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		<title>Indian Army to help de-mine Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - After providing medical services to thousands displaced by war, Indian soldiers will now go to Sri Lanka to help de-mine areas once held by the Tamil Tigers, it was announced Monday.

The military personnel will be part of Indian experts who will assist authorities in Sri Lanka to detect and defuse thousands of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-army-to-help-de-mine-sri-lanka-100833/">Source article &nbsp;: Indian Army to help de-mine Sri Lanka</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hike in defence budget misleading: Experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The 34 percent hike in the defence budget for 2009-10 is driven more by the increased salaries granted to government employees on a pay panel&#8217;s recommendations than by the armed forces&#8217; need for capacity building, experts say.

The hike of 34 percent over last year is misleading. This is principally meant to pay ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hike-in-defence-budget-misleading-experts-100832/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Hike in defence budget misleading: Experts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>PM heads for Italy Tuesday as India finds G8, G5 useful forums</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - With the national budget presented in parliament Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be heading for the Italian mountain town of L&#8217;Aquila Tuesday to join  discussions with leaders of the world&#8217;s most powerful and industrialized nations at their annual G-8 summit. The town was devastated by an earthquake just three months ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pm-heads-for-italy-tuesday-as-india-finds-g8-g5-useful-forums-100824/">PM heads for Italy Tuesday as India finds G8, G5 useful forums</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate to follow House in posting staff salaries, office expenses on Web</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — How your senators are spending their multimillion-dollar budgets for staff salaries, travel and office expenses may soon be just a computer mouse click away.

The Senate is planning to follow the House in posting office expenses on the Internet instead of in volumes that must to be purchased or viewed in Capitol office buildings.
The ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-to-follow-house-in-posting-staff-salaries-office-expenses-on-web-100808/">Senate to follow House in posting staff salaries, office expenses on Web</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italy&#8217;s Berlusconi, mired in sex scandal at home, basks in spotlight as G-8 host</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi will bask in his role as host of the Group of Eight summit of industrialized nations — a break from the barrage of attacks from a starlet scandal that has engulfed him at home.

But that doesn&#8217;t mean his moment in the spotlight will be free of embarrassment.
His wife will not ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italys-berlusconi-mired-in-sex-scandal-at-home-basks-in-spotlight-as-g-8-host-100806/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Italy&#8217;s Berlusconi, mired in sex scandal at home, basks in spotlight as G-8 host</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget evokes mixed reactions among industrialists</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Following are the reactions of the top industrialists in India to the union budget 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in parliament Monday: 

K.V. Kamath, chairman, ICICI Bank: &#8220;This is a budget that will take two-three days for the larger markets, not just the capital markets, to understand and then probably .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-evokes-mixed-reactions-among-industrialists-100798/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Budget evokes mixed reactions among industrialists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget does not satisfy needs of common man: Patnaik</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief minister Naveen Patnaik criticized the union budget presented Monday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha saying that it does not satisfy the needs of the common man.

&#8220;It is seen that the union budget is broadly continuance of the existing schemes. This budget does not satisfy the needs of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-does-not-satisfy-needs-of-common-man-patnaik-100797/" title="Budget does not satisfy needs of common man: Patnaik">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget anti-poor and serves Congress&#8217; interests: Raman Singh</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAIPUR/NEW DELHI - Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Monday termed the union budget as &#8220;anti-poor&#8221; and aimed to serve the Congress party&#8217;s &#8220;political interests&#8221;.

