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Proactive measures of UPA government insulated food prices: Sharad Pawar
Union Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that the proactive stand of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has kept a check on food prices in the country. ANI

Farmers flay UPA government for dragging its feet on farm loan waiver issue
Farmers took out a rally in New Delhi on Saturday and threaten to court arrest. They also voiced their anguish over the governments inability to adhere to its promise of loan waiver. ANI

Government okays to National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship for poor students
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave the green signal for the implement of the Centrally-sponsored National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship during the 11th Plan to arrest dropouts among the poor. ANI

Chidambaram asks people to have patience on inflation
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram assured the nation today that the prices would come down and inflation would be brought under control. ANI

Chidambaram expects state-run banks to hold interest rates
Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday that state-run banks are unlikely to raise interest rates after the central bank tightened bank reserve requirements this week. ANI

Financial Bill passed: Chidambaram gives assurances on controlling inflation
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday gave assurances that the Reserve Bank of Indias monetary policy and fiscal measures would help to control inflation. ANI

Kamal Nath to meet Swiss Economic Minister, hold bilateral talks
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath and Switzerlands Economic Minister Doris Leuthard will hold a bilateral meeting here today. ANI

Left leaders meet Prime Minister over price rise
Left party leaders met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday and demanded urgent measures by the UPA Government to check the price rise. ANI

Inflation rises again to 7.33 per cent
Data released by the Ministry of Industry for the week ending April 12, shows inflation rising again to 7.33 per cent from 7.14 per cent in the previous week, largely due to food items being highly priced. ANI

Government is taking all steps to contain inflation: Chidambaram
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha on Friday that every measure within the power of the government has been taken and would be taken to calm inflation being largely driven by high international commodity and food prices. ANI

Government may crackdown on cement and steel producers: Chidambaram
Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha today that the Government is looking at legal and administrative measures to deal with cement manufacturers and steel producers to contain inflation. ANI

Sharad Pawar says no new farm loan waiver scheme till Rs 600 billion package is implemented
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Monday said that the Central Government cannot take on new responsibilities of waiving farm loans until the announcements made in the General Budget 2008-09 regarding agricultural loan are implemented. ANI

Appreciating rupee is a temporary phenomenon: Chidambaram
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram old the business fraternity that appreciating rupee was only a emporary phenomenon. ANI

Appreciating rupee is a temporary phenomenon: Chidambaram
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told the business fraternity that appreciating rupee was only a temporary phenomenon. ANI

Discussion on price rise in Lok Sabha today
A discussion on price rise is scheduled to be held in the Lok Sabha today. ANI

India requires enormous investment in infrastructure: Chidambaram
India requires enormous investment in infrastructure sector and infrastructure projects have long gestation periods and, in most cases, are not financially viable on their own. ANI

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