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The Telecommunication sector - STATS GURU

The Central government on Thursday approved a hike of up to 20% in the support price of five rabi crops, including pulses and mustard seed, but left wheat untouched, making it clear that grain farmers do not need additional incentive after three consecutive bumper harvests - Govt Hikes MSP of Five Rabi Crops

Markit survey, however, says persistent power shortages dampened output growth  - Oct Manufacturing PMI Rises a Tad, Offers Hope

Interpreting Numbers & Trends Lower order bookings in Europe and the US and slowdown in heavy truck market in China took its toll on the company’s business - Calculus POWERED BY ETIG BHARAT FORGE

RBI Wants Govt to Remove FDI Sectoral Limits - Cutting down on debt

Doing so may enforce good corporate governance but the danger of exposure to harassment remains - Should the private sector come under the corruption law?

The Indian state has generally found common cause with the business class, both Indian and foreign - When growth allows no trickling down

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reiterated the need for careful policy calibration even as growth slows and inflation risks persist - Inflation risks still worry Reserve Bank

In 2010, under pressure from multinational nuclear suppliers, the Manmohan Singh government pushed through a law to protect them from the consequences of a nuclear accident - Nuclear safety before vendor interests

The Paradigm shift in welfare needs as much public debate as corruption - Laying a new Aadhaar

The district administration has decided to set up 100 paddy procurement centres as the yielding is expected to cross nine lakh metric tonnes - 100 paddy procurement centres to be set up

Fertilizer major Coromandel International has posted a net profit of Rs.233.65 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, lower than Rs.278.82 crore recorded in the corresponding period last fiscal, a drop of 16.2 per cent - 16 per cent drop in Coromandel net profit

Having faced with tough questions on not being able to live up to expectations despite having immense assets and resources in the oil and gas exploration and production business, ONGC is now poised for a big leap with its Prospective 2030 Plan - ‘Big jump in production from next year’

The global economy is slowing down. Policy-makers everywhere face an acute dilemma — to support growth or embark on fiscal austerity - Universal slowdown, common dilemma

Without a sharp fall in interest rates, growth and employment will not begin to recover - It's time to focus on growth

Many Doctors Believe invasive procedure on asymptomatic patients are unnecessary and create risk of serious complications- a heart attack or,ironically a stroke itself - Can you do too much to Prevent a Stroke

We live in an age of actor for,of, and by the people - Middle Class Governance

The country’s growth cannot be sustained without a revitalized state that performs more limited functions, but performs them well - Is India losing its way?

Why Indian Universities find no place in the world's top 200 - A Rank Shame

So far 25-30 compost aerators have been sold in North India - Two labour-saving farm mechanisation innovations

BARC’s Nisargruna biogas technology can produce 25-30 kg of methane and 50-60 kg of organic manure from onetonne of biowaste - Efficient way to turn waste into resource

Economy : Raising farm productivity and boosting manufacturing to create more jobs will spur growth and make it inclusive - Mantra for Inclusive Growth

Economy : Dismissing threats by rating agencies and exaggerated fears of inflation in India, Joseph E Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and a Nobel Prize winner, said that in a tradeoff between growth and inflation he would comfortably settle for growth - Inflation Impact a Bit Exaggerated

Given growing demand and constraint domestic supply, India will have to lean on imported fuel - Why the energy future looks bleak

Technology will not radically improve service delivery without institutional reforms, and a shift in power dynamics - A Question of accountability

The default approach to reform – minimalistic and confused – will lead India into crisis - Muddling along isno longer an option

Though it will tackle the tangled web of permissions required for a project, a bottom-up approach would be more effective - Is a National Investment Board needed?

