Farmers safety is prime: India India, on Tuesday, told the world community that it will not compromise on policy space to protect its vulnerable farmers and infant industries, while asking the WTO to send a strong signal for correcting the distortions in the agriculture trade.
Total of 282 bids worth over $49b
IT outsourcing deals highest in the decade The first half of current calendar year has seen IT outsourcing industry post its strongest performance in a decade, a leading IT research firm has announced.
Says current fiscal a difficult one
FM paints a rosy picture of economy Finance Minister P Chidambaram, on Tuesday, projected that the countrys economy would post a growth rate of 7 to 8 per cent in the financial year 2008-09 though he termed the current fiscal as a difficult year for the economy.
India Inc hails PM Singhs victory Corporate India and investors hailed the UPA governments victory in the trust vote saying this should and the political instability and the focus should now be on economic reforms.
ADBs Asia Economic Monitor report
Inflation to slow growth in East Asia Economic growth in East Asia will slow down in 2008 and 2009, weighed down by higher than expected inflation and a protracted slowdown in the United States, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday.
