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E.U. Law on Data Protection

May 21, 2018

Personal data is data that relates to an identifiable living individual and includes names, email IDs, ID card numbers, physical and IP addresses. The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) brings most notable change in the data protection regime. The law, which comes into effect on May 25, has been designed to protect the personal data of ..

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Indian GDP to crawl at 6.7% in 2012: UN

June 10, 2012

The UN hewed down its growth predictions for India for the year 2012 by predicting a 6.7% growth rate rather than a 7.7% rise estimated earlier. UN declared Eurozone Debt Crisis as the biggest threat to the world economy. As per UN:- Global economy to grow by 2.5% in 2012 and 3.1% in 2013. It ..

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Q4 GDP growth drops sharply to 5.3%, lowest in 9 years

June 2, 2012

Yearly economic growth of India dipped to a 9-year low of 5.3% in the January-March 2012 quarter. Even during the 2008-09, the year when India was facing the hit by the global financial meltdown, growth rate was higher at 6.7%. It is the lowest growth rate since 4.0% in 2002-03. Some of the factors being ..

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IMF pegs India’s growth in 2012 at 6.9%

April 20, 2012

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) has pegged growth in India’s GDP for 2012 at 6.9%, scaling down the forecast by 0.1% points, compared to its projection in January 2012. It attributed the moderating growth outlook to policy dubiety, supply constrictions, high interest rates and low external demand. Step-up of the euro zone crisis and tensions ..

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