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Divide over English skills starts to close (20 November 01:37) |
| India is rapidly losing one of its clear economic advantages over China, with the number of Chinese able to speak English on par with its neighbour and rival, says a new study published by t... |
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India losing English advantage to China (20 November 01:37) |
| India is rapidly losing one of its clear economic advantages over China, with the number of Chinese able to speak English on par with its neighbour and rival, says a new study published by t... |
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Indias billionaires outstrip US counterparts (19 November 03:39) |
| India's billionaires secure more wealth than their US counterparts in 2009 according to Forbes rich list, in a further sign the subcontinent is recovering faster than western economies |
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Indias bullion buy starts gold bull-run (18 November 09:35) |
| India's recent decision to buy International Monetary Fund gold could just herald the start of a new bull market in bullion, says Dylan Grice, strategist at Société Générale. |
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World Bank arm boosts India exposure (09 November 05:05) |
| India has overtaken Russia to become the biggest single investment portfolio of the World Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation |
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EU to press India over free trade deal (06 November 05:20) |
| EU officials said they would push hard for a bilateral free trade agreement with India at the one-day summit in New Delhi but Indian ministers were more cautious |
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EU and India to establish free trade by 2010 (06 November 05:20) |
| EU officials said they would push hard for a bilateral free trade agreement with India at the one-day summit in New Delhi but Indian ministers were more cautious |
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Gold extends record high on India purchase (04 November 03:21) |
| Gold prices surged to an all-time high after India's central bank bought 200 tonnes of the precious metal, swapping dollars for bullion as the country's finance minister warned the economies... |
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India flexes its foreign reserve muscles (04 November 12:56) |
| India's purchase of 200 tonnes of gold from the International Monetary Fund displayed the economic strength of the world's two fastest growing large economies, New Delhi said |
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New Delhi puts hallmark on return to gold (04 November 12:19) |
| For the past 20 years central banks have been in the grip of anti-gold sentiment. Today the picture looks decidedly different: sales in Europe have slowed to a crawl and Asian banks have s... |
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Gold hits record high on India purchase (03 November 09:17) |
| The sale for about $6.7bn accounts for half of the IMF's expected disposal of gold and signals a growing appetite among developing countries' central banks for bullion |
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Gold nears record high on India purchase (03 November 02:38) |
| The sale for about $6.7bn accounts for half of the IMF's expected disposal of gold and signals a growing appetite among developing countries' central banks for bullion |
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IMF sells 200 tonnes of gold to India central bank (03 November 06:43) |
| The International Monetary Fund has sold 200 metric tones of gold to India's central bank, making $6.7bn which it will use to shore up its long-term finances and subsidise loans to poor coun... |
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India China and Australia recovering rapidly (29 October 01:29) |
| The IMF says the three economies are recovering especially quickly, suggesting that it notices growing pressures for authorities to tighten monetary policy ahead of others in the region |
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Short View A decoupled world (28 October 12:12) |
| Asian economies are already at the point where overheating is the main danger, while US consumers, for all the money thrown at them, are still not feeling any better, writes John Authers
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India starts to tighten monetary policy (27 October 08:53) |
| India's central bank takes the first steps to unwind its ultra-loose monetary policy adopted to ward off the ravages of the global financial crisis |
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Is the new altruism a means to an end (22 October 12:46) |
| The mood is different in India's government. Mrs Gandhi led the way by flying economy class from New Delhi to Mumbai, writes James Lamont
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Basic services in urban India remain a work in progress (14 October 10:33) |
| New Delhi, designed as an administrative centre by Edwin Lutyens, is again a building site a century on in preparation for next year's Commonwealth Games |
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Asian banks seek to rein in property prices (05 October 09:41) |
| Singapore and South Korea have tightened rules governing loans to the property sector and India may soon follow suit. China and Hong Kong have also warned banks to avoid imprudent lending to... |
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Asian countries seek to rein in property prices (05 October 09:41) |
| Singapore and South Korea have tightened rules governing loans to the property sector and India may soon follow suit. China and Hong Kong have also warned banks to avoid imprudent lending to... |
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India to launch energy-efficiency trading (27 September 11:07) |
| India plans to launch an energy-efficiency trading scheme as part of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said the ruli... |
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India secures $43bn World Bank loan (23 September 10:42) |
| The World Bank approved its largest ever annual loan package to India as it sought to speed the country's recovery from the global economic downturn with targeted support for the banking sec... |
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India secures $43bn World Bank loan (23 September 10:42) |
| The World Bank approved its largest ever annual loan package to India as it sought to speed the country's recovery from the global economic downturn with targeted support for the banking sec... |
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Seabed minerals drive Indias naval strategy (15 September 03:15) |
| New Delhi's ambitious plans to modernise its navy are being driven by a scramble for natural resources on the ocean floor, according to military strategists |
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Regulation sours sugar output (11 September 10:46) |
| Indian authorities are blaming a production shortfall on poor weather; others point the finger at politicians. Amy Kazmin reports |
