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UP clocks maximum foodgrain production in India

Foodgrain production stands at over 50 million tonnes

Global firms need patience to invest in India: Anil Agarwal

Says the country is going through a transitional phase

States go on pre-election power shopping spree

Brimming hydroreservoirs, coal stocks brighten power prospects coming summer

Steel sector may witness temporary over-supply: Verma

Says steel capacity in the country will increase from 90 MTPA to around 135 MTPA by 2015-2016

Economy more stable today than it was 18 months ago: FM

Rajan says bank licences will be issued in next few weeks

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There's jumbo-size growth in this economy

Severe demand-supply mismatch, plus diverse government regulations, have sent the price soaring for renting an elephant in Kerala, a cultural ...

Tale of an underwater tragedy

Media reports had speculated that expired batteries caused the fire on board the Russian Kilo-class submarine

MPEDA's co-branding drive for seafood exports

Initiative to promote brand equity of Indian marine products in markets

Service-sector MSMEs provide maximum job opportunities

CRISIL has analysed the employee strength in 3,500 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the manufacturing and service sectors in ...

StatsGuru: 03-March-2014

Taking stock of the country's telecom sector

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A decision on GM trials

But beef up safeguards for genetically modified crop trials

Old price, new terms

How government can solve the natural gas pricing problem

The task ahead

For growth to revive, capital efficiency must improve

Forgetting forests

Funds for crucial mission approved a decade late

Clicks of the future

Liberalisation of online retail is overdue

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Shyam Ponappa: Extractive charges on spectrum and petroleum
Shyam Ponappa

The author examines whether government levies on these critical inputs are beneficial or detrimental

Barun Roy: A sequel to Hong Kong?
Barun Roy

Recent efforts to promote trade and tourism between China and Taiwan show the latter's risk factor as a flashpoint is no longer acute

Arvind Panagariya: India must call the US' bluff on patents
Arvind Panagariya

The recent US-India friction over trade is being driven by Big Pharma

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Hazy CSR tax laws make companies jittery

Companies Act silent on tax treatment

Rate changes in the Budget
TNC Rajagopalan

In the interim Budget presented by the finance minister recently, excise duty rates were reduced from 12 per cent to 10 per cent on most ...

Single venue for arbitration
M J Antony

Courts in two countries cannot have concurrent jurisdiction in arbitration as it would create conflicting decisions, unnecessary complications ...

Churn in the boardroom

Stricter corporate governance norms may make India Inc turn to fresh faces as independent directors

Sebi wants empowered board in listed companies
Asish K Bhattacharyya

The difference between an empowered and passive board is in the level of involvement of independent directors

Why banks and FIs are not using the brahmastra?

In a milieu where CSR is the buzzword, CDR is an anachronism

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Economic Indicators

YoY (In %) Current Qtr Ago Yr Ago
Inflation (31/01) 5.05 7.24 7.31
IIP (31/12) -0.60 2.70 -0.50
GDP (30/09) 4.80 4.40 5.20
CPI (31/01) 8.79 10.09 10.79
CRR (29/01) 4.00 4.75 5.50
Bank rate (07/02) 9.00 8.75 8.75
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