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Need to increase the share of healthcare in GDP to 2.5% from 1.0% : Ghulam Nabi Azad 09 January 2012
There is a need to increase the share of healthcare in GDP to 2.5% from present level of 1.0%, said Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Government of India in his inaugural Address at the Seminar...
Keywords: India requires gender-based teaching, Birla Auditorium pravasi bharatiya divas venue, Pravasi Bhartiya Samman award 2012, Birla Auditorium pravasi bharatiya divas venue
Read MoreNRIs to get right to vote in Indian elections: PM 11 January 2012
Fulfilling a long-standing demand of its diaspora, India on Sunday said it would allow NRIs to vote and participate in the election process. "Pursuant to the law that was enacted to enable Non-resident Indians to vote in our national elections,...
Keywords: Pranab Mukherjee, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, T K A Nair, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Read MoreIndian economy to grow at 9% - 10% in medium term: Manmohan 09 January 2012
While India’s growth has been impacted by the global slowdown, given the strong economic fundamentals of the Indian economy the effort is to bring the economy back to 9-10% growth in the medium term, said Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister...
Keywords: CII, economy back 9-10%, 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Kamla Persad Bissessar
Read MoreInvolve overseas Indians as partners: President Pratibha Patil 10 January 2012
President Pratibha Patil on Monday said the country would continue supporting overseas Indians and encourage greater exchanges among the communities living abroad. In the present times of economic uncertainty and profound change in the world, the country would actively involve...
Keywords: Indian dispora, PIO, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, life insurance schemes for overseas Indian workers
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