Record wheat, rice reports hint agriculture may buck economic trend

At a time when the pall of economic slowdown is hanging over everything from industrial production to exports and consumer goods sales, the agriculture sector — which contributes about one-fifth of India’s GDP — may just buck the trend.

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Financial crisis affecting India, Asia: Experts

The global financial crisis is far from over and it would have a major impact on India, opined the experts during a panel discussion at IIM-Ahemadabd's Confluence-2008.

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Let foreign law firms into India?

For side: It can help put our legal services on world map .
Against side: It calls for fine-tuning several issues.

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India still an attractive PE destination?

The "for" side says: Long-term investments will be rewarded.

The "against" side says: They’ve become more choosy about targets.

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Obama-Biden team will take India-US relationship to next level

"Though there is a perception that the India-US relationship would go backwards (under Obama presidency), there is no reason to think that way," Chatterjee, national financial chair of Asian Americans for Obama, told IANS after the Illinois Senator was declared winner of the presidential election. Read article here.

Indian stainless consumption set to soar - ISSDA

Steel Insight reported that the stainless steel industry of India is likely to witness a boom owing to the development of some of the largest infrastructure projects on the cards.

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Lalit Modi speaks on the future of IPL and test cricket

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Why US recession is good for entrepreneurs?

The recession in the US economy would offer great opportunities for entrepreneurs, says Krishna Tanuku, executive director at the Wadhawani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Indian School of Business.

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SEZs- Bane or Boon for India?

Special Economic Zones create jobs only for a lucky few, and much unemployment.
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Pune to become Seventh Indian Metro

Pune will soon acquire the status of being a metropolitan city in India, owing to its upgradation to a fast development pace in the area of infrastructural facilities, friendly business environment, education avenues and employment opportunities.

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