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Govt, not RBI, has the right to set inflation target: FM

Says CAD this year will be below $40 billion

Nirbhaya Fund's workings baffle activists, experts

The Rs 1,000-cr fund has at least two projects under which organisations are working on personal safety devices for women

Payrolls in US rise 175,000, unemployment rate climbs

Unemployment rose to 6.7% from 6.6% as more people entered the labour force and couldn't find work

Govt to clear pending health bills 'within a week'

Under fire for non-payment of bills to hospitals under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), the government said the pending amount is ...

India to have highest growth in energy demand: report

Oil imports will rise by 169% and account for over 60% of the net increase in imports, says the energy outlook report issued by BP

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Defence Ministry praises Antony's achievements in PR drill

A 26-page document claims the defence budget has grown by an average of 12.58% annually under Antony, more than double since 2006

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 ...

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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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