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IN NUMBERS: Rail Budget and Economic Survey - Rediff.com Business

IN NUMBERS: Rail Budget and Economic Survey - Rediff.com Business

Silver bricks worth over Rs 90 cr found in Puri mutt

Silver bricks worth over Rs 90 cr found in Puri mutt: "Five hundred and twenty-two pieces of silver bricks, weighing about 18.17 tonnes and estimated to be worth over Rs. 90 crore at the current market rates, were found at a 300-year-old mutt in Puri on Saturday."

Ist woman officer to get Sena medal - The Times of India

Ist woman officer to get Sena medal - The Times of India
The Army may not have decided to give permanent commission to women or allow them combat roles but Major Mitali Madhusmita has made history by becoming the first woman officer to win a Sena Medal for gallantry.

Highlights of the Economic Survey - Rediff.com Business

Highlights of the Economic Survey - Rediff.com Business: "Economy expected to grow at 8.6% in 2010-11 and 9 per cent in next fiscal

Growth broad based with rebound in Agriculture, continued momentum in manufacturing and private services

Fundamentals strong with Savings & Investments up, exports rising rapidly and inflation falling"

Indian students in Australia drop

The number of Indian students in Australia has declined by 30 per cent last year following attacks targeting them in that country

Tree-planting world record set in Philippines | Deccan Chronicle

Tree-planting world record set in Philippines | Deccan Chronicle | 2011-02-24
Philippine environmentalists have set a world record for the most trees planted simultaneously, kickstarting an enormous reforesteration programme, organisers said on Thursday.

Karnataka unveils first-of-its-kind budget

Karnataka unveils first-of-its-kind budget: "A first-of-its-kind Agriculture Budget was tabled in the Karnataka Assembly today by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who proposed to provide crop loans at a 1 per cent interest rate and earmarked Rs 17,857 crore for agriculture, allied and irrigation sector development."

Amar Chitra Katha creator Anant Pai dead - The Economic Times

Amar Chitra Katha creator Anant Pai dead - The Economic Times: "The creator of 'Indian comics' and founder of Amar Chitra Katha on which generations of Indians grew up, Anant Pai , died here Thursday evening, a family source said. Pai, famous as 'Uncle Pai,' was 81."

IISc designs India’s first needleless drug device - Home - livemint.com

IISc designs India’s first needleless drug device - Home - livemint.com: "Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have designed a pen-shaped, needleless drug delivery device, the first such in India that will use supersonic shock waves for painless delivery of medicines into the body."

Moldova: world's most drunk country | Deccan Chronicle

Moldova: world's most drunk country | Deccan Chronicle | 2011-02-19: "The World Health Organisation has said that people of Moldova, an eastern European nation, consume more alcohol per head than citizens of any other nation.
The average Moldovan citizen consumes 18.22 litres of alcohol annually, three times more than the global average of 6.1 litres, according to WHO's Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health.
The WHO also said Moldova, Israel, Croatia and Ukraine have special provisions in their state budgets for the treatment of alcoholism."

India's longest rail bridge in Kerala - The Times of India

India's longest rail bridge in Kerala - The Times of India: "The scenic Kerala backwaters can now boast of an engineering marvel — the longest rail bridge in the country at 4.62km. The bridge is part of a 8.6-km railway link connecting Idapalli to Vallarpadam in Kochi, where the shipping ministry has constructed the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT)."

On duty to protect Maya, cop cleans her shoes

On duty to protect Maya, cop cleans her shoes
Mayawati’s quirky ways are in the news again, Tuesday. This time it’s because of her personal security officer (PSO) who went beyond his call of duty to clean the Chief Minister’s shoes when they got dusty.

First Bhimsen Joshi memorial award for Lata

First Bhimsen Joshi memorial award for Lata: "Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar will be the first recipient of the 'Swarbhaskar' award, instituted in memory of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi."

India's middle class population to touch 267 million in 5 yrs - The Economic Times

India's middle class population to touch 267 million in 5 yrs - The Economic Times: "The Indian middle class, target consumers for many companies, is expected to swell up to 267 million people in the next five years, up 67 per cent from the current levels, thus providing a great market opportunity for firms, according to NCAER."

100 years on, India Post to re-enact world’s first airmail flight - The Times of India

100 years on, India Post to re-enact world’s first airmail flight - The Times of India: "Around 5pm on February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet loaded a sack of 6,500 cards and letters on a two-seater bi-plane stationed at a polo field in Allahabad and soared into the evening sky. The flight to Naini lasted barely 13 minutes; the plane flew a mere five miles. But history had been made. This was the world's first official airmail. Among the letters was one written by Motilal Nehru to his son Jawahar; some were addressed to England's King George V."

Census to mark many firsts - The Times of India

Census to mark many firsts - The Times of India: "The Census 2011, population enumeration of which will be conducted across the country from February 9 to 28, will see many `firsts' in the history of such an exercise. It will for the first time record data of eunuchs/transgenders, count `separated' and `divorced' separately, categorize prostitutes under `others' in place of `beggar' in last census and introduce more types of disabilities, besides counting 'illegal immigrants' without asking their nationality."

Dec exports up 36.4% yoy at USD 22.5 bn - Reuters -

Dec exports up 36.4% yoy at USD 22.5 bn - Reuters -: "India's exports in December rose an annual 36.4% to USD 22.5 billion, while imports for the month fell 11.1% on the year to USD 25.1 billion, government data released on Tuesday showed.
India's trade deficit in December narrowed to USD 2.6 billion compared with USD 8.9 billion in November. The April-December exports rose an annual 29.5% to USD 164.7 billion."