CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk PIB, March 12,2012 President’s Address to the Parliament 2012  Honourable Members I welcome you to this session which marks the halfway of my Government. I hope this session will be productive and useful. The current year has been a difficult one for the world economy. Economic uncertainties have had an adverse impact across the globe. There is increased political uncertainty and turbulence in the international system and the environment ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk DDN, 11 March 2012 Heads of the two most powerful banking institutions globally, the World Bank and the IMF, are likely to be in India later this month, amid an ongoing search process to finalise the name of the next World Bank President.   During their separate visits, the World Bank President Robert Zoellick and IMF Chief Christine Lagarde are likely to meet top leaders and ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk DDN, 11 March 2012 After conclusion of the polls in five states, the focus will now shift to the economic activities with Finance Min Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Budget and Reserve Bank unveiling the credit policy review this week, with a view to arresting slowdown and promoting growth. These will be kicked off by the address of President Pratibha Patil to the joint sitting of ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk DDN, 11 March 2012 The government has decided to lift the ban on cotton exports, that was imposed last week, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said on Sunday. "Keeping in view the facts, the interests of the farmers, interest of the industry, trade, a balanced view has been considered by the Group of Ministers (GoM) to roll back the ban," he said, while adding that a ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, 11 March 2012 DDN, March 10,2012 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad promised international envoy Kofi Annan that he would back any honest peace bid but warned dialogue would fail if "terrorist groups" remained. In Cairo, meanwhile, Russian and Arab foreign ministers called for an end to the violence in Syria "whatever its source," as they struggled to find common ground on ways to resolve the conflict. Syrian state ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, 11 March 2012 DDN, 10 March 2012 The Union Cabinet has deferred a decision on a proposal to make a Presidential reference on the Supreme Court's order on 2G licences regarding auction of natural resources. Sources said it was decided at the meeting to call the Solicitor General for hearing his views before a decision is taken. Another meeting may be held next week, sources said ...