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Oil diplomacy:We want to boost energy ties with Saudi Arabia: PM
INDIA wants to strengthen energy ties with top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia, the country’s biggest biggest supplier of oil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday.
“We believe that conditions are ripe for moving beyond a traditional buyer-seller relationship to a comprehensive energy partnership,” Singh said in a prepared speech during a rare visit to the kingdom.
- Date:
- 01/03/2010
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- Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Understanding the nature and causes of food inflation
The main reason for the current surge in food prices is the supply shock due to the drought in 2009 and the carry-over effect of the low growth of food production in 2008-09. As the frequency of such shocks is expected to rise, India needs to have an effective food management strategy to deal with these episodes.
- Date:
- Feb 2010
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- Economic and Political Weekly Vol: 45 Issue: 9 pp: 10-13
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18-22% of minerals exported illegally, alleges Parrikar
Lambasting the Kamat-led government over core issues such as corruption, illegal mining, law and order problem which he had been persistently following during last one year , the Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar said, 18 to 22 per cent of minerals exported comes from illegal sources.
- Date:
- 26/02/2010
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- Herald (Panjim)
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China is world's No. 1 exporter
BERLIN: Germany’s multi-year reign as the world’s No. 1 exporter is officially over, with the crown formally passing to rising Asian power China after new figures showed that German exports slid by nearly a fifth in 2009, the biggest decline in 60 years.
- Date:
- 11/02/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Maruti to double exports
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) yesterday said it was hoping to double its exports this fiscal to about 1.6 lakh units. The company, which is also a higher contributor to the earnings of Suzuki Corp even more than the parent company this fiscal, is also aiming for over 20 per cent growth in its overall sales.
- Date:
- 10/02/2010
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- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Stop sugar to alcohol and chocolate firms
Mumbai: The fight over price rise seems to be getting shriller by the day. The Congress, angry at Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar’s inaction on the issue, has finally decided to approach prime minister Manmohan Singh.
- Date:
- 10/02/2010
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- Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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Reports of Bt contamination stain premium organic cotton exports
Latha Jishnu / New Delhi February 06, 2010, 1:13 IST
Widespread reports in Europe that premium organic cotton exported by India is contaminated with genetically modified (GM) cotton have tarnished the image of a fast-growing segment of the country’s textile exports.
- Date:
- 06/02/2010
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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SteelMin makes case for 20% export duty on high-grade ore
In a move that is likely to hit the miners hard, the Steel Ministry has asked the government to heavily disincentivise iron ore exports. If the ministry has its way then the Finance Ministry could double the export duty on high-grade ore (to 20 per cent) in the coming Budget.
- Date:
- 05/02/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Seafood exporters angry over Centre’s apathy
CONTAI : Seafood exporters are disappointed with the Union government's indifferent policy towards marine food exports, which have a high demand in the international market.
- Date:
- 03/02/2010
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- Statesman (Kolkata)
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Garo Hills cops reveal sweet tooth for strawberries
When the well-armed and counter-insurgency trained personnel of the 2nd Meghalaya Police Battalion, located at Goeragre, 10 kms from Tura, are not chasing militants in Garo Hills, they can surely be found replacing their guns for garden tools inside their complex busy in the cultivation of strawberries which has become a major hit in the three districts of Garo Hills with demands for export eve
- Date:
- 03/02/2010
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)







