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Protest in Chhattisgarh over rising cement prices
SME Times News Bureau | 11 Jan, 2012
Nearly 500 people Wednesday blocked the entry points of Century Cement's production unit in Chhattisgarh to protest rising prices of cement, police said.
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Himachal wants cement put on controlled commodity list
SME Times News Bureau | 03 Jan, 2012
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday asked the central government to include cement in the controlled items list within the Essential Commodities Act to check its rising prices.
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Include cement in essential commodities: Dhumal
SME Times News Bureau | 23 Dec, 2011
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday asked the central government to include cement in the list of essential commodities to check its rising prices.
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Eight core sector industries grow by 0.1 pc in Oct
SME Times News Bureau | 01 Dec, 2011
The index of Eight core industries having a combined weight of 37.90 percent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) stood at 140.54 in October with a growth rate of 0.1 percent compared to its growth at 7.2 percent in October 2010.
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Govt approves mandatory use of jute bags
SME Times News Bureau | 16 Nov, 2011
The govt Wednesday approved mandatory use of jute in packaging of 90 pc of production of food grains and sugar.
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Coal India to implement new pricing system
SME Times News Bureau | 14 Oct, 2011
Coal India is likely to implement gross calorific value (GCV) based pricing from January 2012, a top official of the Maharatna company has said.
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Electrical equipment industry's Q2 growth slows
SME Times News Bureau | 12 Nov, 2011
Country's electrical equipment industry grew at a slower 4.4 percent during the second quarter of 2011-12 ended Sep 30 against 13.82 percent in the previous quarter owing to high inflation and interest costs.
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Tata Chemicals starts $100-mn soda ash unit in Kenya
Groum Abate | 11 Nov, 2011
Tata Chemicals has opened a USD 100 million soda ash plant here that enhances the capacity of its Kenyan subsidiary and places this East African nation on the global map for the production of this multi-utility commodity.
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'Decision on sugar exports likely by next week'
SME Times News Bureau | 10 Nov, 2011
The government may take decision to allow sugar exports for this marketing year during the meet of empowered group of ministers (eGoM) scheduled on November 16-17, reports media on Tuesday.
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Energy firm Soham raises Rs 125 cr from SBI fund
SME Times News Bureau | 08 Nov, 2011
Independent power producer Soham Renewable Energy India Ltd Monday said it had raised Rs.125 crore from Macquaire-State Bank of India (SBI) Infrastructure Fund (MSIF) to finance its current and future projects.
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