Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh seems to be deeply disturbed by a CII report which relegates MP close to the bottom in the socio-economic development index. The fact that it was prepared

Indian economy will grow this fiscal by 5.5-5.7 per cent with an upswing in agriculture as compared to an estimated 4.4 per cent growth in 2002-03, Icra said in a research report. The favourable

Punjab Social Welfare and Social Security Minister Joginder Singh Mann announced that Rs 107 crore would be spent on welfare schemes for the poor this year. He said this while addressing public

The 2003-04 Annual Plan for Tripura has been fixed at Rs 650 crores during a meeting between the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, K.C. Pant and the Tripura Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar.

Visions of creating five crore employment opportunities by 2007, as draw up by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, would not see the light of day unless substantial hard work is executed on the

An amount of Rs 856 crore has been allocated for the development of tribal areas in Himachal Pradesh during the Tenth Plan. Out of this Rs 262 crore have been earmarked for the development of

Orissa has set a high growth target of 6.2% per annum despite the economic fundamentals of the state showing no signs of a fast recovery and the fiscal position being "precarious", according to the

Life will never be quite the same for the men of Muktipad village in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Their wives and daughters, who for generations stayed indoors without voice or

NGOs and the government have always been considered the key movers of social and economic development. To understand the equation between them, a study was conducted recently by a group of Jawaharlal

Amidst fervent pleas by the Members belonging to the North-East, Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh today assured to review the proposal to withdraw the excise duty exemption on certain products but

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