Singh, who is in New Delhi, told reporters that the budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in parliament &#8220;is anti-poor. The budget has taken care of the Congress partys political interests .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-anti-poor-and-serves-congress-interests-raman-singh-100783/">Budget anti-poor and serves Congress&#8217; interests: Raman Singh</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s budget places common man above fiscal responsibility (Commentary)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sushma Ramachandran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has pleased the &#8220;aam aadmi&#8221; (common man) but made the &#8220;khaas aadmi&#8221; (the elite) unhappy in his 2009-10 budget proposals. Constrained by the global recession and domestic economic strains, he has provided a much awaited further stimulus to the economy by raising plan expenditure by as much as 25 per cent ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indias-budget-places-common-man-above-fiscal-responsibility-commentary-100782/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : India&#8217;s budget places common man above fiscal responsibility (Commentary)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Youngistan welcomes &#8216;aam aadmi&#8217; focus of Indian budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI/BANGALORE - Students and young professionals Monday hailed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee&#8217;s &#8216;aam admi&#8217; focus of the union budget with many rejoicing over tax sops and interest subsidy in education loans.

&#8220;Tax exemption is definitely the best news as far as I am concerned. It may not be phenomenal, but it at least takes some ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/youngistan-welcomes-aam-aadmi-focus-of-indian-budget-100771/">Youngistan welcomes &#8216;aam aadmi&#8217; focus of Indian budget</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congress says budget progressive, opposition calls it &#8216;routine&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The ruling Congress said Monday the budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was progressive, but  the opposition parties termed it as &#8220;routine and inconsequential.

&#8220;Budget 2009 is progressive, inclusive, growth oriented and balanced. It has a lot of things for a lot of sectors and a lot of people,&#8221; Congress spokesperson .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-says-budget-progressive-opposition-calls-it-routine-100762/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Congress says budget progressive, opposition calls it &#8216;routine&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tourism sector gets Rs.1,070 crore</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - With a view to giving a fillip to the tourism industry, which is witnessing a downturn due to the global meltdown, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee allocated Rs.1,070 crore to the sector in the union budget he presented in parliament Monday.

Mukherjee also announced custom duty exemption for water and snow equipment to boost ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tourism-sector-gets-rs1070-crore-100750/" title="Tourism sector gets Rs.1,070 crore">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget  helps  Indian economy to return to path of  growth  says Chidambaram</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI J - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram  has hailed  the union budget, saying it has been prepared with  great skill  and  wisdom  and with the  objective  of  stimulating  the economy and returning to the high growth path.

Chidambarm  expressed hope that the economy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-helps-indian-economy-to-return-to-path-of-growth-says-chidambaram-100746/">Original article &nbsp;: Budget  helps  Indian economy to return to path of  growth  says Chidambaram</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fiscal deficit projected at 6.8 percent of GDP in 2009-10</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP  is projected  at  6.8 per cent as compared to 2.5 per  cent  of  the Budget  Estimates  (BE) for 2008-09 and 6.2 per cent as  per  .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fiscal-deficit-projected-at-68-percent-of-gdp-in-2009-10-100744/">Source article &nbsp;: Fiscal deficit projected at 6.8 percent of GDP in 2009-10</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Income of NPS Trust to be exempt from income tax</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/income-of-nps-trust-to-be-exempt-from-income-tax-100743/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in  his  Budget Speech informed the Lok Sabha on Monday  that  he proposes  to exempt the income of New Pension System (NPS)  Trust from  the  income tax and any dividend paid to  this  Trust  from Dividend ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/income-of-nps-trust-to-be-exempt-from-income-tax-100743/" title="Income of NPS Trust to be exempt from income tax">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Union Budget 2009-10: Roundup</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/growth-inclusion-social-uplift-are-focus-of-indias-budget-roundup-100732/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arvind Padmanabhan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Promising to reinstate India&#8217;s high economic growth, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented a $204-billion annual budget with more funds for welfare schemes and infrastructure, along with a declared &#8220;vision&#8221; to reach the fruits of progress to each of the country&#8217;s 1.17 billion people.

Acknowledging the rising expectations of a restless, young ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/growth-inclusion-social-uplift-are-focus-of-indias-budget-roundup-100732/">Indian Union Budget 2009-10: Roundup</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bengal gains from Mamata-Pranab duet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA - After being showered with goodies in the railway budget, West Bengal Monday got its share of booty from the union budget in terms of grants for the post-Cyclone Aila reconstruction efforts, setting up of an Aligarh Muslim University Campus and announcement of a handloom cluster.

