The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Digvijay Singh, has appealed to the people of the State to resort to "shramdan"(physical labour) on January 26 to mark the beginning of the Gram Swaraj (Village

Despite improvements in labour market performance in industrialized countries and the growing potential of information technology to create jobs and spur development, the global employmet picture

Himachal Pradesh Governor Suraj Bhan was honoured with the prestigious "Great Son of the Soil International Millennium Award" in Mumbai today, an official release issued here

The UK sees investment potential in West Bengal's growth sectors such as agro-foods, healthcare and information technology. It is also bullish on traditional areas such as mining and

The governing board of the World Bank was edging towards opening much of its operations to public view. The board broadly supported the proposals, but asked for some clarification before final

The Dispute Settlement body (DSB) of the World Trade Organisation has established a panel to examine the US' continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 or the Byrd Amendment at the request of

The Rajasthan government is all set to turn down a loan offer from the World Bank since it's finding it difficult to meet the terms and conditions. The total loan amount, to the tune of Rs 3,300

The position of human development in Sikkim is significantly higher than many other States of India and the index in this regard has improved from 0.454 in 1991 to 0.532 in 1998, Chief Minister Pawan

Compliance with Environmental Assessment (EA) during the implementation of World Bank-assisted projects in India between the fiscal years 1990-97 has been found to be "week". Yet, loans and credit

The Chattisgarh government has set up a high-level body to develop infrastructure in he newly-created