Daily News Notes

· The President Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil has called upon the pharma industry to provide quality and safe medicines at affordable prices to people while Inaugurating the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Hyderabad.
· The Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers have made their assets, liabilities and business interests of their spouses and dependents public. The letter had drawn attention to the code of conduct for ministers and sought details of employment also of their spouses and dependents.
· In Assam, after the agreement of Suspension of Operations was signed, the banned outfit ULFA says, the process of construction of designated camps in which around 600 ULFA cadres would be accommodated is likely to be speed up. The proposed camps would be known as Nabanirman Kendras.
· Dr Sayyad Ahmed was today sworn in as the new Governor of Jharkhand. Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia administered the oath of office
· The monsoon rainfall has been near normal so far this season. There are no signs of withdrawal of south west monsoon in the coming week
· Top government, business and civil society leaders from several countries, including India, have formed a unique alliance to deal with climate change which have launched an ambitious programme to restore 150 million hectares of lost forests and degraded land within nine years. The alliance was formed at the two-day conference on climate change organised jointly by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the German Ministry for Environment in the city of Bonn.
· A parliamentary panel has suggested that the National Highways Authority of India, NHAI board should be entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring the road construction projects on a fortnightly basis to avoid delays. NE-EW Corridor is the largest ongoing highway projec which involves the construction of 7,300 kilometres of four and six-lane roads connecting Srinagar in the North, Kanyakumari in the South, Porbandar in the West and Silchar in the East.
· A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over reduction in Railway safety fund allocation as it would hamper related works.
· In the Marathwada region of Maharashtra ‘Group farming’ adopted in 20 villages is being practised making tremendous change in living standards of farmers and help in increasing their income, bringing a silent green revolution in agricultural sector and will also help in strengthening economy of the country.who are beneficiaries of this system.
· A three-day India-Japan Global Partnership Summit (IJGPS) kicks off in Tokyo tomorrow. The policymakers, opinion leaders and business captains will exchange ideas on strengthening economic ties between the two Asian nations.
· Typhoon Talas which hit western Japan left at least eight people dead and 33 missing after heavy rains and fierce winds.
· The Cuban government says, it does not recognize Libya's opposition National Transitional Council (NTC), and has recalled its diplomats and said Cuba will only give recognition to a government without foreign intervention, by the free, sovereign and sole will of the brotherly Libyan people. Cuba also accused NATO of killing thousands of people with the vulgar excuse of civilian protection, and of ignoring the constructive initiatives of the African Union and other countries.