Economy - general
Diesel price to keep rising every month: Moily
01 Feb 2013
Oil, defence ministries told to sort out issues
31 Jan 2013
Nokia India in a Rs10,000-crore tax muddle
30 Jan 2013
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Chidambaram pushes for opening banking sector
30 Jan 2013
Finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram sees no reason why companies should be denied banking licences although many, including the IMF, oppose allowing industrial houses to set up banks, fearing it could lead to misuse of funds
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RBI cheers market with 0.25% cut in policy rates
29 Jan 2013
In its third quarter monetary policy review, the central bank shed its 9-month-long tight monetary policy, cutting its key interest rates by 25 basis points
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RBI hints at policy easing as growth falls below 5.8 %
28 Jan 2013
RBI today hinted at a pro-growth approach in it monetary policy review as it expects the country’s economic growth during the 2012-13 financial year to fall below the 5.8 per cent projected earlier
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Aadhar number made mandatory for new PF accounts
25 Jan 2013
The trouble with the EPFO’s apparently progressive move is that the number of Aadhar enrollment centers is utterly inadequate compared to the population
Lull in economic activity is not paralysis: Nath
24 Jan 2013
NHAI seeks easier exit norms for road builders
24 Jan 2013
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No new taxes, Chidambaram tells foreign investors
23 Jan 2013
Finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday assured foreign investors that there would be no tax hikes, and the government would instead look to increase revenues by simplifying processing and widening the tax base
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