(Mint article 19 Jan 2010)
Rejig of BPL identification per NC Saxena Committee (appointed in Aug 2008) on charts - additional marks for SC, ST, BC
Currently - a score based system (0 to 4) where score is derived from 13 socio-economic factors is used.
Monday, January 18, 2010
India-China-Africa economic diplomacy
(All from a Mint article - 19 Jan 2010)
Indias trade with Africa = $39 billion
Chinas trade with Africa= $100 billion
China gave Angola a $2 billion soft loan - which beat India's and thus it has an upper hand there
India promised $5.4 billion lines of credit to African countries
till now (19 Jan 2010) has disbursed about $1 billion
Indias trade with Africa = $39 billion
Chinas trade with Africa= $100 billion
China gave Angola a $2 billion soft loan - which beat India's and thus it has an upper hand there
India promised $5.4 billion lines of credit to African countries
till now (19 Jan 2010) has disbursed about $1 billion
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