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India’s services growth hit a two-year low in June: survey
03 Jul 2013
India's service sector grew at its slowest pace in three years in June as new business slowed to a trickle, an HSBC-Markit survey released today showed
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Uttarakhand to ban construction along river banks
01 Jul 2013
Flood-ravaged Uttarakhand has decided to impose a blanket ban on construction of houses and commercial establishments along river banks across the state
Core sector grows at a slow 2.3% in May as well
01 Jul 2013
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Flood disaster: over 3,000 still stranded as rain hampers rescue ops
01 Jul 2013
It is now feared that the actual number of the dead will never be known, though the casualty figure being recently bandied about is 10,000.
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Flood toll will cross 10,000, says Uttarakhand speaker
29 Jun 2013
Govind Singh Kunjwal, speaker of the Uttarakhand assembly, today virtually confirmed widespread fears that the death toll could number in the tens of thousands – many multiples of the official toll of 1,000 or so reported so far
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Petrol price hiked by Rs1.82 amid plummeting rupee
29 Jun 2013
For the third time this month state-run oil marketing companies have increased the price of petrol, this time by Rs 1.82 a litre, as the headlong plunge of the rupee against the dollar has made imports costlier
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PM targets projects worth Rs115,000 core for PPP investment
28 Jun 2013
The investements will be spread across infrastructure sectors including aviation, railways, port and power, over the next six months in a bid to ramp up investor sentiment
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Chidambaram defends gas price hike decision
28 Jun 2013
Finance minister P Chidambaram today said doubling the unit price of natural gas produced in the country to $8.5 per mmBtu it was necessary to avert a sharp decline in gas production in the country
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India's external debt up nearly 13% at $390 bn in FY13
27 Jun 2013
There has been a sizeable increase in external commercial borrowings (ECBs) and rupee denominated non-resident Indian deposits, RBI data says
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India’s trade deficit narrows in Q4; but still at record highs
27 Jun 2013
The moderation in CAD was due to non-oil and non-gold imports falling due to slowing economic growth
Rupee recovers a bit as CAD position improves
27 Jun 2013
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Rains again mar flood rescue; 5,000 stranded in Badrinath
27 Jun 2013
Around 5,000 people, mostly pilgrims and tourists, remain stranded at Badrinath, as fresh spells of rain this morning in the Garhwal region have once again hampered rescue operations
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Rupee hits a record low of 60.63 against dollar
26 Jun 2013
The slump came after the RBI made a feeble attempt to defend the rupee before it hit the 60 level against the dollar
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