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Ministers' panel points to delay in GST launch
A high-powered group of state finance ministers today indicated that the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST), which will consolidate indirect taxes, may not be introduced as scheduled from April 1, 2010.

First report on impact of climate change by Nov 2010
The first report on impact of climate change, to be out by November 2010, will be on agriculture, the government today informed the Rajya Sabha.

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Not me, sir
Communications Minister A Raja has learnt it’s better to be safe than sorry. After the EGoM meeting on the 3G spectrum auction, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was surrounded by journalists. He refused to make any comment and then turned towards Raja and said, “Nobody should talk to the press about this meeting.” Even before Mukherjee could finish, Raja waved his hands and said, “Sir, I am not saying anything. I am not saying anything.” A few days ago, Mukherjee had summoned Raja and told him not to talk to the press about the 3G issue and to ensure that no inter-ministerial communication related to the 3G auction was leaked from his office — letters from Mukherjee to Raja and vice versa have all been leaked to the press in recent weeks.
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Pearson expands footprint

Pearson, the British-based education and education technology company, which recently picked up a stake worth $30 million (around Rs 150 crore) in Educomp Solutions’ vocational business and online tutoring firm, TutorVista, is leveraging these tie-ups to increase its India footprint. - Green shoots evident, but worries remain - School connectivity project gets Centre"s approval - Sunil Jain: Dangerous bends ahead">Sunil Jain: Dangerous bends ahead - Infosys not moving out of Bengal now: Gopalakrishnan - T N Ninan: An I for an I">T N Ninan: An I for an I - Government drafts green SEZ policy As part of this expansion, Pearson will train 500 bus drivers and conductors of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Along with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the company will impart training based on soft skills, basic English language and skill-sensitisation to DTC drivers and conductors for three months. “The contract for the actual provision of training has been awarded to our joint venture (JV) partner, Educomp Solutions. We will teach soft skills like courtesy and communication, besides the history of Delhi, to the drivers and conductors,” said Khozem Merchant, Deputy Chairman, Pearson India. Pearson had acquired a 50 per cent stake in Educomp’s existing vocational training business for $17.5 million (around Rs 85 crore). Pearson has also launched the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), its new computer-based academic test of English language proficiency. The test, available to takers from October, measures the English language skills of non-native English speakers. The company has its own five centres where the test will take place, besides 10 other centres with each having a capacity of housing around 20 students. “We will provide students with the test preparation material. The number of centres might increase depending on the number of test takers,” added Merchant. The test will take place in three hours in a single sitting and its results will be out in five days, according to the company. Pearson says that it has more developments lined up in the areas of K-12, online testing and new forms of grading, among others.


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