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SEBI may announce major changes in corporate norms today
19 Jul 2010
SEBI is also likely to announce the draft takeover norms today, with several recommendations that are expected to change the face of corporate India
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Whose mines are they anyway?
17 Jul 2010
With influential politicians involved in illegal mining of iron and other ores, state governments seem unwilling to act with the full rigour of the law, says Jagdeep Worah
UIDAI empanels 15 training agencies
16 Jul 2010
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Indian rupee gets its symbol
15 Jul 2010
The symbol was selected from among 3,000 entires by a jury headed by RBI deputy governor.
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India's inflation rate climbs to 10.55 per cent in June
14 Jul 2010
Inflation rate based on the monthly wolesale price index continued to rise despite a dip in the weekly inflation rate based on wholesale food prices.
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Monsoon magic: inflation will be down by December, says Montek
14 Jul 2010
Ahluwalia says RBI’s monetary policy would be back to normal soon and monetary actions would not hurt growth
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Eight Indian states have more poverty than 26 poorest African nations: study
12 Jul 2010
There are 421 million poor people in eight Indian states compared with 410 million in the 26 poorest African countries put together, according to new study based on the Multidimensional Poverty Index.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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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
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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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