Guys, please don't entertain Mr. Riaz Haq's threads. All his sources point to his own blog, good way to drive traffic. and he conveniently ignores tough questions.
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Mangalyaan-1's c.$75m Budget Equates to:
c.15% of NASA's budget for its comparable MAVEN mission
2.1 % of India's c.$3.5bn aid contributions to other nations
Less than 2% of the estimated £2.5bn in salaries paid to UK employees by Indian companies
0.3 % of India's $24bn IMF bailout contribution...
In India there are a lot of schemes for poor, some introduced by UPA with very good intentions. But only a fraction of that reaches the needy, rest is gobbled up by corruption by middle men and bureaucrats. Having a bank account enables option for direction cash transfers.
Who cares if Riaz Haq doesn't think he is a right person for the job. The reason he was picked was because of his success when he was Executive Vice President of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group. Coming to argument about people that he is not Indian enough, If he was not , OP wouldn't have...
Pre-Launch Updates from ISRO website.
Jan 05, 2014
Preparations for Propellant filling operation of GSLV-D5 Cryo Stage is under progress
Propellant filling operation of GSLV-D5 Strap Ons is completed
Jan 04, 2014
Propellant filling operation of GSLV-D5 Strap Ons is under progress...
Parliament passes Lokpal bill
Parliament on Wednesday passed the Lokpal bill with the Lok Sabha adopting the measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a short discussion, amid the din created by members for and against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
Members from Samajwadi Party and Shiv...
The Bill, which was already passed by the Lok Sabha in December 2011, will now be considered by the Lower House afresh on Wednesday as it has undergone a number of official amendments.
After much delay, the landmark Lokpal bill was on Tuesday passed by the Rajya Sabha, marking a step closer to...
Aimed at increasing the flow of foreign funds in light of a depreciating rupee against the dollar and in a bid to turnaround the declining investor sentiment, the United Progressive Alliance government on Tuesday announced major changes in the foreign direct investment (FDI) caps, bringing...
NEW DELHI--India's wholesale inflation slowed to below 6% for the first time since November 2009, comforting authorities and brightening prospects for an interest-rate cut by the central bank next month.
The wholesale price index -- the country's main inflation gauge -- rose 5.96% from a year...
I got a headache trying to figure out how much money the Indian government plans to spend on health this year.
There are multiple budget documents, and the figures given don’t always seem to match. But one thing was clear: spending on health and education looks set to increase...