Reduce tax on petroleum products: Cong to party-ruled states - Deccan Herald

Under attack from the Left and the right over fuel price hike, Congress today asked party-ruled states to reduce taxes on petroleum products to give a reprieve to the common man. Hailing the decision of the Centre to reduce custom and excise duty on the ...

Senate defeats bills to reduce student loan rates - Washington Times

The Senate on Thursday blocked President Obama’s student loan interest-rate reduction plan and also shot down a GOP proposal, leaving the chamber without a solution and little more than a month to go before rates are scheduled to double.

DWP's new goal: Reduce energy consumption by 15% by 2020 - Los Angeles Daily News

Hoping to dramatically reduce the amount of electricity Angelenos use, the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners on Thursday nearly doubled the utility's energy efficiency goal. Under the new target, the DWP would reduce energy ...

N Reduce Opens Up As Alternative to Ultra-Elite Startup Incubators - Xconomy

Maybe getting rejected by Y Combinator isn’t such a bad thing. For Jacques Crocker, Ash Bhoopathy, and Rich Lengsavath it turned into the beginning of a new adventure: alongside their own startup, called Lizi, they’re introducing a new ...

Newmont to Reduce Spending in Peru - Yahoo Finance

According to Reuters, mining company Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) announced that it will reduce the amount that it plans to spend on its gold mine project in Peru by two-thirds due to delays caused by the Peruvian government and environmental reviews.

Extend Life Expectancy and Reduce Deaths? Yes We Can! - Forbes

Imagine that we could extend average life expectancy by two-thirds. Imagine further that we could reduce deaths from the most devastating diseases by two-thirds. This isn’t science fiction. It’s already happened. Thanks to medical innovation ...

Obama Campaign Says Romney, If President, Wouldn't Want To Reduce Joblessness - Huffington Post

WASHINGTON –- President Barack Obama's reelection campaign, continuing its attempts to paint Mitt Romney as a ruthless corporate raider, went so far Wednesday as to suggest that if he were president, the Republican would not care whether more ...

Former U.S. diplomats: Reduce foreign oil - United Press International

WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- A coalition of former U.S. ambassadors called for a drastic reduction in the amount of foreign oil imported to help reduce the nation's trade deficit. The Diplomatic Council on Energy Security, a bipartisan group ...

Reduce mining in Goa to one-third: Panel - Hindustan Times

Mining in Goa has crossed the social and environmental threshold and further ore extraction should be capped at approximately 20% of the current levels, recommends an advisory council in its zero draft report. The Goa Golden Jubilee Development ...

Smoking Cannabis May Reduce Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis Patients - ABC News

Smoking marijuana may reduce certain symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to a new small study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Researchers from the University of California at San Diego School of ...