NATIONAL India won't reduce farm subsidies: Jaswant
New Delhi: Attacking developed nations for their stance on agriculture and market access, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on September 13 said India cannot bring down subsidies to farm sector as food security and welfare were more important to the country.
Conference on BPO to be held in Chennai on Sept 18
Coimbatore: The 3rd edition of "Connect", being organised by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), in partnership with Tamil Nadu government, with the objective of showcasing the state's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) would be held in Chennai on September 18.
INTERNATIONAL Developing countries stick to their demands at WTO
Cancun, Mexico: Mounting political pressure did not deter developing countries like India, Brazil and China to budge from their demand for a commitment from European Union (EU) and United States for phased elimination of domestic support and export subsidies in agriculture, which delayed the formulation of revised draft on this crucial issue until September 14.
Pak industry delegation holds talks with CII
Cancun: A six-member Pakistan industry delegation had detailed discussions with apex chamber Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) to strengthen bilateral economic co-operation and sought help
from Indian Industry in dealing with organisational and World Trade Organisation (WTO) issues and checking flooding of spurious Chinese products in Pakistan.
Now, Pak too wants rich nations to cut farm subsidies
Islamabad: Joining the chorus with India, Brazil and other developing countries, Pakistan on September 12 said it too wants major cuts in farm subsidies of the developed countries as it was the biggest issue
of the day.
