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Rural India becoming the epicentre of growth: HUL chief
23 Jul 2012
Hindustan Unilever chairman Harish Manwani says if agricultural growth picked up to 4 per cent as projected by the Planning Commission, the cascading impact of rural prosperity could boost our GDP by an extra 2 per cent
GAAR guidelines to be finalised by 30 September
23 Jul 2012
Government ropes in CII and WIPO to set up India Intellectual Property Foundation at Nagpur
21 Jul 2012
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Ratan Tata defends PM, slams media, opposition on Twitter
19 Jul 2012
Fully supporting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Tata group chairman Ratan Tata said that the PM had led the country with great personal dignity and integrity
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Private sector to lead India’s economic revival: Crisil
17 Jul 2012
Unlike during the 2008 crisis, the public sector in the country is unable to act as the engine of growth due to the government’s own fiscal constraints
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IMF sees India’s growth slowing to 6.1 per cent in 2012
16 Jul 2012
The latest World Economic Outlook projects global economic growth at 3.5 per cent this year, down 0.1 percentage point from the April forecast
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India’s WPI inflation seen lower at 7.25 per cent in June
16 Jul 2012
The decline comes amidst continued rise in the prices of some essential commodities such as vegetables, wheat and pulses
CST dispute to delay roll-out of GST
14 Jul 2012
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ICRIER's Parthasarathi Shome to head GAAR review panel
14 Jul 2012
The panel has been asked to finalise the guidelines and prepare a road map for implementation and submit the recommendations to the government by 30 September
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Manmohan Singh to initiate measures to curb inflation: Chidambaram
14 Jul 2012
Home minister P Chidambaram saysthe PM had identified areas including promoting savings and investments and containing both the fiscal and current account deficits
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India’s industrial production grows 2.4 per cent in May
12 Jul 2012
The positive trend in IIP was due mainly to a 2.5 per cent growth in manufacturing output in May
India offers amnesty to tax evaders: report
10 Jul 2012
Chidambaram slams BJP over PM resignation demand
09 Jul 2012
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