The Congress party’s political leadership today backed the government’s decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.

When the small and medium-scale industries relocated to Konkan from Nashik, Thane, Pune and Belapur, they were not prepared to incur losses.

The Delhi government has recently informed the Planning Commission that gross domestic product (GDP) rate of the city government is estimated at 11-11.5 per cent during the 12th Five Year Plan period as against the current rate of around 10.5 per cent, sources said.

This has been estimated after taking the data of investment in various sectors for the last five years.

Claiming improvement in Uttar Pradesh's industrial scenario, the state government said that an investment of Rs 458 crore had been made in small-scale sector in the first two months of this fiscal year, providing employment to over 28,000 people.

Small-Scale Industries Minister Chandradev Ram Yadav said that against the target to set up 33,000 small-scale industries in Uttar Pradesh, 5,221 had

The ministry of environment and forests, for the first time has chalked out comprehensive effluent standard norms for the rubber industry across all product categories. According to official sources this measure will check the pollution problem arising from rubber parks coming up in the country.

GANDHINAGAR/NEW DELHI: The Union ministry for road transport and highways has allotted Rs 200.81 crore for the expansion and reinforcement of roads in the state with a view to providing more connectivity to interior and rural areas of the state with main cities.