Offices

Shri P.H. Kurian, IAS

Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks Bhoudhik Sampada Bhavan, Near Antop Hill Head Post Office, S.M. Road, Antop Hill, Mumbai-400037, Phones : 022-24123311, Fax : 022-24123322 Web site : www.ipindia.nic.in [More]