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Posts Tagged ‘Rajya Sabha’

EXIM Policy may have steps to deal with exports slowdown

New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) Commerce Minister Anand Sharma is likely to announce measures to deal with slowdown in exports when he presents the Export-Import Policy for 2009-10 before the end of current session of Parliament.
Replying to questions in Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Indian exports have slowed down since October 2008 because [...]

India will not pull out of Iran gas pipeline project: Deora

The Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has made clear that India will not bow to any external pressure on the participation in Iran – Pakistan – India gas pipe line.
Replaying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Deora said there are some outstanding issues including finalization of the gas price with Iran.
Deora [...]

Indo – Pak joint statement disappointing: Jaitley

Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said the Indo – Pak joint statement issued at Sharam – el – Sheikh in Egypt was disappointing and a reversal of India’s long standing policy.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Jaitley said the joint statement stating “action on terrorism should not be linked to [...]

State machinery underestimated Maoists, admits Chidambaram

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has admitted that the state machinery has underestimated the Maoists and failed to curb their activities in the country.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Chidambaram said the government had failed to tackle the Maoists with the seriousness they deserve and had also failed to assess the threat posed by [...]

Government to contemplate capital infusion for cash strapped Air India: Patel

Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday said the government is contemplating capital infusion by way of equity and soft loans for the cash-strapped Air India, which has deferred future aircraft delivery owing to losses of Rs 7,200 crore.
Replying to a calling attention motion on Air India, moved by BJP MP Prakash Javadekar [...]

Central village electrification project to be reviewed

Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday said that a three-tier committee has been constituted to monitor the implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Viddyuti Karan Yojana to provide electricity to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.
Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, Shinde said that more than 62,000 villages have already been electrified under this scheme.
Shinde [...]