Monsoon this year is likely to be normal, says Science and Technology Minister Jaipal Reddy
Reuters | Friday April 26, 2013
India expects total monsoon rainfall to be average in 2013, a minister said on Friday, strengthening prospects for one of the world's biggest grains producers to avoid widespread drought for a fourth straight year.
PM Manmohan Singh leaves for Germany on a three-day visit with five cabinet ministers
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 10, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has left today on a three-day official visit to Germany, where he will co-chair inter-governmental consultations and witness the signing of a series of agreements on education, science and technology and renewable energy...
PM unveils science, technology and innovation policy at 100th Indian Science Congress
Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Thursday January 3, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today unveiled the country's science, technology and innovation policy and said the policy aims to put India among the top five science powerhouses in the world by 2020.
Jaipal Reddy's shift out of Petroleum triggers storm
Monday October 29, 2012
The shifting of S Jaipal Reddy from Petroleum Ministry today created a political storm with the decision coming under attack and the minister himself is said to be unhappy over being moved to Science and Technology Ministry.
Vayalar Ravi takes over as science and technology minister
Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 21, 2012
Vayalar Ravi on Tuesday assumed charge as Minister for Science and Technology. He was allocated the Science and Technology and Earth Sciences by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after incumbent Vilasrao Deshmukh took ill critically and . Deshmukh died o...
Vilasrao Deshmukh's funeral held at Latur; thousands including PM, Sonia Gandhi attend
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday August 15, 2012
Vilasrao Deshmukh's funeral was held at his village in Latur district of Maharashtra this evening. The Science and Technology Minister died in a hospital in Chennai on Tuesday. He had been diagnosed with liver cancer.
Vilasrao Deshmukh's funeral in Latur today; villagers gather to pay tribute
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday August 15, 2012
Vilasrao Deshmukh's funeral today: Vilasrao Deshmukh's funeral will be held at his village in Latur district of Maharashtra this evening. The Science and Technology Minister died in a hospital in Chennai on Tuesday. He had been diagnosed with liver c...
Vilasrao Deshmukh to be cremated in his village tomorrow
Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 14, 2012
Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who died in Chennai this afternoon, will be cremated at his native Babhalgaon village in the Latur district of Maharashtra tomorrow, family sources said. Mr Deshmukh had been diagnosed with li...
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Congress leader and Union minister, dies in Chennai
Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday August 14, 2012
Vilasrao Deshmukh, the man who had once famously said, 'I dream of turning Mumbai into a Shanghai' is no more. 67-year-old Mr Deshmukh, who made the incredible journey of a village Sarpanch to one of the big players in the power corridors of Delhi, d...
Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah visits Deshmukh
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 9, 2012
Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Thursday called on Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh at Global Hospital in Chennai, said a hospital official. "The Tamil Nadu governor visited the hospital and enquired about Deshmukh's health fr...
Vilasrao Deshmukh's condition critical but stable: Sources
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday August 8, 2012
The condition of Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh continues to be "critical but stable "according to sources at Global Hospitals in Chennai where he is being treated since Monday evening. Hospital sources add, "Mr Deshmukh continues to be on life sup...
Vilasrao Deshmukh kept under two-day observation: Hospital sources
Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 7, 2012
Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who was admitted to a private hospital in a critical condition following liver-related ailment, has been kept under observation, hospital authorities said today.
Vilasrao Deshmukh critically ill, admitted to Chennai hospital
Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 7, 2012
The condition of Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, admitted to a private hospital in Chennai for liver-related ailment, is 'critical,' hospital sources said today.
Vilasrao Deshmukh appears before Adarsh panel
NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday June 26, 2012
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has appeared before the two-member judicial commission probing the Adarsh Society scam. When Mr Deshmukh was Chief Minister, a Letter Of Intent was issued ...
Bangalore to host Indo-German Urban Mela
Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 19, 2012
Bangalore would host a ten-day Indo-German Urban Mela, a blend of technology, science, culture and entertainment, that would be inaugurated by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Friday.
