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Present FDI Policy on Agriculture
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Highlights of
PM's Independence Day address
Following are the highlights of
the Prime Minister's Independence Day address
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High oil prices limit scope of petro-goods subsidies
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Kerosene, LPG prices not revised despite oil price hike
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Globalisation has benefits, but can also hurt common man
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Inflation control priority
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Priceline controls not at the cost of farmers’ income
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Govt firm on providing affordable essentials to poor
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Higher GDP growth essential
for ‘war against poverty’
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NREGA, Bharat Nirman schemes
potent weapons in this war
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8% GDP growth for three
straight years unprecedented
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Manufacturing sector growth
up at 11%
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Credit to farmers doubled in two years
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Farm loan rates at reduced 7%
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Expert group studying farmers’ indebtedness
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Economy on the whole is on the move, growth robust
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Need inclusive growth; generate employment
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World wants India to progress
- Credit for farmers doubled in two years, loans at reduced
rate of 7 per cent
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Expert group to study problem of agricultural indebtedness
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Rs 13,000 crore package for revival of cooperative credit
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National Fisheries Development Board created
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Two crore families provided employment under NREGA in
200 districts
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programmes launched for handloom and textile industries
Education and youth
• India is a nation of youths who want to build a
“New India”
• Mission on Vocational Education to be launched
to bridge “skill deficit”
• 12 crore children covered under nutritious midday
meal programme
• Massive increase in educational opportunities.
• 19 new AIIMS-type medical institutions
• 3 new Indian Institutes of Science
• Reservations for socially backward sections of
society, with wider educational opportunities for all
students
• Recognition and reward for individual merit and
hard work
• Youth must have faith in our future. Country will
create opportunities for all
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“Pride
of Australia Award Winner is proud of her roots”
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award under the ‘Fair Go’ category for her work
in promoting Indian culture. Here are excerpts of our
interview with her. Continued
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Arrival
of Consul General in Melbourne
Following the decision of
the Government of India to open a regular Consulate General
office in Melbourne, Consul General Mr. Butshikan Singh
and other officers have arrived in Melbourne to begin
work in setting up the Consulate General. Mr. Butshikan
Singh was previously the Indian High Commissioner in Brunei
Darussalam before his appointment as the Consul General
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