Economy
Industrial growth slumps to 2.6 pc in July
THE pronounced industrial slowdown engulfing the economy is showing few signs of let-up, with the official Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registering a measly 2.6 per cent year-on-year increase in July 2001, compared to five per cent in July 2000.

FCI not responsible for starvation death: Chairman
DR Bhure Lal, chairman of Food Corporation of India, told presspersons here today that the corporation should not be held responsible for starvation deaths.

`Better nutrition would help raise productivity'
ECONOMIC growth can be positively influenced by improved nutrition, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in a special section of its annual report, The State of Food and Agriculture 2001 (SOFA 2001).

UNDP pat for India's tech initiatives
BANGALORE: THANKS to its technology initiatives aimed at the poor, India finds frequent mention in the UNDP's Human Development Report 2001, according to UNDP Resident Representative, Dr Brenda Gael McSweeney.

Need for safety net stressed
NEW DELHI: The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Muni Lall, has underscored the need for widening the social security net while undertaking labour reforms.

Danish fund opens office
NEW DELHI: Denmark's Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) will open a liaison office here on September 17. In a statement IFU, a self-governing developmental investment fund owned by the Government of Denmark, has said its objective is t o promote economic activities in developing countries by investing in joint ventures with Danish companies in these countries.

Task force for Panchayati raj
NEW DELHI: A task force comprising senior officers of the Ministry of Rural Development and of the State Government would suggest measures for administrative decentralisation of funds, functions and functionaries upon Panchayats with regard to 29 subject s listed in the XI Schedule of the Constitution.

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