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New research has revealed that giving children universal home computers and Internet access actually widens achievement gaps in maths and reading between rich and poor. Read Article...

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Anil Thakraney 22 June 2010
Why have we not seen a single sparkling print ad in the past 15 years in India? All those under 30 years of age may not even know this. But before the advent of colour TV in India, the country's periodicals used to be guard books of the nation's finest press advertisements. In fact, agencies...

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While the UIDAI can try to address the issues surrounding privacy concerning the storage and access of data by resorting to latest technologies, none of these that are currently available are foolproof. This is the second and concluding part of a two-part series Most of the privacy...

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Debashis Basu on where the stock market is headed 22 June 2010
The market has turned stormy again;we have entered an uncertain stretch In our previous issue, I had suggested that since the short-term view can change quickly, it is imperative that you look up our daily market coverage, along with exclusive market articles, on our website www.moneylife.in....

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2010
NK Prasad, executive director and chief operating officer of Computer Age Management Services (CAMS) in an exclusive interview with Moneylife speaks on various services offered by his company for investors, distributors and AMCs. This is the first part of a two-part series Moneylife...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2010
The index is now headed for a short-term high, probably around 18,300 The market continued its upmove today following the Chinese move on the yuan, after taking a breather on Friday. The Sensex ended at 17,876, up 305 points (1.7%). The Nifty settled at 5,353, up 90 points (1.7%). The indices...

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BV Rao on what’s going on in the Dilli Durbar 21 June 2010
While the Constitution gives presidents and vice-presidents and governors infrequent but specific roles, junior ministers get to do nothing more than twiddle their thumbs, though ministers of state and deputy ministers have a constitutional stamp. Most Cabinet ministers are unwilling to give up...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2010
Astec LifeSciences Ltd said it signed a long term, mutually exclusive and confidential contract to supply an herbicide to a multinational agrochemical major. No other details were provided but the company, in a regulatory filing said the agreement will have a substantial positive impact on its...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2010
Suryachakra Power Corp Ltd said its subsidiary Sri Panchajanya Power Pvt Ltd has started the trial runs at its 10 MW biomass power project at Hingoli in Maharashtra expect to start the commercial operations in a week. On Monday, Suryachakra Power shares ended 2.6% up at Rs17 on the Bombay Stock...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2010
Animation and gaming company DQ Entertainment International Ltd (DQE) said it signed a co-production agreement with Neo Network, a unit of Zodiak Entertainment, to produce a high definition 2D digital animated television series titled 'The Qpiz' for an undisclosed amount.  This high definition...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2010
Corporation Bank said it appointed N Jayasankaran as its company secretary and compliance officer. On Monday, Corporation Bank shares fell 1.9% to Rs539 on the Bombay Stock Exchange, while the benchmark Sensex closed 1.7% up at 17,876 points.

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Presidents hardly make news; vice-presidents even less so. While that could be because of convention as well as the fact that these two have little to do with the actual running of the country, most of them quickly settle down to the idea that ribbon-cutting is their fulltime occupation. Not so,...

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Home Minister P Chidambaram is a man of action. He has not only given national security some shape and hope, he has done that in record speed. The intelligence gathering and sharing is much better; there is a sense of direction and a sense of somebody being in control. The changes he has brought...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2010
RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn said the central bank is evaluating the possible impact of China's move on the yuan, especially on the rupee exchange rate and trade and capital flows Investors need not worry about the immediate volatility in the exchange value of the rupee vis-à-vis the US...

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Now that Amar Singh’s time in the Samajwadi Party (SP) is up, he is not only preparing for an official departure from the Party he thinks was running on his shoulders, but is working furiously to try and teach a lesson to his former ‘elder brother’ Mulayam Singh. In love, marriage or friendship,...

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Much has been made of fertiliser minister K Alagiri’s absence from Delhi, from Cabinet meetings and from Parliament. But, of late, Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Union minister of heavy industries, is also turning out to be an absentee minister. Vilasrao visits New Delhi only on Thursdays or on the days...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2010
The report, however, cautioned that the demographic dividend would become a disaster if India does not radically overhaul the labour ecosystem to enhance the productivity of the growing workforce India can boast of a quarter of the world's workforce by 2025, provided the country harnesses the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2010
According to the report on the equity mutual funds industry, the concentration of equity AUM in the top cities is fast diminishing. The share of AUM beyond the top ten cities increased rapidly from about 10% in March 2003 to about 26% in March 2010 Mumbai and Delhi together account for about...

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Pallabika Ganguly 21 June 2010
Around 7,000 high-value apartments are coming up in central Mumbai over the next three years. But where are the takers? There are approximately 7,000 apartments-each costing above Rs5crore-coming up in central Mumbai (along the Dadar-Mahalaxmi belt) over the next three years. However, there is...

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India’s investor population has always been concentrated in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and the larger cities in the south. But you would have a completely different notion, if you were to go by the list of 69 NGOs accredited and eligible to receive funds from the Investor...

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