Assocham, India's apex industry body, has sent a proposal to the external affairs ministry to consider tapping the emerging agricultural opportunities in Africa and offering to act as a facilitator to help Indian farmers reap the benefits of the huge potential that lie in Africa.
This would help provide proactive alerts by detecting any slippages early and thereby help applying mid-course correction.
Plans are on to convert 187 lakes in and around Bangalore into patches of rich blossoms and green foliage and recreational zones for the common man, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagare Palike Commissioner Bharat Lal Meena told PTI.
Seventy two-year-old Archbishop of Guwahati of Salesian Order Thomas Menamparampil has been asked by Pope Benedict XVI to prepare the meditation prayers for Way of the Cross, which the Papal Head himself will lead on Good Friday on April 10 at the Roman Colosseum.
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