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Ministry of food signs pact with UN food body to computerise public distribution records.
20 Apr 2012
IMF urges India to keep policy rates on hold
18 Apr 2012
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Inflation a tad lower at 6.89 per cent in March
17 Apr 2012
The easing of inflationary pressure, although slight, has stoked expectations of RBI cutting interest rate for the first time in three years when it announces is policy rates tomorrow
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RBI cuts repo rate by a sharp 50 bps
17 Apr 2012
RBI today cut its repo rate by a sharp 50 basis points, bringing it down to 8 per cent, but left the CRR unchanged at 4.75 per cent, warning that the scope for further cuts was limited
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RBI dashes hopes of an easy money policy
16 Apr 2012
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has dismissed the likelihood any big reduction in policy rates, saying the upside risks of inflation still persisted
MNREGA revamp version to be in place by end-May
16 Apr 2012
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India's trade gap rises over 50 per cent to $185 billion in fiscal 2011-12
13 Apr 2012
High crude import prices and rising demand for gold pushed up india's trade deficit to $185 billion in FY12 - up 50 per cent from the FY11 level
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India's industrial production grew 4.1 per cent in February
12 Apr 2012
IIP for January 2012 is now reported to have grown at a slow 1.1 per cent, against the 6.8 per cent growth reported earlier
Government may ask profitable PSUs to get listed
09 Apr 2012
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Slowdown may affect banks' asset quality: Mukherjee
07 Apr 2012
If the GDP growth slows down further, there could be some mismatches in capital and output and this could impact credit quality of banks, Mukherjee said
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India should have predictable tax system: chancellor Osborne
03 Apr 2012
Speaking exclusively to CNBC-TV18, UK chancellor George Osborne says India should have a predictable tax system but added he is not going to threaten retaliatory action over the proposed amendment. CNBC-TV 18 shares its exclusive interview with domain-b
Default rate at 10-year high of 3.4 per cent
03 Apr 2012
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Change in Indian tax laws will hit FDI, warns global industry
02 Apr 2012
Trade bodies have told the government that their member companies have begun re-evaluating their investments in India "due to increasing levels of controversy and uncertainty regarding taxation in recent years
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