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SC must curtail time for filing of poll accounts: Petition
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 21 (ANI): A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking a reduction of the time period for the filing of accounts of election expenses so that more time is available to analyse the accounts of the contesting candidates.
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Gen. N C Vij takes over reins of disaster risk reduction activities in FIC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI-NewsVoir): General Nirmal Chander Vij, former founder Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority and Former Chief of the Army Staff, who took over as Chairperson of UNISDR ARISE FICCI Board, an all encompassing body on disaster risk management in FI
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Gen. N C Vij calls for thrust on urban risk reduction
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Members of the UNISDR ARISE FICCI Board today deliberated on the future course of actions to be taken to accelerate the pace of work in disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities with the new Chairperson, General N C Vij suggesting that the key activity to foc
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India makes groundbreaking reduction in MMR, says WHO
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): India has made groundbreaking progress in reducing maternal mortality ratio (MMR), from 556 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 130 per 100000 live births in 2016.
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Death toll rises to 99 in Guatemala's volcanic eruption
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Guatemala City [Guatemala], June 7(ANI): The death toll from a highly active volcano that erupted near Guatemala's capital on Sunday rose to 99.
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Guatemala volcano eruption: Death toll rises to 25
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Guatemala City [Guatemala], June 5 (ANI): The death toll from a highly active volcano that erupted near Guatemala's capital on Sunday rose to 25.
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Facilitate smoking cessation through policies not bans
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 07 (NewsVoir): The government has been taking several steps towards discouraging tobacco consumption and reducing the risk of cancer. The state of Rajasthan is also conducting a study to understand the impact of nicotine as harm reduction tool.
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Creating sustainable architecture on contemporary designs
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Among the most complex problems of modern society are reduction of pollution and energy resource expenditure within the building sector.
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Fix GST at 5 percent and rationalize stamp duty, land rates for affordable
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (NewsVoir): PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday urged the GST Council to consider further reduction of GST at a slab of 5 percent from prevailing 8 percent for affordable housing, arguing that conformant of infrastructure status on affordable housing w
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Centre slashes customs duty on sugar export
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 21 (ANI): The Union government on Wednesday announced a reduction in the customs duty to be levied on the export of sugar.
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FICCI cautions Centre on possible reduction of credit support
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 16 (ANI): Responding to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) notice discontinuing the issuance of Letters of Undertaking (LOUs) and Letters of Comfort (LOCs) for trade credit for imports, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said although th
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SBI slashes charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 13 (ANI): The State Bank of India (SBI) announced a substantial reduction of charges for non-maintenance of Average Monthly Balance (AMB) in savings accounts, effective April 1.
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