| BPL may develop medical devices with US firm | 13-NOV-09 |
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| BPL Healthcare, which is into manufacturing and marketing of medical equipment, is in discussions with Welch Allyn, a US diagnostic products firm in frontline care for co-product development and co-manufacturing. It could later manufacture medical equipment developed by Welch Allyn. |
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| Centre asked to include HIV positive people in BPL list | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Seeking immediate release of Rs 137 crore under NREGA for the state, Orissa government today asked the Centre to include all disadvantaged groups like HIV positive people in the proposed census for BPL, official sources said. |
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| HP rationalises timber policy | 15-OCT-09 |
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| Deodar and other giant pine trees, which were being supplied under an archaic law for Rs 2 per tree to villagers in Himachal Pradesh, will now be distributed for at least 30 per cent of the market rate of Rs 1 lakh per tree, according to a new law. |
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| Congress-NCP manifesto: Rice at Rs 3 per kg | 03-OCT-09 |
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| Seeking to grab power for the third time in a row, Maharashtra’s ruling Congress-NCP coalition today unveiled a slew of populist schemes, including rice at Rs 3 per kg and free healthcare for below poverty line (BPL) people and low-interest farm loan, in a joint manifesto for coming Assembly poll. |
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| Raman mulls over interest-free farm loans | 03-OCT-09 |
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| The Chhattisgarh government is considering a proposal to provide interest free loan to the farmers in the state. “The state government is seriously examining the proposal and will soon take the decision to grant interest free loan to the farmers in Chhattisgarh,” Chief Minister Raman Singh said. This could be the best route any government could take to help the farmers, he added. |
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| Base rate to replace BPLR | 01-OCT-09 |
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| The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee on reviewing the benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) has recommended that the nomenclature be scrapped and a new benchmark rate — known as base rate — should replace it. |
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| BPL cards for garment workers | 24-SEP-09 |
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| Karnataka government is planning to issue below poverty line (BPL) ration cards to garment factory workers to enable them procure food grains at subsidised prices, minster for food and civil supplies H Halappa said today. |
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| RBI not in favour of multiple BPLRs | 17-SEP-09 |
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| The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is not in favour of a multiple benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) mechanism as proposed by bankers. |
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| RBI panel on BPLR to meet today | 16-SEP-09 |
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| The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) panel on revamping the existing benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) will meet tomorrow for further deliberation with bankers. |
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| Canara Bank cuts home loan rates | 11-SEP-09 |
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| As part of the festival offer, Bangalore-based public sector lender, Canara Bank, has reduced the rate of interest on all fresh home loans from September 10. The rates have been cut 0.25 per cent. |
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| LIC to roll out new policy | 03-SEP-09 |
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| Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is set to introduce a micro-insurance policy called Jeevan Mangal on September 3 this year. |
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