India , Brazil Take “Gigantic Step”
Visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva signed a set of agreements on trade,
technology, and agriculture and agreed to
develop their bilateral relations into a
strategic partnership.<More>
Govt Reduces SGRY Grain Allotment
The Ministry of Rural Development
announced that it will allocate
lesser amount of food grain for Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY),
a food-for-work program, to laborers
from 5 kilograms to 3 kilograms
because of “limited availability.”<More>