A Single Financial regulator, rather then sectoral ones, is what India needs - One head is better than many

The expectations raised by the analysis are shattered by the self-imposed constraint of only mapping the conjunctures in their present - Facing Globality

The traditional boundaries of economic theory need to expand - Micro, macro, meso and meta economics

PM has to consolidate domestic support - Sastry gets his way on nuclear policy

In spite of today’s negatives and negativities, there is much to celebrate in the idea of India - A sense of independence

REAL ESTATE SECTOR - STATSGURU

The 12{+t}{+h}Plan has a host of provisions to provide health services at various levels to the elderly whose number would touch 315 million by 2050 - Support for the twilight years

Nandan Cleantec, a small, unknown company from Hyderabad, is gearing up to power global aviation - Planes Can Fly on Plants

New Health apps help doctors decide dosage and create patient profile - Digitizing treatment

Centres being located close to the farmers for their convenience -  Over 1,700 centres to be set up for paddy procurement

Companies that are expected to see the sharpest rise and fall in profits for the quarter ended September 2012 - The top and the bottom ten

iPhones sell out, but cars don’t - Digital-age consumption

Low-key reforms,more than FDI and fuel price hikes,would yield dividends - After the fireworks

It’s too early to assess their effect on real investment and output - Reforms resurgent?

The solar market is far from mature; the government and private players need to make concentrated efforts to nurture it - What’s eclipsing India’s solar sector?

The rupee, on Monday, witnessed its second biggest fall of 79 paise in 2012 to settle at a one-week low of 52.64 - Rupee plunges 79 paise

First Solar Inc, Mahindra Solar One Pvt. Ltd., and Kiran Energy Solar Power Pvt. Ltd., have signed an agreement for the supply of advanced, thin-film solar modules for two solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants to be set up in Rajasthan - Three solar firms sign pact for 50 MW project in Rajasthan

Despite Recent Reforms - Growth will be Low for a Few More Quarters

Delayed transplantation likely to affect crop yield - Recent rains may not help paddy farmers

Electricity Production - Rooftops as energy farms

Given the political Volatility in other parts of the world,India should present itself as a destination for global investors - Don't waste a crisis

Five points on the future of nuclear power in India - Future of nuclear power in India

Dilip Chenoy is a man in a hurry. And on a mission: to reach 150 million - Jobs Make 150 Million Employable

Under the scheme, the beneficiaries are eligible for payment of three-year maintenance costs . TRICOR will extend financial assistance of Rs.20,000 per acre - Horticulture programme to cover 1 lakh tribal families

Don’t just go by price; look at parameters such as dividend payment,debt and other relevant factors - Stick to value, returns will follow

High unemployment rates are not permanent, because workers are not obsolete - Humans are not horses

Internet Governance at Global Level - A More Inclusive Architecture 

We need Financial Regulations to protect consumers while fostering innovation - What is Regulation For?

FALLING STREAK (quintal) - Agri commodities fall on hopes of bumper crop

At 30% less rainfall, state’s kharif sowing drops 9%; pulses sowing worst affected as production may fall 20% - Rain deficit shrinks in Guj, farmers saved by a whisker

The company is expected to reap larger benefits of improved sugar realisations and higher sugarcane crop in UP - Balrampur Chini: Sweeter than peers

Sector-wise allocations - A SNAPSHOT OF PE ACTIVITY & DEALS

Hit by both the furore in the US over outsourcing as well as the slowdown, Indian IT firms are hiring Americans in droves and trying to move up the value chain - How Indian IT defused the US outsourcing bogey

The UPA’s recent policy initiatives have enthused investors, but they won’t settle for anything less than sustainable reforms - Are the markets on a secular bull run?

The political stand-off in Washington makes tax hikes impossible.But there’s a way around it - Fixing America’s fiscal problem

Switching to solar farm pumpsets can ease pollution, subsidy, current account deficit and power shortages - Subsidise Solar, not Diesel

‘Supply-side inflation tends to spill over through its impact on expectations’ - Lesson from the oil shock

Electricity Statistics - STATS GURU

Harvesters will help ryots cut costs - Exhibition on power tools in agriculture a big hit

This year’s monsoon has shown season-long predictions are of little use. Will India’s state meteorologists listen - The monsoon: lessons, and a question

New pricing to affect those with high domestic sales; industry lauds move - Pharma to gulp one-time bitter pill

It is a positive development that many new gated communities in and around several Indian cities are more organised in planning and implementing the sanctioned layout in accordance with the original intent of high quality living - Sustainable green spaces improve quality of urban living

