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Indian, Chinese leaders seek close ties
01 Nov 2010
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PM warns of hydrocarbons demand-supply mismatch
01 Nov 2010
India imports nearly 80 per cent of its crude oil requirements and spent almost $80 billion to import about 160 million tonnes of crude oil last fiscal since domestic production has stagnated at below 35 million tonnes
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GST may yet happen: states offer alternative format
30 Oct 2010
The deadlock on the structure of the new tax has already delayed it by a year, and the possibility of its rollout on the new date of 1 April 2011 also looks remote.
Consumer price inflation for industrial workers a tad lower at 9.82 per cent in September
29 Oct 2010
Decontrol of diesel prices ruled out
28 Oct 2010
Scrap PDS altogether, says chief economist Basu
27 Oct 2010
Pranab asks AP to soften new rules for MFIs
27 Oct 2010
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Indian economy set for high growth again: Pranab Mukherjee
26 Oct 2010
The current growth is spread across all the three sectors of the Indian economy — industry, service and agriculture
Better times ahead, say Indian exporters
25 Oct 2010
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NAC recommends food subsidy for 75 per cent of India's population
23 Oct 2010
NAC has suggested a monthly quota of Rs35 kg foodgrains at Re1 per kg for millets, Rs2 per kg for wheat and Rs3 per kg for rice for the 'priority' category and 20 kg for the `general' category at 50 per cent subsidy.
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