Economy - general
Odisha top FDI destination in India in 2011-12
27 Aug 2012
Bill won’t hit legal education, assures govt
27 Aug 2012
China must open bids to Indian firms: Sharma
27 Aug 2012
Big-ticket investments slump 50 %: RBI
27 Aug 2012
Reforms, transparency needed for growth: Godrej
25 Aug 2012
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Bank strike paralyses financial transactions
22 Aug 2012
While it is not immediately possible to assess the financial losses due to the strike, the strike has affected cheque clearances, foreign exchange transactions and trading in government bonds trading
Seven-member central team heads for Assam
21 Aug 2012
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Residents from North East return to their jobs
21 Aug 2012
Days after thousands of panicking residents from North East fled Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad to their home states, many have started returning to their jobs
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Chidambaram urges banks to boost consumer lending
18 Aug 2012
The finance minister has advised state-run banks to lower interest rates on consumer loans so that demand picks up and production expands
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PMAC projects India’s 2012-13 GDP at 6.7 per cent
17 Aug 2012
The ‘Economic Outlook 2012-13’ report released today, however, projects farm sector GDP at a low 0.5 per cent and a consequent spike in inflation to 6.5-7.0 per cent at the end of 2012-13
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