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July 2nd, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Indian economy can expand as much as 7.75 percent this fiscal, says the country's Economic Survey for 2008-09, while calling for sweeping reforms in areas like ...
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July 2nd, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The automotive industry in India grew at a computed annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5 percent over the past five years, the Economic Survey 2008-09 tabled in ...
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July 2nd, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Suggesting some sweeping reforms in areas like foreign direct investment, divestment, taxation and the subsidy regime, India's Economic Survey says the country can achieve 7.75 percent growth ...
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June 29th, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): The Centre is preparing to provide modern facilities in 28 more cities in addition to the existing 65 cities under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) ...
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June 29th, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) In a bid to address the acute housing shortage in the national capital, its development authority will build 65,000 houses in the next four years, Urban Development ...
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June 29th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy Monday asked the finance ministry to remove excise tax on public buses and said the government will introduce 15,220 new buses in ...
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June 26th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) After road transport ministry, it is now the turn of the shipping ministry to demand a separate financing arm.
"The ministry has submitted a proposal to the finance ...
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June 19th, 2009 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, June 19 (IANS) New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah Friday said his department would request the finance ministry to continue with existing incentive schemes for renewable power projects.
"We find there ...
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June 19th, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The government will announce the base price for the much-awaited auctions of third generation (3G) radio waves within a week, Communications and IT Minister A. Raja ...
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June 19th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The finance ministry has proposed a reserve base price of Rs.4,040 crore for third generation (3G) spectrum auctions and the final announcement could be made in a ...
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June 17th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Coaching institutes must be brought under the tax net as they seldom disclose their earnings, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has said.
In ...
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June 16th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) No consensus has been reached between the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the finance ministry on the reserve price for third generation (3G) radio waves auction, ...
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June 16th, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) No consensus has been reached between the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the finance ministry on the reserve price for third generation (3G) radio waves auction, ...
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June 16th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) has urged the government to extend tax benefits to all categories of the hotel sector, including five-star hotels, to ...
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June 15th, 2009 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The government is "seriously concerned" about the rise of crude oil prices in the global market and is looking at various options, including raising ...
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June 15th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Companies that have incurred losses for three consecutive years and have negative net worth can be delisted, the government and the securities market regulator announced Monday.
Companies can ...
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June 10th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) Wednesday called on the government to bring down tax on household purchases to less than 20 percent from over ...
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June 10th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet heads of public sector banks today.
Issues like review of interest rates of banks, credit growth and agriculture loans will be ...
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June 8th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The government has the scope to raise funds by selling shares in state-run firms even as subsidies need to be recast to benefit the needy, Montek ...
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June 4th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): The TATA Group is actively considering using Thailand as a strategic marketing hub for promoting its products in the ASEAN region, revealed that country's Industry Minister, Chanchai ...
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June 4th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said that the ministry will ask the Ministry of Finance for more relief measures for exporters.
"We will be making specific ...
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June 1st, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India's budget 2009-10 should be an "investment budget" to help the the country tide over the economic slowdown, said the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) pre-budget recommendations, ...
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June 1st, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, June 1 (ANI): Pakistan Government has decided to increase the defence budget by 15.5 percent for the upcoming financial year to 342 billion rupees.
According to sources, the operational expenses of ...
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May 31st, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) has proposed the setting up of a National Inflation Commission to help the government contain prices of essential commodities. ...
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May 29th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) National Sports Federations (NSF) have given a thumbs up to the reappointment of M.S. Gill as sports minister, and have given him a long wishlist at ...
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May 28th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The DMK, the third largest party in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Thursday got three key portfolios of communications and information technology, textiles, and chemicals ...
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May 27th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
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Kolkata, May 27 (ANI): 'Cyclone Aila' has claimed 87 lives in West Bengal.
Sixteen of the 87 dead were victims of a landslide in North Bengal
Chief Minister Buddadeb Bhattarcharjee reviewed the situation ...
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May 27th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
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Kolkata, May 27 (ANI): 'Cyclone Aila' has claimed 87 lives in West Bengal.
Sixteen of the 87 dead were victims of a landslide in North Bengal
Chief Minister Buddadeb Bhattarcharjee reviewed the situation ...
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May 27th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the government will push for economic reform and is required to present the Union Budget within 45 days of coming ...
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May 26th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
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Kochi, May 26 (IANS) A seafood exporters' lobby in Kerala has urged the government to create a separate ministry for fisheries and wants K.V. Thomas, a Congress party parliamentarian from the ...
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