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Himangshu Watts / Reuters 11:34 AM | November 12,2009
A survey showed 40% of Indian farmers would quit farming, if they had a choice -- an alarming revelation for a country where two-thirds of the billion-plus people live in villages
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NYT 11:03 PM | November 11,2009
Shah’s appointment, if confirmed by the US Senate, would bring an end to 10 months of leadership drift at the agency that has deeply frustrated Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Surojit Gupta and Tony Munroe / Reuters 08:59 PM | November 06,2009
Shift to monthly WPI data removes market volatility factor; quarterly employment survey under consideration; July-Sept quarter GDP subject to unpredictable farm sector
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The Good Life | Shoba Narayan 08:59 PM | November 05,2009
Gender parity is desirable for individuals and countries, but ultimately living your life as a woman involves not just competing with the males but also cherishing those qualities which make both women and men gloriously different and therefore unique
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Reuters 02:30 PM | October 28,2009
India is likely to consume about 90 million tonnes in 2009/10, leaving a gap of about 8 million tonnes, but part of the deficit would be bridged from surplus stocks after bumper harvests in the last two years
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PTI 11:50 AM | October 25,2009
However, the industry chamber wants the government to keep soft monetary stance, adopted during the global financial meltdown, unchanged as it feels that the resultant rise in interest rates could hurt private investment
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Jacob P. Koshy 10:35 PM | October 19,2009
Currently, IMD gives a seasonal forecast in April and revises it in June
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Jacob P. Koshy and Padmaparna Ghosh 12:54 AM | October 16,2009
Stakeholders such as the ministries of agriculture, health and environment will have to sign off on it first
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Satish John and P.R. Sanjai 10:37 PM | October 15,2009
The company is considering entering the pulses market, seeking to tap a business opportunity offered by the deficit between domestic production and expanding consumer appetite
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Padmaparna Ghosh 10:35 PM | October 14,2009
The report drawn up by India is to be submitted at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Swati Bhat / Reuters 10:19 PM | October 13,2009
June to September monsoon rains were 23% below normal, the weakest since 1972
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PTI 05:19 PM | October 13,2009
The drought-hit kharif crop, which accounts for over 50% of total agriculture output, will impact rural consumption and industrial sector subsequently
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Svetlana Kovalyova / Reuters 04:59 PM | October 08,2009
$20 bn a year needed to boost crop production alone; additional public investment needed for infrastructure; $29 bn a year must be invested in India and China
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PTI 05:43 PM | October 07,2009
The Commission had earlier projected a 2.5% fall in the farm output due to weak monsoon but expects the drop to be less than that
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PTI 03:46 PM | September 30,2009
Trade experts blamed high domestic prices following a sharp increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) the main reason for poor export
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