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Fewer power projects may get more coal in 12th Plan
The government seems to be preparing the power sector for low fuel availability. In the next Five-Year Plan, it is looking to reduce power capacity from Coal India Limited (CIL)’s linkages. If the plan is carried out, the trend of huge capacity additions and low coal supply would be checked. In a meeting to be convened this week, senior officials from the coal ministry, the power ministry and

No data collection yet in Bihar, UP, West Bengal, Assam

Polls in some states and the inadequate supply of tablet PCs have delayed completion of Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 by almost seven months. Work on collecting the data has not even

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Pitroda panel wants Railways to invest Rs 56k cr

To help the railways overcome capacity constraints, an expert committee headed by Sam Pitroda is likely to propose investment of Rs 56,000 crore by the ministry of railways, to be implemented over

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Skill development to be the focus, says Plan panel member

Skill development would be the focus of the 12th Five-Year Plan, according to Narendra Jadhav, member, Planning Commission. Speaking at a conference on vocational skills development, Jadhav said,

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Wendy's CEO: Our wounds were 'self-inflicted'

Wendy's new CEO on Monday called the dour results of the past few years "self-inflicted wounds" and vowed to do better, laying out plans that included hiring top-tier workers and reclaiming market

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Manipur polls: NSCN, civilians killed
At least five people, including a woman and an underground NSCN (IM) militant, died in poll violence in Manipur's Chandel district on Saturday. The state is undergoing Assembly election.

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