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Inflation will halve to 6 per cent by December: PM
24 Jul 2010
The prime minister’s remarks come ahead of the monsoon session of parliament, which is expected to be stormy over price rise, among other issues
Mukherjee urges industry to back GST
23 Jul 2010
Food price inflation falls to 12.47 per cent
22 Jul 2010
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Finance minister pushes uniform GST rate structure
21 Jul 2010
He said a mutually-supportive approach would help ensure a uniform goods and services tax rate in the range of 12 to 20 per cent, with a peak effective rate of 15 per cent, in the first year of GST introduction.
Consumer price inflation for agricultural and rural workers down at 13.02 per cent in June
21 Jul 2010
India's Q1 trade deficit up at $32.2 billion
21 Jul 2010
New inflation index from August
20 Jul 2010
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India’s exports continue to grow at over 30 per cent
20 Jul 2010
India’s exports grew by over 30 per cent for the fifth straight month in June, rising 30.4 per cent to $17.75 billion, amid a slowdown in China and concerns over the Euro zone
Monsoon revives, but still 14 per cent deficient
19 Jul 2010
Steps on to cut case backlog in courts: Moily
19 Jul 2010
Deficient monsoon leaves kharif crops at risk
19 Jul 2010
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