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Farmers can draw Rs25,000 a week; Rs5 lakh allowed for weddings
18 Nov 2016
The finance ministry has raised cash withdrawal limit for the needy even as it reduced the cash exchange limit for discarded notes
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Old note exchange limit cut to Rs2,000; norms eased for farmers
17 Nov 2016
Struggling to cope with the aftermath of its demonetisation of old Rs1,000 and Rs5,000 notes, the centre today reduced the limit on over-the-counter exchange of old notes for new ones to Rs2,000 per person from Rs4,500 earlier, effective Friday
A positive direction for CPI, IIP : Crisil
16 Nov 2016
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Employing more women could up India’s income 27%: IMF chief
15 Nov 2016
Across the globe women still face multiple disadvantages and are less likely than men to have a paid job, IMF chief Christine Lagarde says, adding only half of the world's working-age women were employed
Old currency notes for new: what you should know
11 Nov 2016
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New notes to put spanner in Pak’s counterfeiting machine
10 Nov 2016
Indian agencies say Pakistan has a dedicated mint in Peshawar where only fake Indian currency notes of Rs500 and Rs1,000 are printed, but this won't be able to replicate the new notes
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All existing Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes denotified
09 Nov 2016
Rupee notes of 500 and 1,000 denominations will be accepted against most essential goods and services in the interim while all notes of Rs100, Rs50, Rs10, Rs5, Rs2 and Re1 will remain legal tender
Core sector output up 5% in September boosted by higher production steel, petroleum products
31 Oct 2016
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Seven million Indian jobs to vanish by 2050: study
17 Oct 2016
Far from employment being created, jobs have disappeared in India at an alarming rate of 550 a day in the last four years – and the creation of new jobs is steadily shrinking rather than rising, says a new study
WPI a tad lower at 3.57% in September
17 Oct 2016
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