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India forecasts average monsoon rains this year
Forecasts a third straight year without draught
India launches all-weather Risat-1
Satellite's images to facilitate agriculture and disaster management
Oil down in Asia on large US stockpile gain
The inventory for crude rose four million barrels against the market expectation of 1.5 mn barrels
Isro announces two new missions
The launch of Chandrayaan 2 will be in 2014
Fertiliser Min moots Rs 4,900 cr fund to buy foreign assets
Fertiliser ministry proposes fund amid depleting resources and rising global prices of soil nutrients
LS adjourned for 90 mins over Bofors issue
Opposition demands reopening of the graft case and a judicial probe into it
Govt proposes a board for growth of auto sector
Key functions include administration, regulation, testing, R&D
Drug formulation importers may be asked for cost detail
Move in a bid to check price variation in imported, local drugs
IT waiver to pvt PF trusts may extend till Mar 2013
of 2,700 trusts, only 284 have so far got exemption certificates from Labour Ministry, 400 applications are under process
Govt to set up group to review methods for counting poor
Says variation in estimates of poverty is due to differences in data and yardsticks used
Cabinet allows raising pvt bank voting rights to 26%
With govt staring at slowdown, triggered by lack of reforms, move could bring some cheer to investors
In search of an S&P upgrade, India got a shock
Misplaced optimism before the cut suggest the finance ministry may be out of touch with opinion among private economists, investors and even the central bank about the faltering economy
Govt to urge airlines to boycott EU carbon scheme
Other countries are not doing enough to tackle this source of greenhouse gases
India's long-term growth potential is 8-9%: Montek
Ignores S&P's lowering of India's outlook to 'negative'
IGC further trims world wheat output forecast to 676 mn tonne
Crop prospects in European countries are not bright due to unfavourable weather
PM promises to bail out debt-ridden Bengal
Bengal's total debt was around Rs 183,000 crore last year
Govt accepts Oman's proposal of hike in gas prices
Move ensures uninterrupted urea supply to Indian market Govt not to drag Gulf nation to International Tribunal
Be more transparent to boost trade, US tells India
US says it still has concerns with everything from high tariffs to forced local sourcing in technology and electronics
'Wednesday's tsunami alert allowed us to assess our capabilities'
M Shashidhar Reddy, Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority explains to Sanjay Jog how his organisation responded to the potential catastrophe
Govt to allow foreign direct investment from Pakistan
The move is a sign of improving relations between the two countries