Expectations had been high in the run-up to the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bengal-gains-from-mamata-pranab-duet-100730/" title="Bengal gains from Mamata-Pranab duet">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Funds hiked 144 percent for ambitious rural job scheme</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/funds-hiked-144-percent-for-ambitious-rural-job-scheme-100701/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has allocated a whopping Rs.39,100 crore for the Congress-led government&#8217;s flagship scheme under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), a hefty 144 percent hike over the previous budget estimates. 

Reiterating the government&#8217;s commitment to the scheme that promises 100 days of employment to rural youth, the finance .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/funds-hiked-144-percent-for-ambitious-rural-job-scheme-100701/" title="Funds hiked 144 percent for ambitious rural job scheme">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cycle of rising unemployment, foreclosures and bankruptcies raising economic stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Schneider</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[California, Michigan and South Carolina suffered the most financial pain in May as unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcies rose, according to The Associated Press&#8217; monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties.

The latest results of the AP&#8217;s Economic Stress Index show the worst financial crisis since the 1930s causing lingering damage even .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cycle-of-rising-unemployment-foreclosures-and-bankruptcies-raising-economic-stress-100699/" title="Cycle of rising unemployment, foreclosures and bankruptcies raising economic stress">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pranab Mukherjee takes first step to reform political funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI J - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to allow 100% deduction in the computation of donor, in the donations given to electoral trusts   with a view to reform the system of funding of political parties.

Pranab Mukherjee also proposed to abolish fringe benefit tax on the value of certain fringe benefits .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pranab-mukherjee-takes-first-step-to-reform-political-funding-100695/">Pranab Mukherjee takes first step to reform political funding</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mukherjee Neglected Key Issues in Budget for 2009-10: India Inc.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-inc-disappointed-with-mukherjees-budget-for-2009-10-100694/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - India Incorporated today reacted with disappointment over proposals introduced by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Budget 2009-10. It said that Mukherjee had remained silent on key points like the revamp of fuel policy, corporate tax, and the disinvestment roadmap.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex suffered the biggest fall on any ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-inc-disappointed-with-mukherjees-budget-for-2009-10-100694/">Mukherjee Neglected Key Issues in Budget for 2009-10: India Inc.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gross budgetary support for annual plan increased by Rs. 40,000 crore</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in his budget speech on Monday said that the government has taken a conscious and bold decision to enhance the Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for the Annual Plan 2009-10 by Rs.40,000 crore over the interim budget for 2009-10.

He stressed that bulk of enhanced GBS is directed towards public ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gross-budgetary-support-for-annual-plan-increased-by-rs-40000-crore-100692/">Gross budgetary support for annual plan increased by Rs. 40,000 crore</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget provision for upgrading polytechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the provisions for the Scheme &#8216;Mission in Education through ICT&#8217; has been substantially increased to Rs. 900 crore.

Presenting the Union Budget proposals for the year 2009-10 in Lok Sabha, he said: &#8220;Similarly, for establishment and up-gradation for Polytechnics under the Skill Development Mission has ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-provision-for-upgrading-polytechnics-100691/">Read more : Budget provision for upgrading polytechnics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Manmohan Singh appreciates admirable job by Pranab Mukherjee</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh toady said that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has done an admirable job by reconciling short-term requirements of the economy with medium term goals.

&#8220;I believe he has done an admirable job in reconciling short-term requirements of the economy with the medium term goals of our economic and social ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/manmohan-singh-appreciates-admirable-job-by-pranab-mukherjee-100690/">Manmohan Singh appreciates admirable job by Pranab Mukherjee</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government increases infrastructure funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Infrastructure development continues to be a priority area for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee increasing public investment in this sector.

