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| Sugarcane issue: RLD for direct talks between UP govt, farmers | 23-NOV-09 |
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| Charging the Uttar Pradesh government with failing to give adequate price for sugarcane, RLD chief Ajit Singh today threatened to launch a state-wide agitation if the state government fails to resolve the matter within two days by holding talks with farmers. |
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| Talks on cane pricing fail at all-party meet | 23-NOV-09 |
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| Discussions on sugarcane pricing remained "inconclusive" today at an all-party meeting, which was called to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament after both Houses remained paralysed for the first two days of the winter session over the issue. |
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| 'You need proper policy for energy service companies' | 23-NOV-09 |
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| With the global debate on climate change heating up and nations working out strategies to cut their carbon footprints, energy efficiency has gained a renewed focus in economies across the world. The bilateral co-operation between India and the US in the field of energy-saving technologies, thus, would go a long way in securing energy needs of both the countries, says Tom Cutler, acting director in the Office of European and Asian Affairs, US Department of Energy, in an exclusive interview with Sudheer Pal Singh. |
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| Letters: Poor cane policy | 23-NOV-09 |
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| ‘Government may rework pricing ordinance for sugarcane’ (November 20) is a clear case of politics hurting the common man who has to pay Rs 45 per kg of sugar as against the earlier price of less than Rs 20. While the central government declared a price of Rs 129.85 per quintal, the Haryana government declared a price of Rs 185/quintal and UP announced a price of Rs 180/quintal. In many countries, the price of sugarcane is paid taking into account the sucrose content. The merit of this system is that farmers plant high sucrose variety of sugarcane and adopt better farm practices. |
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| LIC to rejig Ulips after Irda norms | 23-NOV-09 |
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| Following the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority’s (Irda’s) cap on insurance charges, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is looking at measures like increasing the minimum premium and lock-in period, and rejigging other expenses such as fund management charges, for unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips). |
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| Touch wood | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Leroy Alvares talks about his passion for wood and a delicate art form called Fretwork. |
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| Policy momentum required | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The government has to play a bigger role in infrastructure development to improve valuations of related sectors. |
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| India, China 'very important' global players: US | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The Obama administration has described India and China as "very important" global players and said it is engaged in intensive dialogue with the two countries, amid New Delhi's unease over the reference to Indo-Pak ties in a Sino-US joint statement. |
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| Sugarcane issue stalls Parliament on second day | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Parliament was rocked for the second day today over the new sugarcane pricing policy with a united opposition mounting further pressure on the government to withdraw the controversial ordinance that saw massive farmers’ protests yesterday. |
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| PSUs to lose out on interest | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Public sector companies may continue to lose interest income on their idle deposits as the government has decided against allowing banks to bid for their bulk deposits. Top public sector undertakings (PSUs), sitting on surplus cash of over Rs 1,00,000 crore, have been demanding re-start of the bidding as it ensures higher interest rates. |
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| Dell India sales up 17% | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Even healthy growth in vibrant markets like India and China could not help global personal computer manufacturer Dell’s net profit from slipping 54 per cent to $337 million, from $727 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue also declined by 15 per cent to $12.9 billion, compared with $15.2 billion in the same period last year, it added. |
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