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Strong Agriculture Output To Support GDP Growth

November 30, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

The country’s economic growth is expected to remain strong despite sluggishness in the manufacturing sector as a rebound in agricultural output is expected to support overall growth. Growth in the key farm sector, which accounts for nearly 17% of the nation’s GDP, has been a concern for policymakers for the past few quarters. But, healthy monsoon has raised expectations of strong farm output during July-September 2010. In addition, the arrival of fresh crops has helped ease inflation to some extent though the overall price situation still remains worrisome at 8.58% in October. Read more »

SVM Wants Judicial Inquiry Into SEZ Land Allotment

November 30, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

Stating that the people’s struggle for land had been vindicated, the SEZ Virodhi Manch (SVM), on Monday, wanted a judicial inquiry to “unearth the whole land allotment scam” and appropriate action taken against all the police officers who failed to register a FIR against the GIDC board members. Read more »

SVM For Ouster Of GIDC Officials, Bureaucrats

November 30, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

Jubilant at the high court order setting aside land allotments to SEZs in Goa, the SEZ Virodhi Manch (SVM) on Monday demanded the immediate resignation of the GIDC board of directors and conniving bureaucrats “instrumental in the fraudulent land allotments,” or their sacking by the chief minister. Read more »

India’s Biggest Nuclear Plant A Threat to the Konkan Zone: Experts

November 29, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has given environment clearance to the controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project slated to come up in Madban village (Ratnagiri district) along the Konkan coast. This is the second major project, after the Navi Mumbai airport, to be cleared by minister Jairam Ramesh in a week. Read more »

The Regional Plan 2021!

November 29, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

The birthing process of the regional plan 2021 has been long drawn out and has had many midwives. Right from the time Mr Digambar Kamat, a former BJP power minister, became the Congress Chief Minister in June, 2007, constituted the Task Force to draft the Regional Plan 2021. Read more »

Plants Soak More Atmospheric Pollutants Than Thought.

November 29, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

A study by US scientists shows that apart from carbon dioxide, plants rid the air of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, the most abundant class of carbon-based chemicals in the atmosphere. Read more »

The United Nations Trade And Development Report, 2010 On Employment, Globalisation And Development.

November 29, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

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High Growth, Few jobs

November 29, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

Unemployment has grown despite high GDP growth in developing economies, says the latest UN report. Developing countries not only need to create enough employment in quantitative terms, they also need to improve the quality of jobs. A major characteristic of the labour is large number of low-productivity jobs and relatively few modern, high-productivity jobs. Read more »

Karnataka To Divert Mahadayi Water

November 29, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

Karnataka’s irrigation department has fast-tracked construction work to divert water from the Mahadayi river to the Malaprabha. The canal project is under dispute but the state’s water resources department is adamant that it is crucial to meet the drinking water needs of the twin towns, Hubli and Dharwad, that aim to be the first in India to supply water round-the-clock to all its citizens. Read more »

India Signs Nuclear Convention

November 29, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa

India signed the international convention on compensating nuclear accident victims on October 27. The convention, to a large extent, shields suppliers of nuclear energy technology from paying damages. Read more »