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Madhumita Chakraborty is a business journalist with long innings in media. She worked with The Economic Times, The Telegraph and The Financial Express before joining BW Businessworld. She has also been a columnist with Hindustan Dainik, a commentator on economic affairs on Lok Sabha Television (now Sansad TV) and a researcher.
The apex court verdict on Singur, like the stir on the farmlands that had preceded it, will change perceptions about both land acquisition for public purpose and the greater good of the farming community
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Union steel minister Birender Singh pins hopes on the Modi government’s thrust on infrastructure building and the Make in India initiative for a turnaround in the floundering market for steel
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Imports have grown steadily from 3.8 million tonne in 2012-2013 to 5.79 million tonne last year, to feed domestic demand. Yet, prices of pulses have remained untamed — implying a craving for pulses that should make nutrition experts at the FAO proud
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Much of the fire-fighting over the price and availability of pulses, obviously stems from a recognition of its worth as a primary source of protein in a country, where a vast swathe of the population are vegetarian
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A high-level inter-ministerial meeting headed by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley took stock of the availability of pulses. The panel was informed that the production of pulses would shoot up to 20 million tonne this year, from 17 million tonne produced in 2015-16
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Would you like to project some numbers on how GST would impact the Indian economy, if the pending Bill is passed by the Rajya Sabha?
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To assess the impact of excluding petroleum products from GST, one needs to compare it with the alternative scenario, which is not clear at the moment
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