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

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has commended the Prime Minister's Gram Sadak Yojna and said that the project is a crucial component for achieving economic growth of 9-1- per

Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt called yesterday for more, not less, globalisation to fight inequality and narrow the gap between rich and poor countries. Verhofstadt, whose country holds the

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