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Government hikes support prices for rabi crops
05 Nov 2009
Government to list all profit-making PSEs
05 Nov 2009
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Inflation rate rockets to 8.67 per cent on revised WPI base
05 Nov 2009
Inflation, based on the revised wholesale price index with base October 2008 as the base period, stood at 8.94 per cent (provisional) for the week ended 24 October 2009 compared with 8.67 per cent for the previous week
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Financial sector reforms must go ahead: Montek
05 Nov 2009
Ahluwalia’s statements come just a day after finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said insurance and pension reforms would not be possible without a consensus among the ruling parties
India aims to be world's food factory
04 Nov 2009
The government aims to double the country's contribution to the world agri-produce business from 1.5 per cent to 3.0 per cent by the 2015
![Government may resort to direct rice imports Government may resort to direct rice imports](/economy/general/images/farmer_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Government may resort to direct rice imports
04 Nov 2009
The worst monsoon in 37 years has shrunk the summer-sown rice output, raising prospects of higher food prices and further dependence on imports for the main food crop.
![Stimulus, fiscal consolidation to go together: FM Stimulus, fiscal consolidation to go together: FM](/economy/general/images/pranab_mukherjee_09_smdomain-b.jpg)
Stimulus, fiscal consolidation to go together: FM
03 Nov 2009
The government's fiscal stimulus will run its full course even as finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said he expects to achieve fiscal consolidation in the medium term
![India's September exports down 13.8 per cent at $13.61 billion India's September exports down 13.8 per cent at $13.61 billion](/economy/general/images/ship_sm_domain-b.jpg)
India's September exports down 13.8 per cent at $13.61 billion
03 Nov 2009
India's trade deficit declined 38.59 per cent to an estimated $46.73 billion in April-September 2009 compared with the deficit level of $76.10 billion during April-September 2008
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Full economic recovery depends on global factors: Pranab
30 Oct 2009
Though India has weathered the global financial crisis better than most others, a meaningful recovery depends on how quickly key economies turn the corner, says finance minister Pranab Mukherjee
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Strong demand pushing up Indian inflation: IMF
30 Oct 2009
The IMF said in some sectors recovery is advancing so rapidly that output gaps are reducing and inflationary pressures are emerging.
![IOC’s Rajasthan depot still ablaze; at least 6 dead IOC’s Rajasthan depot still ablaze; at least 6 dead](/companies/companies_I/Indian_Oil_Corporation/images/jaipur_ioc_depot_sm_domain-.jpg)
IOC’s Rajasthan depot still ablaze; at least 6 dead
30 Oct 2009
A day after it broke out, the fire at the Indian Oil depot in the Sitapur industrial area near Jaipur in Rajasthan continues to rage today
India's exports down 14 per cent in September
29 Oct 2009
![Inflation rate edges up to 1.51 per cent Inflation rate edges up to 1.51 per cent](/economy/general/images/inflation_hit_small.jpg)
Inflation rate edges up to 1.51 per cent
29 Oct 2009
The rise of the WPI has proven that fears of a recession have been entirely unfounded
No more easy money for state governments: Pranab
28 Oct 2009
![Core sector growth slows to 4 per cent in September Core sector growth slows to 4 per cent in September](/industry/general/images/manufacturing_domain-b.jpg)
Core sector growth slows to 4 per cent in September
28 Oct 2009
The decline in core sector growth has been attributed to lower production of cement and coal
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After the fall, the value shopper rises
27 Oct 2009
Shoppers are slowly starting to shop again, but they are being much more choosy about how and where they spend their money, writes CNN's London correspondent Richard Quest, in an exclusive column fo domain-b
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RBI lowers 2009-10 GDP growth projection to 6 per cent
27 Oct 2009
The Reserve Bank's `Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments: Second Quarter Review 2009-10', released today said inflationary pressures in the economy persisted despite an easing of prices
Nath to speed up Express Authority proposal
26 Oct 2009
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