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Study finds India can half emissions by 2031 (09 September 03:48) |
| India could lower its carbon emissions by up to half by 2031 through heavy investment in energy efficient technologies in the power, transport and agricultural sectors, a new study argues |
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India could halve emissions by 2031 (09 September 03:48) |
| India could lower its carbon emissions by up to half by 2031 through heavy investment in energy efficient technologies in the power, transport and agricultural sectors, a new study argues |
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India could halve emissions by 2030 (09 September 03:48) |
| India could lower its carbon emissions by up to half by 2030 through heavy investment in energy efficient technologies in the power, transport and agricultural sectors, a new study argues |
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Politics of water leaves Punjab in deep trouble (09 September 03:00) |
| The intensely political issue means while need to act is recognised, nothing is done by the authorities to avert an imminent disaster |
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Indian farmers sell wives to survive (08 September 10:43) |
| Debt-ridden farmers in north India had resorted to selling their wives and daughters to money-lenders months as the country suffered one of the worst monsoons in years, said the National Com... |
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Business upbeat as Indian GDP grows 61 (31 August 07:25) |
| Second-quarter data show the economy has bottomed out, the Confederation of Indian Industry chief says, but investment levels and joblessness are causing concern |
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India GDP up 61 from a year earlier (31 August 11:12) |
| India's economy grew a slightly faster than expected 6.1 per cent in the June quarter from a year earlier, as government stimulus measures helped spur demand |
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India raids food hoarders as prices soar (27 August 10:06) |
| The authorities launched countrywide swoops on food commodities hoarders as the government appealed to consumers not to panic about shortages inflicted by a poor monsoon |
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Indias tax code overhaul plan criticised (25 August 12:06) |
| Proposals outlined by the finance ministry would see corporate tax in the country drop to 25% from 30% as part of a sweeping plan of reforms aimed at simplifying the system and stopping evas... |
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India urged to tighten investment scrutiny (20 August 11:08) |
| The National Security Council has proposed more stringent scrutiny of foreign investments – a move likely to raise alarm among multinationals already frustrated by the hurdles of entering ... |
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India plans to overhaul tax system (13 August 09:41) |
| India has proposed cutting corporate tax rates in a major overhaul of the country's tax system, while widening the tax base to battle growing budget deficits |
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Infrastructure delays to cost India $200bn (12 August 11:54) |
| Delays in implementing ambitious infrastructure development plans threaten to slice $200bn off India's potential national output and cost the economy as many as 35m jobs over the next eight ... |
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Infrastructure delays to cost India $200bn a year (12 August 12:04) |
| Delays in implementing ambitious infrastructure development plans threaten to slice $200bn off India's potential national output and cost the economy as many as 35m jobs over the next eight ... |
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Singhs big chance to unchain the Indian economy (10 August 12:02) |
| India will always punch well below its weight if it does not remove barriers that keep it from fully tapping that potential, writes Eswar Prasad
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Weak monsoon threatens India food crisis (09 August 11:05) |
| The government is poised to act to prevent a food crisis, the prime minister said, as India's output of vital crops is threatened by one of the poorest monsoons in years |
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Indian exports sink for ninth straight month (03 August 04:56) |
| Indias exports fell for the ninth month in a row in June strengthening the likelihood of new state assistance but in China domestic demand pushed the purchasing managers index to its highest... |
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Indias central bank fears growing fiscal deficit (29 July 02:37) |
| Indias central bank has warned that inflation would rise to 5 per cent by March and told the countrys new government that it needed to rein in public spending in the years ahead |
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Inflation alert over Indias growing deficit (29 July 02:37) |
| Indias central bank has warned that inflation would rise to 5 per cent by March and told the countrys new government that it needed to rein in public spending in the years ahead |
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Alarm at Indias inflation (28 July 11:39) |
| Indias central bank has warned that inflation would rise to 5 per cent by March and told the countrys new government that it needed to rein in public spending in the years ahead |
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Power group tests Indian IPO waters (28 July 10:07) |
| The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation will launch the countrys biggest initial public offering since the economic downturn started |
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India leaves interest rates unchanged (28 July 02:14) |
| Indias central bank on Tuesday forecast that inflation would pick up in the second half of this fiscal year to reach 5 per cent by the end of March as it left its key lending rate unchanged |
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India predicts end to deflationary dip (28 July 03:47) |
| The central bank sees indications of inflation firming up by the end of the year because of rising commodity prices high food prices and the governments fiscal stimulus measures |
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Indian deflationary dip to end says bank (27 July 09:57) |
| The central bank sees indications of inflation firming up by the end of the year because of rising commodity prices high food prices and the governments fiscal stimulus measures |
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Asia keeps the west's betrayed faith (22 July 01:01) |
| Asian economies are adhering to western ideas on economic development as western societies effectively backtrack from them, write Kishore Mahbubani and William Weld
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Asia keeps the wests betrayed faith (22 July 01:01) |
| Asian economies are adhering to western ideas on economic development as western societies effectively backtrack from them write Kishore Mahbubani and William Weld
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