Other Briefings
Delhi Court Includes Chief Justice Office Under Information Act
Jan. 12 – The Delhi High Court will uphold its bench order that includes the office of the Chief Justice of India within the scope of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and requires judges to declare their assets. The bench made up of Chief Justice A.P. Shah and Justices S. Muralidhar and Vikramjeet Sen […]
New Policy to Turn Delhi into IT Hub
Jan. 5 – A recently approved industrial policy for New Delhi aims to consolidate business in the capital to turn it into a high-tech, knowledge-based service sector and IT hub. Two special economic zones will initially be set up in Baprola, one for gems and jewelery and the other for IT and information technology enabled […]
Italy Suggests Routes, Facilities for Indian Trade
Dec. 17 – Italian Minister for Economic Development said it would consider creating preferred shipping routes exclusively for Indian trade. A collaboration agreement is in the works to link the ports of Venice with Mumbai and Genoa with Chennai with the aim of making Italy the gateway for Indian products bound for the European and […]
India’s Proposal for Climate Innovation Centers Approved
Dec. 16 – India’s suggestion to build a network of climate innovation centers overseas to develop and share green technologies has been accepted and will be part of the basis of the Copenhagen agreement when the U.N. Climate Change Summit wraps up in two days. The climate innovation centers will improve on local technology requirements […]
Telangana Party Willing to Wait Until 2014
Dec. 15 – The leading Telangana political party Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) said that it was willing to wait until 2014 for the promised Telangana state to become a reality. A TRS leader was quoted in the Times of India as saying: ‘‘We would be very happy if it happens before that. But we know […]
India Successfully Decodes Human Genome
Dec. 10 – India has successfully decoded the human genome locally making it part of the only six countries in the world to do so. Other countries who have been able to accomplish the feat are the United States, United Kingdom, China, Canada and South Korea. India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) says […]
Reliance Group Partners with U.S. Company for 3-D Movies
Dec. 9 – Major Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA Group will partner with a Los Angeles-based company to convert movies into 3-D in a US$40 million facility in Mumbai set to open in January. When it opens the facility will be the largest of its kind in the world also capable of post-production, visual effects and […]
India to Auction Off Radio, Internet Bandwidth Slots Next Year
Dec. 8 – The country’s Department of Telecommunications will hold an auction on January 14, 2010 to sell four slots of bandwidth for 3G phone services and three slots for broadband internet services. Bidding will start at INR35 billion or about US$758 million for a slot of 3G bandwidth and INR17.5 billion or US$378.8 million […]
