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Food price inflation soars to 19.05 per cent
10 Dec 2009
EPFO board defers decision on equity investment
05 Dec 2009
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Upswing in Indo-Russian relations at Moscow summit
05 Dec 2009
Making a change in current Indo-Russian relations, from benign neglect to a proactive one, the Manmohan Singh-Dmitry Medvedev summit in Moscow may result in a number of big-ticket agreements and expanded security, business and political relations.
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RBI chief Subbarao urges steps to spread financial literacy
05 Dec 2009
Stressing the need for financial literacy, Reserve Bank of India governor D Subbarao on Friday sought inclusion of financial courses in the school and college curricula to improve financial literacy in the country.
OECD lauds policy environment
04 Dec 2009
India to return to 8-9 per cent growth: Zoellick
04 Dec 2009
Food price inflation zooms to 17.47 per cent
03 Dec 2009
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India's April-October trade deficit narrows to $57.32 billion
01 Dec 2009
India's trade deficit fell to an estimated $57.318 million in April-October 2009 from $87.827 billion reported during April-October 2008
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High cotton prices may lead to massive job cuts in textile industry: AEPC
01 Dec 2009
The textile industry in the country, already battered by falling exports, will see massive job cuts due to the rising prices of cotton
IIMs’ CAT fails test of integrity
01 Dec 2009
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FM optimistic of 7 per cent growth
30 Nov 2009
Buoyed by the official growth figures for the second quarter, finance minister Pranab Mukherhjee and Planning Comision deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, feel GDP growth may exceed projections
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