Thursday, September 17, 1998
Hegde unveils sops to boost exports
Union commerce minister Ramakrishna Hegde has announced a fresh package of incentives to boost exports in the context of a world environment which is not conducive to export growth. The package ranges from duty-free imports for electronic hardware inputs for hardware exporters to extending the period for defaulting firms to meet their export obligations.
Rs 11,600-crore plan fund for Maharashtra
The Planning Commission has approved an outlay of Rs 11,600 cr as Maharashtra's annual plan for 1998-99 as against an outlay of Rs 8393 cr in 1997-98. Thrust areas for the annual plan include higher agro-production, increasing irrigation potential and more jobs.
Republicans insist on Clinton's impeachment
President Clinton's political fate hangs in balance as Republican lawmakers hardened their stance and pressed for impeachment rather than the milder punishment of censure, while the media waited to feed a perplexed nation the latest offering from the sex scandal -- the Clinton Tapes.
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