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Subir Gokarn: A national agenda - hopefully!
Regardless of who forms the next government, the interim Budget speech lays down a must-do list
Gold jumps on no duty cut, jewellers upset
FM supports commodity markets' reforms
 "Gold jumps on no duty cut, jewellers upset")
Excise duty cuts for capital goods not to have major impact: Deven Choksey
Q&A with Deven Choksey-Managing Director, KR Choksey Securities
Auto prices set to fall after Chidambaram bonanza
The finance minister reduced the central excise on small cars, scooters/two-wheelers from 12% to 8%
 "Auto prices set to fall after Chidambaram bonanza")
FM leaves taxes unchanged
The 10% surcharge on 'super-rich' having income above Rs 1 crore in a year will continue
 "FM leaves taxes unchanged")
10 Key takeaways from Interim budget 2014
Bonanza for auto sector with across the board excise duty cuts
 "10 Key takeaways from Interim budget 2014")
No policy paralysis; economy stable: Chidambaram
Growth in Q3 and Q4 of 2013-14 will be at least 5.2%, he said
 "No policy paralysis; economy stable: Chidambaram")
Govt to borrow Rs 4.57 lakh cr to bridge fiscal deficit in FY15
The government today also said the fiscal deficit for the current financial year, ending March 31, will be contained at 4.6% of GDP
 "Govt to borrow Rs 4.57 lakh cr to bridge fiscal deficit in FY15")
Rupee strong in afternoon trades as Chidambaram says CAD will be contained
At 1:20 pm rupee was trading at Rs 61.90 compared with Friday's close of Rs 61.93 per dollar
 "Rupee strong in afternoon trades as Chidambaram says CAD will be contained")
Exchange rate has stabilised: Chidambaram
He said that the Indian currency had fared better than those of other emerging economies
 "Exchange rate has stabilised: Chidambaram")
Excise duty cuts to be passed on: Maruti
Q&A with R C Bhargava, chairman Maruti Suzuki India ltd
 "Excise duty cuts to be passed on: Maruti")
FM has done a good job: Sunil Jain
Sunil Jain-Head of Equity Research, Retail, Nirmal Bang lauds FM's measures in containing fiscal deficit and revenue deficit for FY14.
Power generation capacity doubles to 2.34 lakh MW: Chidambaram
He said over 29,000 MW of power generation capacity has been added in the current financial year alone
 "Power generation capacity doubles to 2.34 lakh MW: Chidambaram")
Swift action taken to stop NSEL crisis spillover: Chidambaram
He also said the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act would be amended to strengthen the regulatory framework of the commodity derivatives market
Food inflation still remains a worry: Chidambaram
The wholesale price based inflation has fallen to a 8 month low of 5.05% in January, while the retail inflation was at a two-year low of 8.79%
 "Food inflation still remains a worry: Chidambaram")
Current account deficit to be $45 bn this year: Chidambaram
The govt had taken steps to bring down gold imports, one of the major causes for the widening of the CAD in 2012-13
Interim Budget 2014 | Numbers at a glance
Some numbers that sum up Finance Minister P Chidambaram's Interim Budget speech
 "Interim Budget 2014 | Numbers at a glance")
Agri credit to cross Rs 7 lakh cr; exports to surge over $45 bn
Chidambaram attributed the likely increase in farm growth this fiscal to estimated bumper production in various crops
 "Agri credit to cross Rs 7 lakh cr; exports to surge over $45 bn")
Budget Highlights | CAD to be contained at $45 bn: FM
Finance Minister says GDP growth rate in Q3 and Q4 of 2013-14 will be at least 5.2%
CBI gets modest increase of 17% in budgetary allocation
In the interim budget presented today, the agency has been allocated Rs 520.56 crore as compared to Rs 443.97 crore in the last fiscal, marking an increase of 17.2%