Information technology companies are becoming reluctant to build big data centres in the UK because of uncertainties and additional costs created by the government’s carbon reduction commitments.

Social networking site Facebook is fast catching on with Government agencies as the fastest medium to reach out to the youth and keyboard tapping denizens.

The National Mission for Empowerment of Women will soon establish a state-level resource centre to bring about coordination among the schemes of different government departments to ensure the empowerment of all sections of women.

This was disclosed during a consultative meet and workshop on Operationalisation of NMEW in Assam organised by the ministry of women and child development in collabora

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, would launch a portal exclusive for rice on Saturday.