Government plans measures to boost wind power projects
India is working on new support measures to reverse a decline in private sector investment in wind power projects, a government official.

Kabul's wheat shortage estimated at 1 million t
Afghanistan faces a record cereal and wheat deficit in the next 12 months with an estimated total production of 3.24 million tonnes against demand for 4.36 million tonnes, a UN body said.

Pawar, Sonia brace up to get a bigger slice of Muslim voters
A fierce tussle is on between the Nationalist Congress Party led by Sharad Pawar and the Sonia Congress on offering various sops to Muslim voters in Maharashtra in their election manifestos.

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