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Interim budget: Govt borrowing to exceed FY’15 Plan spending by Rs42,000 cr
17 Feb 2014
Chidambaram expects current account deficit to be contained at $45 billion and the fiscal deficit at 4.6 per cent of GDP
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WPI inflation falls to 8-month low of 5.05% in January
14 Feb 2014
The decline in the wholesale price index has been due mainly to the steep fall in the prices of vegetable and some food grains
Industrial production down 0.6% in December
13 Feb 2014
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Relief for common man as two-day bank strike ends
12 Feb 2014
The two-day bank strike affected the clearing of cheques worth Rs7,40,000 crore , and hit government and foreign exchange transactions and money market operations
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Chidambaram happy with 4.9% GDP growth projection
08 Feb 2014
The Central Statistics Office under the ministry of statistics and programme implementation estimates that India is poised to become a $1.7 trillion economy
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Income inequality rising in India, globally: IMF chief
04 Feb 2014
In India, the net worth of billionaires increased 12-fold in 15 years, enough to eliminate absolute poverty in the country twice over, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said in London
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Govt sets up 7th Pay Commission for central staff
04 Feb 2014
The Pay Commission has been set up to recommend a revised salary structure for central government employees - both in civil and military service
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