&#8220;The investment in infrastructure for the growth of economy is critical. I have urged my colleagues in the central and state governments to remove policy, regulatory and ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-increases-infrastructure-funding-100677/">Government increases infrastructure funding</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Service tax revenue to be flat in 2009-10</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - India&#8217;s service tax revenue is estimated to be flat at Rs.65,000 crore ($13.4 billion) this fiscal, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday while presenting the budget for 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha.     

The revised estimates of the service tax revenue for 2008-09 stands at Rs.65,000, while the government .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/service-tax-revenue-to-be-flat-in-2009-10-100676/">Service tax revenue to be flat in 2009-10</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Economic woes mean leaner running of the bulls this year in Pamplona</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Sainz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PAMPLONA, Spain — Daredevils sprinting with one-ton fighting bulls swallow an exhilarating cocktail of adrenalin and fear. Now, a new brand of jitters has set in at one of the world&#8217;s great fiestas as businesses ponder the partypooping impact of economic woe.

Don&#8217;t bother asking the tens of thousands of revelers who kicked off Pamplona&#8217;s running .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/economic-woes-mean-leaner-running-of-the-bulls-this-year-in-pamplona-100666/">Economic woes mean leaner running of the bulls this year in Pamplona</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget is positive, realistic, say industrialists</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The union budget for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday is &#8220;positive&#8221; and &#8220;realistic&#8221; and both the business community and the common man would benefit from the budgetary proposals, leading industrialists in the country said. 

&#8220;I am reasonably happy with the budget,&#8221; said Deepak Parekh, chairman of Housing Development Finance .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-is-positive-realistic-say-industrialists-100659/">Budget is positive, realistic, say industrialists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relief, cheer at Panjab University over budgetary grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHANDIGARH - A wave of cheer and hope went out among faculty and students at Panjab University Monday as the union budget announced a grant of Rs.50 crore (Rs.500 million) for the fund-starved varsity, which is one of India&#8217;s oldest.

Many were grateful to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as well as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relief-cheer-at-panjab-university-over-budgetary-grant-100658/">Relief, cheer at Panjab University over budgetary grant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy with IGNOU, Pranab allocates Rs.500 mn</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Impressed by its excellence in education and plans for further expansion, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday allocated Rs.500 million to the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

The Union Budget 2009-10 proposals said that IGNOU, which has been in the forefront of distance education, has been provided an allocation of Rs.900 million that ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/happy-with-ignou-pranab-allocates-rs500-mn-100657/">Happy with IGNOU, Pranab allocates Rs.500 mn</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Time not right to raise taxes, says finance secretary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Tax rates were not raised in the 2009-10 budget proposals as economic conditions remained difficult while tax relief for individuals would help boost consumption, Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said here Monday.

The finance minister has left unchanged the excise and customs duty cuts that were announced following the global economic meltdown because &#8220;the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/time-not-right-to-raise-taxes-says-finance-secretary-100656/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Space programme gets boost with 40 percent more funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - India&#8217;s space research programme will get a boost as the union budget for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday has given a 40 percent hike in fund allocation for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The total funds allocation for ISRO for 2009-10 is Rs.4,959 crore (Rs.49.59 billion or $1.01 billion), .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/space-programme-gets-boost-with-40-percent-more-funds-100649/">Original article &nbsp;: Space programme gets boost with 40 percent more funds</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India to aid Sri Lanka&#8217;s displaced, Karunanidhi thanks Pranab</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - Concerned over the plight of the displaced in Sri Lanka&#8217;s northeast, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced Rs.500 crore ($100 million) for the rehabilitation and relief of the island nation&#8217;s internally displaced persons (IDPs). 

