Economy - general
EPFO hikes interest rate on PF deposits to 8.75%
13 Jan 2014
India’s industrial production down 2.1 per cent in November
11 Jan 2014
Production in the manufacturing sector, which accounts for over 75 per cent of the index of industrial production (IIP), declined by 3.5 per cent in November
Abolishing income, other taxes feasible but iffy: experts
09 Jan 2014
The proposal involve the the abolition of all direct and indirect taxes for individuals as well as corporates in favour of a nominal banking transaction tax
Slowdown will see 12 million in India shifting to farms: Crisil
08 Jan 2014
12 million people will be redirected to the farms in FY 2013-19, with fewer urban jobs are being created as labour intensity declines across industry and services
Ficci opposes CAG audit of private firms
07 Jan 2014
Industry body FICCI says there is “no place for CAG interfering into a private company’s books”, as the CAG was set up only to examine the accounts of government-run companies
Moily, Pawar to jointly file affidavit in SC seeking nod for GM trials
04 Jan 2014
The ministry of environment and forests under petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily is set to reverse a series of decisions taken by previous environment ministers
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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