Raghavendra Kamath / Mumbai March 22, 2010, 0:23 IST

High-value land deals are back in the country

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) will invest over Rs.1,200 crore on land acquisition and development of industrial infrastructure during the next financial year, an official spokesman said here on Sunday.

SHIMLA: Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Thursday presented the Economic Survey 2009-10 for the State in the Vidhan Sabha.

It projects a growth rate of 7.5 per cent for the current financial year whereas the corresponding growth rate for the same period at the national level was 7.2 per cent.

Despite being the largest contributor in exports, Gujarat ranks fourth in terms of number of special economic zones (SEZs) operational in the country and fifth in terms of notified SEZs.

In terms of formal approvals, the state is ranked sixth.

New Delhi, March 9: The rise in annoying traffic jams across the city has a silver lining. The sharp rise in number of vehicles is a result of an increase in per capita income in the city, a rise of over Rs 8,000 a year. However, Delhi also reported a surge in the number of unemployed people registered with employment exchanges, apparently due to the economic slowdown.

Gehlot raises VAT rate by one per cent; power cess by 10 paise

THE PROPOSALS:Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presenting the State Budget in the Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday.

JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who holds the Finance portfolio, presented a marginally surplus Budget for Rajasthan for 2010-11 in the State Assembly on Tuesday.

Amiya Kumar Bagchi

The Central budget of 2010-11 is a further step in the realisation of a vision of India vibrant with the income, wealth, saving, education and the entrepreneurial energy of the top 5-10 per cent of the population and the rest of Indians, serving that minority and surviving as barely literate, malnourished multitude.

Patralekha Chatterjee
The new UNDP report flags three key areas where policy interventions are needed to promote gender equality -building economic power, promoting political voice and advancing legal rights

The annual GDP growth rate of the country would increase by two to four per cent if nearly 70 per cent of the women were part of the work force, says a UN report.