Expressing concern over the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka, Mukherjee announced an allocation of $100 million for the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-to-aid-sri-lankas-displaced-karunanidhi-thanks-pranab-100648/" title="India to aid Sri Lanka&#8217;s displaced, Karunanidhi thanks Pranab">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government to set up another panel on oil pricing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The government will set up another expert group on oil pricing, barely a year after the B.K. Chaturvedi committee had submitted its report that linked domestic prices of petroleum products to international rates.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced in his budget speech Monday that an expert group would be set up to advise ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-to-set-up-another-panel-on-oil-pricing-100646/">Government to set up another panel on oil pricing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Excise duties for big cars reduced</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The government Monday reduced duties on large cars while unveiling the 2009-10 budget proposals. A leading NGO said this would increase air pollution in a big way.

In his budget speech at parliament, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee reduced a &#8220;component&#8221; added to the 24 percent ad valorem duty on large cars and utility .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/excise-duties-for-big-cars-reduced-100645/">Excise duties for big cars reduced</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sensex slips 870 points as budget disappoints (Roundup)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI - In its worst performance in recent weeks, a key index of the Indian equities markets ended trade Monday nearly 870 points down from its last closing figure, as investors blamed lack of policy announcements and increase in minimum alternate tax on corporates for the negative reaction. 

The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sensex-slips-870-points-as-budget-disappoints-roundup-100642/">Sensex slips 870 points as budget disappoints (Roundup)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AAI gets Rs.99 crore for developing airports</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Out of a total plan outlay of Rs.12,165 crore for the civil aviation ministry, a sum of Rs.190 crore will be provided as budgetary support to various organisations under the ministry, the government said Monday after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the annual budget in Parliament.

Out of the Rs.190 crore, India&#8217;s airport ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aai-gets-rs99-crore-for-developing-airports-100641/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : AAI gets Rs.99 crore for developing airports</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bangalore&#8217;s poor give thumbs up to Pranab&#8217;s budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGALORE - Bangalores urban poor, who reside mostly in slums, have hailed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjees budget as pro-poor.

Firstly, I appreciate Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for presenting a pro-poor budget with several sops for urban poor, Isaac Arul Selva (38), a slum dweller, told IANS.	 	
The National Food Security scheme for providing food at cheaper  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bangalores-poor-give-thumbs-up-to-pranabs-budget-100636/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Economic revival, &#8216;aam admi&#8217; focus of India&#8217;s budget (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Seeking to address what he described as triple challenges,  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday presented a revival-oriented budget with more funds for welfare schemes and infrastructure, a promise to restore India&#8217;s high economic growth and better delivery mechanisms to reach the fruits of development to the poorest.

Amid high hopes from industry .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/economic-revival-aam-admi-focus-of-indias-budget-second-lead-100633/">Economic revival, &#8216;aam admi&#8217; focus of India&#8217;s budget (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget a fair effort to achieve 9 percent growth: Moody&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The union budget may not be a &#8220;please all&#8221; budget, but it is a fair effort by the government to achieve 9 percent growth while coping with the challenge of 6.8 percent fiscal deficit, says the research arm of Moody&#8217;s.

&#8220;Indias 2009-2010 fiscal budget may not please all, but is a fair effort ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-a-fair-effort-to-achieve-9-percent-growth-moodys-100621/" title="Budget a fair effort to achieve 9 percent growth: Moody&#8217;s">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget gives fillip to R&amp;D in science</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Research and development (R&#038;D) programmes in science and technology were in focus in the union budget presented Monday, with special emphasis on nano technology and earth and atmospheric sciences. 

The government has allocated Rs.577 crore (Rs.5.77 million) for research and development programmes in emerging areas of science and technology, Finance Minister Pranab ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-gives-fillip-to-rd-in-science-100615/">Read : Budget gives fillip to R&#038;D in science</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Higher education gets Rs.40 bn more than last year</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Keeping its promise to boost higher education in India, the union budget 2009-10 Monday allocated the sector over Rs.40 billion more than the last fiscal, including a package of over Rs.10 billion for the implementation of quota for other backward castes (OBCs).

