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Education becomes child's fundamental right
01 Apr 2010
With the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act coming into force from 1 April 2010, education will be accorded the same legal status as the right to life as provided by Article 21A of the Indian Constitution.
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India's external debt up 11.9 per cent to $251.4 billion in April - December 2009
31 Mar 2010
if the US dollar had not depreciated against the major currencies, the increase in total external debt would have been only $16.9 billion to $241.5 billion
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Petrol, diesel prices hiked after shift to Euro-IV norms
31 Mar 2010
Petrol prices will go up by 50 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise per litre in 13 major cities, including Mumbai and Delhi, from midnight tonight
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Sonia Gandhi to again head re-constituted NAC
30 Mar 2010
During the previous tenure of the UPA government, the opposition, mainly the BJP and the Samjawadi Party, had used the office of profit law to attack Gandhi’s position, as she was also a Member of Parliament
Delhi rolls back VAT on LPG cylinder
29 Mar 2010
High-level panel on financial markets meets
27 Mar 2010
Government implements liberalised FDI norms
27 Mar 2010
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RBI to continue tight money policy; defends rate hike
24 Mar 2010
RBI will continue to tighten its monetary policy measures in order to curb inflationary pressures that may hinder the country's steady economic growth, says governor D Subbarao
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Planning Commission lowers 11th plan growth target to 8 per cent
23 Mar 2010
India's targeted growth for the 11th Five Year Plan may fall short of the earlier projected figure of 9 per cent, due to the slowdown in the past two years, the Planning Commission said today
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