Inflation crosses 3% mark for first time in 2002 
New Delhi: Inflation rate touched a new high of the year crossing three per cent in the week ended August 10, due to burgeoning prices of cereals, gram, vegetable oil, fodder, processed tea, cotton, textiles, minerals and metals. 
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Grid security issues to dominate WREB meet 
Mumbai: The Western Region grid collapse occured on July 30 is expected to dominate the proceedings of the two-day meet of Western Regional Electricity Board commencing from August 26 at Nagpur.
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Ministry to go easy on food labels
New Delhi: If you can't wield the stick, try the carrot, or at least that is the line the Union Health Ministry is taking to rein in corporates not adhering to the coloured-dot labelling scheme for food products. 
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Subscribers to gain from delay in EPF notification
New Delhi: The delay in issuing the notification to be done by the Labour Ministry has ensured that EPF subscribers would effectively receive an interest of around 9.25 per cent on their deposits during 2002-03, officials said. 
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