In a further confirmation of the continued sluggishness in the economy, the growth rate of the eight core sector industries decelerated to 2.1 per cent in August from 3.8 per cent in the same month a year ago, mainly owing to contraction in output of crude oil, natural gas, fertilizers and cement - Core sector growth slips

Sterling may get . 1,200-cr valuation; deal could be largest in dairy sector - Global Dairy Majors Join the Race for Sterling Agro

Govt sets a target of 40 million tonnes for the 2012-13 kharif season - Rice procurement estimated to rise 14%

In all, 888 engineering seats added in 2012-13, compared to 342 the previous year, according to AICTE data - Spurt in demand for PG engineering courses

Who doesn’t like simple stories? Wouldn’t it be nice if we could toss out villains and live happily ever after? Unfortunately, this happens only in fairy tales - The Myth of Bt Cotton Collapse

In the season of reforms, a spate of insensitive regulations is threatening the very existence of the non-profit sector - It’s ‘reining’ restrictions for NGOs

Earlier, politicians thought voters demanded a ceiling on inflation.Now, people want a floor on growth - Politics: The changing assumptions

In the past few months, Cipla has changed its strategy in a number of areas — from region, to product to human resources — to prevent a future meltdown from eroding margins - Cipla goes through a quiet revolution

Reserve Bank of India Survey - 4 YEARS AT THE HELM

The Naukri Job Speak index for August shows a dip in hiring levels quelling the optimistic hiring forecast at the beginning of the year - Continued slowdown in hiring activity

Flash floods and landslips that have followed unusually sustained rainfall since September 17 have left a deadly trail in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh - Better planning for floods

The waste of daylight hours strengthens the case for a separate time zone ahead of IST for the eastern States - Not in their comfort zone

The threat of environmental damage by coal-fired plants has triggered protests similar to those against the Kudankulam project - Heat is on for thermal power too

Agriculture : A poor monsoon this year has put the spotlight back on agriculture. But, this time around, with no pick-up in exports and services, which usually offset the adverse effects of an inadequate farm output, it has become imperative for policy-makers to give agriculture a much-needed boost - Agriculture’s Back in Focus as Growth Slips

Economy : The government’s decision to take a few hard steps will go a long way in changing the perception among investors, says Raghuram Rajan. In an interview with ET Now’s Supriya Shrinate, the chief economic advisor says he’s hopeful of some upward momentum in the coming days -I don’t Think We Are Anywhere Near ’91 Crisis

Stay Clear of schemes that sound too good to be true....companies that offer fabulous returns could disappear with your money as they can't sustain their business model - Greed could lead

We need retail reform as India's Farmers must be connected to its rising cities - Rural Welfare not Walmart

Instead of boosting growth, policy should focus on addressing the current account and budget deficits - Separating India’s twin deficits

The economic policy measures - STATSGURU

Science & Technology : Primary care should cover the growing tribe of non-communicable diseases: diabetes, cancer and heart disorders - Broad-Base Primary Healthcare

Arctic sea ice sets a new low and the Northern Hemisphere is feeling the heat - THE BIG MELTDOWN

INDIAN PERSPECTIVE - WEATHERING THE STORM

The Ministry of Agriculture has estimated India’s total foodgrain production this kharif season would fall 10 per cent to 117.19 million tonnes - Agricultural futures fall on hopes of good kharif production

Economy : The SME sector is a vibrant part of the economy, accounting for 40% of manufacturing and generating jobs on a scale second only to agriculture - LEVERAGING THE STRENGTHS WE HAVE

Ban import of agriculture produce: Toddy Movement - Use ethanol instead of petrol

Science & Technology : The much needed big push towards low-cost, highly-efficient, cutting-edge renewable energy technologies was lacking till recently - Sayonara nuclear power

It is government p olicy that has led to the socialisation of risk and privatisation of benefit - The West’s banking crisis – I

Aggressive Chemotherapy and invasive surgeries may beat cancer,but brings host of problems for patients - The Pain of Cancer

Instead of spending time on polemics over policy, India should make infrastructure projects top priority - Picking up the slack

Extending India's Growth momentum required institutional reforms that did not take place.Now growth constraints have resurfaced - A Wasted Sweet Spot