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Is the Doha Development Round (DDR) dead, as the anti-globalisation activists claim? Not yet, said trade ministers of the 153 member-countries of the Word Trade Organisation at the seventh Ministerial Conference at Geneva last week. They ended the Conference with a general agreement to recommence the stalled negotiations of the DDR and take it to conclusion by the end of next year. Even such broad agreement was in sharp contrast to the acrimony and bitterness that characterised the earlier failed trade talks at Cancun and Hong Kong.

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National carrier Air India today received the National Energy Conservation Award 2009 for its efforts in saving fuel and reducing carbon emission. - Air India to meet foreign pilots" hiring agencies to discuss wage cut - AI to meet foreign pilots" hiring agencies to discuss wage cut - AI to meet foreign pilots" hiring agencies to discuss wage cut - Air India CMD to meet panels on performance pay on Friday - AI"s entry into Star Alliance: India lags in fulfilling norms - Govt rejigs accounts to spend Rs 25,725 cr The airline received the first prize in general category of the awards instituted by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and the Power Ministry. The national carrier had registered a 12.5 per cent reduction in fuel consumption in 2008-09 in comparison to 2007-08. The company adopted various procedures in operational areas to help reduce carbon emissions, Air India officials said. "A total carbon dioxide saving of 237,755,146 kgs has been achieved from April, 2007 to March 31 2009," they added.


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