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Inflation rate up 253 bps to 7.31 per cent in December
14 Jan 2010
Inflation build-up in the financial year (beginning 1 April 2009) so far was 8.02 per cent against 1.86 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year.
India's industrial output up 11.7 per cent in November
12 Jan 2010
India's industrial production grew registered the highest rate of growth in 25 month in November
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Government to pass Right to Food Act: Mukherjee
11 Jan 2010
The government will pass the Right to Food Act to promote inclusive growth, a concept that has been pursued by the Congress party since independence
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PM vows to remove bottlenecks for NRI investors
09 Jan 2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a gathering of overseas Indians that he expected the country to return to a sustained GDP growth of 9-10 per cent in the next couple of years
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Indian economy to grow by 7.75 per cent: Pranab Mukherjee
08 Jan 2010
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that with the worst of the global crisis over, India could look forward to achieving 9-10 per cent growth in the near future
Food inflation eases to 18.22 per cent
07 Jan 2010
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Fin Min hints of stimulus withdrawal as economy picks up
06 Jan 2010
The finance ministry today hinted at withdrawing the stimulus packages given to industry, saying too much stimulus could prove counter productive with the economy in a revival phase
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Corporate India urges Pranab to continue stimulus measures
06 Jan 2010
Major industry associations and corporate leaders say though India has rebounded from recession, performance has been uneven, and recovery was still ‘fragile'
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