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Here are five key constituents of financial literacy which investors needs to equip with, in order to become financial literate Financial literacy is the key to the empowerment of investors and helps in developing a healthy financial system. It has been often seen that in absence of...

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The focus of REIT in India will be on completed revenue generating properties and less exposure to mortgage backed securities. Atleast 75% of the revenues of the REIT shall be from rental, leasing and letting real estate assets at all times. Minimum subscription size shall be Rs2 lakh A...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 November 2013
The CIC said the information sought by the appellant must be provided and MCD must ensure that it must available suo moto in fulfilment of its duties under Section 4 of the RTI Act. This is the 187th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh...

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Charles Ornstein (ProPublica) 05 November 2013
Inside the Obama administration, political considerations slowed development of the health care exchanges. Or was it a blanket of Republican opposition around the country? This weekend brought more than a modicum of clarity to what happened behind the scenes in the run-up to the Oct. 1...

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Some applicants may have proposed or indicated their plans to take over or buy out some of the smaller banks in existence; or even have had 'secret' talks for mergers. If such offers are part of the applicant's ‘mission’ to improve and reach out to the rural areas, including extending service...

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Buying a mobile handset is not rocket science. A little adjustment in the budget and preferences will help you get the best deal, not just this Diwali, but at every shopping opportunity So you have finally decided to gift yourself a brand new mobile this Diwali. However, with so many...

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Does the BJP's prime ministerial candidate know that neither Congress's prime minister nor its undeclared prime ministerial candidate have been biometrically profiled so far? It appears that Narendra Modi was taken for a ride but he must explain as to why he subjected himself to the ignominy...

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The government needs to re-establish that it truly wants international organisations to come into the country and work, hassle-free, in the oil and gas sector In the last few weeks, there have been important developments relating to the oil industry. The tug-of-war between Reliance...

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Following the recommendations of Rangarajan Committee, Karnataka took the lead in setting up Sugar Control Board to fix cane price based on prices realised for sugar and allied products. But the process for fixing sugarcane prices has not been smooth so far For the 12 months ending in...

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Dr SD Israni 31 October 2013
Do the members really make use of the annual opportunity to question the management or is the AGM simply a ritual performed to fulfil legal obligations? One of the important necessities of a company registered under the Indian Companies Act (the Act) is that it has to hold at least one...

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The second-hand car market in India is picking up and becoming more lucrative. Plus, comments on Hyundai i10 and the much awaited Royal Enfield Cafe Racer. Anew hatchback today will cost you Rs10 lakh or more, depending on the configuration. A second-hand one with similar specs, around...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 October 2013
‘Work from home’ internet scams are flourishing in India and luring thousands of gullible people under the pretext of online work, like basic typing work. Several US-based websites, which are banned in that country, are targeting Indians through localised version of their website We have...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 October 2013
Mr Thimiri, the so-called CEO of the controversial MLM, owns registered trademark of QNet in India. He also admitted before the High Court that his company Transview imports and manufactures products for selling to Vihaan Direct, the official franchisee of QNet in India The case of QNet,...

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Gaurang Damani 31 October 2013
Indian healthcare system is plagued with numerous problems and too many laws. The solution is to ensure that regulation is streamlined and proper viz. Clinical Establishment Act It is said that "health is wealth"; but in India, health is getting increasingly unaffordable. Is there some...

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AC Thompson (ProPublica)  and   Jonathan Jones (Special to ProPublica) 31 October 2013
A ProPublica and Frontline examination of the multibillion-dollar assisted living industry reveals a mishmash of minimal state regulation and no involvement by federal officials A version of this story was co-published by "Frontline."   Workers found 82-year-old Vincenzina Pontoni...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 October 2013
The ‘Doing Business’ report, a joint initiative of The World Bank and The International Finance Corporation has ranked India 134 out of 189 in terms of doing business. This is worse than the 132 rank India scored last year India has been a terrible place to do business. Well, it has just...

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According to Concise Oxford dictionary, surveillance means 'close observation, especially of a suspected person'. Congress party through Aadhaar, UIDAI and Nilekani is facilitating surveillance of the nation, citizens and the national assets by transnational actors—with impunity 'When...

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Almost every website of coal mining companies has shown that they have pending cases for clearance with Ministry of Environment & Forests or with some other state departments India's proven coal reserves are estimated to be over 60 billion tonnes, purportedly the largest in the world,...

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Urban co-operative banks are falling like pack of cards, leaving hapless depositors high and dry! There is an unprecedented euphoria both at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Finance Ministry to grant new banking licenses. There are 26 aspirants waiting in the wings to start...

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If you have to buy a banking stock, the odds are in favour of buying an existing one rather than a new one because banking is a tough business There are as many as 26 aspirants for the business of banking and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is supposed to grant licences to seven of...

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