Economy - general
Netizens give thumbs down to Baba Ramdev
04 Jun 2011
Ramdev's demands legitimate: Prashant Bhushan
04 Jun 2011
India’s growth prospects robust: Moody’s
03 Jun 2011
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Competition Commission to scan agriculture, steel, paper sectors for price fixing
03 Jun 2011
The anti-trust watchdog plans tro focus on tracking down any "distortions and imperfections" in the distribution channel for commodities that could be leading to an escalation of prices at the retail level
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Cabinet okays new scheme to re-house slum dwellers
03 Jun 2011
Under the scheme, low-cost houses will be built to benefit 32 million slum-dwellers in 250 cities and towns during the 12th Five Year Plan through the public-private partnership model
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India's food price inflation declines to 8.06 per cent
02 Jun 2011
The decline, although significant, is unlikely to cause much difference for the consumer as the inflationary pressure continues to be felt across markets.
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Maran provided ISDN lines to SUN TV for free: CBI report
02 Jun 2011
The telecom ministry has been sitting tight for 44 months on a CBI report recommending action against DMK leader, Dayanidhi Maran, for providing costly ISDN connection to SUN TV for free.
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In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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