New Delhi, Jan 15 : Corporate Affairs Minister Prem Chand Gupta today said the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services has not sought any financial help from the government as the new board is working on reviving the company.

Talking to reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet here, Gupta said all clients of Satyam are AAA rated and have sufficient receivables.

New Delhi, Jan 15 : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for continuation of a plan for ''Investigation of Water Resources Development Schemes'' during the XI Plan having an outlay of Rs. 222.80 crore.

The outcome of the scheme will be in the form of detailed project reports of irrigation/multipurpose projects and river links under National Perspective Plan (NPP).

Due to continued selling action in several blue chip stocks, the Sensex remained weak during late afternoon trade today.

Stocks cutting across sectors have taken a beating and those from banking, realty, information technology and metal stocks were among the worst hit.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap index fell 2.25% and 2.44% respectively.

Among the sectoral indices, BSE Bankex plummeted 6.25%, BSE Realty tumbled 6.22%, IT declined 5.46% and Metal came down by 5.23%.

Washington , Jan 15 : A national survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities in the Us has revealed that many Americans have already taken action to reduce their energy use and many others would do the same if they could afford to.

Roughly half of the 2,164 American adults surveyed last September and October said they had already taken important steps to make their homes more energy-efficient, and a substantial number - between 10 and 20 percent - said they planned to take action over the next year.

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