The higher education budget for the current fiscal has been pegged .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/higher-education-gets-rs40-bn-more-than-last-year-100603/">Higher education gets Rs.40 bn more than last year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budgetary support for developing export market hiked</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - With the exports dipping for the second consecutive month in May, the allocation for the market development scheme for exporters has been increased 148 percent to Rs.124 crore, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while presenting the union budget for 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha Monday. 

The market development scheme provides support to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budgetary-support-for-developing-export-market-hiked-100602/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Budgetary support for developing export market hiked</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>West Bengal welcomes Aila grant, but says money &#8216;insufficient&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA - The allocation of Rs.1,000 crore in the union budget Monday for rebuilding the infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Aila in West Bengal was welcomed by the state government and NGOs working there, but they said the money was insufficient.

Kanti Ganguly, the minister in charge of the Sundarbans region, said: &#8220;We welcome this announcement as .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/west-bengal-welcomes-aila-grant-but-says-money-insufficient-100601/">West Bengal welcomes Aila grant, but says money &#8216;insufficient&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget has many schemes for common man</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - In keeping with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government&#8217;s inclusive growth mantra, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced a slew of schemes for the aam aadmi (common man). 

The major measures announced in his union budget for 2009-10 are:    	 	
- Allocation towards National Rural Employment Guarantee Act increased .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/budget-has-many-schemes-for-common-man-100600/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Budget has many schemes for common man</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Andhra industry fears losing KG basin gas</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/andhra-industry-fears-losing-kg-basin-gas-100599/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HYDERABAD - The national gas grid proposed in the union budget by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday triggered fears in the Andhra Pradesh industry that the gas found in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin might go out of the state, starving the local units.

An industry leader urged the state government to ensure the requirements of the .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/andhra-industry-fears-losing-kg-basin-gas-100599/">Andhra industry fears losing KG basin gas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rs. 500 crore allocated for rehabilitation of internally displaced persons of Sri Lanka</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rs-500-crore-allocated-for-rehabilitation-of-internally-displaced-persons-of-sri-lanka-100595/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has proposed to allocate Rs. 500 crore for the rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons and reconstruction of the Northern and Eastern areas of Sri Lanka.

Presenting the Union Budget for the year 2009-10 in Lok Sabha today, Mukherjee said: &#8220;The Government is committed to ensure that the Sri ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rs-500-crore-allocated-for-rehabilitation-of-internally-displaced-persons-of-sri-lanka-100595/">Rs. 500 crore allocated for rehabilitation of internally displaced persons of Sri Lanka</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mukherjee presents budget for continuity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Presenting a budget for continuity that met some of the expectations of the common man, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday kept his focus firmly on infrastructure, skills development and promotion of inclusive growth, while dampening the mood by announcing that fiscal deficit would close to seven percent in 2009-10.

Keeping his .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mukherjee-presents-budget-for-continuity-100591/" title="Mukherjee presents budget for continuity">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Extension of stimulus package for print media till December 31</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/extension-of-stimulus-package-for-print-media-till-december-31-100590/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI -  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the stimulus package given to the print media in February 2009 has been further extended for another six months from June 30 to December 31.

Presenting the Union Budget for the year 2009-10 in Lok Sabha on Monday,  Mukherjee  said: &#8220;In February .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/extension-of-stimulus-package-for-print-media-till-december-31-100590/">Original source &nbsp;: Extension of stimulus package for print media till December 31</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Outlays for Commonwealth Games stepped up to Rs. 3,472 crore</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/outlays-for-commonwealth-games-stepped-up-to-rs-3472-crore-100589/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has proposed to substantially enhance the allocations for the Commonwealth Games 2010 from Rs. 2,112 crore in the interim budget to Rs. 3,472 crore.

Presenting the Union Budget for the year 2009-10 in Lok Sabha on Monday, Mukherjee said: &#8220;The Commonwealth Games present the country with an opportunity to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/outlays-for-commonwealth-games-stepped-up-to-rs-3472-crore-100589/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Outlays for Commonwealth Games stepped up to Rs. 3,472 crore</a>.]]></description>
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