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Murthy panel for greater pvt sector role in higher education
To boost the involvement of the private sector in higher education in India, a committee, headed by Infosys Technologies founder N R Narayana Murthy, has suggested path-breaking measures like free land for 999 years, 300 per cent deduction in taxable income to companies for contributions towards boosting higher education and 10-year multiple entry visas for foreign research scholars. The committee

Frost & Sullivan to Recognize the Industry Once Again at India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2012 Nominations Open Last Date for Entry: 21 June 2012
The size of the Indian healthcare market is abysmally small when compared with similar and dissimilar economies. The per capita spend on healthcare in India is three times lower than China and 150 times lower than the United States of America. Our healthcare model ranks very low on certain parameters, namely health expenditure as percentage of GDP, per capita spending on healthcare, doctor–population and hospital bed-population ratio and infant and maternal mortality ratio. Analysis reveals that the existing system is heavily skewed in favor of the urban population. This has led to a peculiar situation with the majority of health services being centralized in urban areas where only 22-25 percent of the population resides.

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A roof over every head

Shortage of homes The shortage of dwellings in urban India is estimated to be 26.5 million units, says the 11th five-year Plan which covers the 2007-12 period. The poor form 90% of

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Assam to create 2 Lakh skilled manpower needed to meet industry demand

Faced with the acute shortage of skilled manpower in the state, required by the industry, Assam government has decided to provide vocational and skill training to at least 2 lakh youths by the end

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India unlikely to issue new 10-year bond this week-sources
- India is unlikely to issue a new 10-year government bond at its scheduled auction on Friday, two officials with direct knowledge said.

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Ferns N Petals Partners with 20:20 MSL to Build Brand in India
20:20 MSL India, part of MSLGROUP, Publicis Groupe’s flagship strategic communications and engagement company and the largest PR and social media network in India, today announced that it has been selected by Ferns N Petals as their strategic communications partner in India.

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