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  1. Govt Consumes 20% of #Petrol: #Parrikar on #Goa’s radical price cuts. Here’s our exclusive interview: bit.ly/KjvFG5 #BeingGoan
  2. Can #Haryana break away from the #Bengal, #Kerala Club? Here’s our analysis bit.ly/Kjt8vr #Budget #Deficit #Debt
  3. #India signs #MoU to extend $500 mn line of credit to #Myanmar: #PMO
  4. #AirIndia pilot’s strike continues and causes losses amounting to more than Rs 300 cr bit.ly/JIcA28 #strike #aviation #AI
  5. Govt hikes #financial powers of Service HQ three times from Rs 50 cr to Rs 150 cr to hasten procurements: #MinistryofDefence #Defence #India
  6. @hellokerala thanks for the RT! Do check our site for more stories on Kerala and other issues too :)
  7. @_R_Srikanth thanks for the RT :)
  8. #India’s Surprising States with “Real” #FiscalDeficits: #WestBengal, #Kerala, #Punjab & #Haryana. Here’s our report:bit.ly/LtyIHr
  9. Tax Payers give more to India’s Oil Sector than just #subsidies. Here’s our report:bit.ly/JqGI0A #petrolpricehike #IndianGovt #petrol
  10. Govt to #spend Rs 2,288 cr on Natl #Automotive Testing and R&D #Infra Project which will be completed by Dec ’12: Min of Heavy #Industries
  11. National #Crime Records Bureau seized fake #Indian currency worth Rs 25.7 cr in 2011, down from Rs 27.8 cr in 2010: #FinMin #fakecurrency
  12. In 2011-12,Rs 72,823 cr spent on #foodsubsidy, Rs 67,199 cr spent on #fertiliser subsidy, Rs 68,481 cr on #petroleum #subsidy:#FinMin #India
  13. Total subsidy payable in 2011-12 was Rs 2,16,297 cr: #FinanceMinistry #subsidies #India
  14. #FiscalDeficit during 2011-12 (Revised Estimates) was Rs 5,21,980 cr; 5.9% of #GDP: #FinanceMinistry #Growth #India
  15. Rs 2,600 cr has been sanctioned so far under National #Ganga River Basin Authority for development projects: #Environment Ministry
  16. #IndianGovt spent Rs 133.8 cr on conservation of #monuments under ASI during 2011-12, down from Rs 156 cr in 2010-11: Ministry of #Culture
  17. Rs 38.5 cr spent on #security deployment at centrally protected #monuments during 2011-12, up from Rs 17 cr in 2010-11: Ministry of #Culture
  18. Rs 326 cr spent from National Horticulture Mission on setting up 451 cold storages over last 3 years: #Agri Min #Agriculture #Horticulture
  19. #India’s Troubled Rs 324,675 Crore #Budget For State Owned Enterprises. Here’s our report bit.ly/Ksjf9L #AirIndia #Equity #Loans
  20. An estimated Rs 1,80,627 cr will be spent during the 12th Plan (2012-17) on capacity augmentation schemes for #ports: Ministry of #Shipping