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Indians consume double the recommended salt intake: Study

As per a study, the intake of salt by Indians is nearly twice the amount recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Indians consume about 3.7 grams of...

December 29, 2013

Service Tax revenue grew over 300 times in past two decades

Finance Ministry is focusing on service tax revenue which has grown significantly by over 300 times in past about two decades.  As per official data, the finance ministry has earned...

December 29, 2013

M. Veerappa Moily is the new Environment and Forests Minister

The current Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Marpadi Veerappa Moily, has been assigned an additional charge of the Environment and Forests Ministry after the exit of Jayanthi...

December 28, 2013

Fiscal deficit to be around 5.2% in FY14: CRISIL

As per ratings agency CRISIL, government will miss its 4.8% fiscal deficit target by 0.40% this fiscal 2013-14 and suggested Public Sector Units (PSUs) should dip into their cash reserves to...

December 28, 2013

Year 2014 to bring 8.5 lakh new jobs: Report

As per a survey by recruitment platform year 2014 MyHiringClub.com  augurs well for job seekers as more than 8.5 lakh new jobs are expected across various sectors, including FMCG...

December 28, 2013

SEBI made fund-raising easier for corporate India and tightened noose on fraudsters

In order to raise funds easier for companies through genuine equity or debt offers, the market regulator SEBI approved new norms for its search and seizure operations, settlement...

December 28, 2013

SEBI: Foreign portfolio investors will be treated on par with FIIs on tax issues

In consultation with the Finance Ministry, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) decided to treat the three categories of Financial Portfolio Investors (FPIs) uniformly for tax purposes....

December 28, 2013

Government sanctioned Quadricycle as a new vehicle

The road transport and highways ministry sanctioned “Quadricycle” as a new category of vehicle on Indian roads. These vehicles are safer than three-wheelers as they have four wheels...

December 28, 2013

Andhra Pradesh High Court directs 2 Telugu actors to return Padma Shri

The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed to Telugu actors Mohan Babu and Brahmanandam Kanneganti to surrender Padam Shri to the President of India, as they allegedly misused it.  The...

December 28, 2013

Mr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: Ambassador of USA

Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar became the Ambassador of United States of America (USA) in December 2013. He succeeded Ms. Nirupama Rao and his position in Beijing was taken by...

December 28, 2013

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