Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Concerned over the plight of the displaced people in Sri Lanka's northeast, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced Rs.500 crore ($100 million) for the rehabilitation and relief of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the island nation. Read Full Story

Browse > Home / India News / India, Bhutan Agree To Fast-Track Implementation Of Hydropower Projects July 3, 2009 by Ash gee   news under India News New Delhi: India and Bhutan will hold a meeting of the Empowered Joint Group to fast-track implementation of hydropower projects next month. The first meeting of this group was held in New Delhi in March 2009 after the signing of the Protocol to the 2006 Agreement on Cooperation in Hydropower. During his recent visit to India, Bhutan Prime Minister Thinley held extensive talks with his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in this regard. Both sides ... Read Full Story

India and Bhutan will hold a meeting of the Empowered Joint Group to fast-track implementation of hydropower projects next month. The first meeting of this group was held in New Delhi in March 2009 after the signing of the Protocol to the 2006 Agreement on Cooperation in Hydropower. During his recent visit to India, Bhutan Prime Minister Thinley held extensive talks with his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in this regard. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the progress made in the hydropower sector and reiterated their commitment to achieve the target of 10,000 MW of hydroelectric generation in Bhutan by 2020. They ... Read Full Story

The government Thursday approved payment of $239.93 million to the South Asian University, which is scheduled to begin functioning in the national capital from 2010. The union cabinet Thursday approved payment of $239.93 million to the varsity, which is around 79 percent of the total cost of the full establishment of the University until 2014. As part of its commitment to South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations, India is ready to disburse the first tranche of its financial commitment of $9.464 million to ensure that the varsity is operational in July-August 2010. It will be the first international university to be hosted ... Read Full Story

With Manmohan at helm, India’s new cabinet gets down to work NEW DELHI: India’s new coalition government got down to work on Saturday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh allotted portfolios to six of 19 ministers, reminding them that they had “promises to keep”. Manmohan Singh presided over a 30-minute meeting of all his ministers at his Race Course Road residence in the morning before naming veteran Pranab Mukherjee as finance minister and handing over the foreign ministry to Fulbright scholar SM Krishna, both from his Congress party. P. Chidambaram and AK Antony retained their home and defence portfolios while Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief ... Read Full Story