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Last updated: 07 Oct, 2009  
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Focus on R&D, skill development: Nath
SME Times News Bureau | 26 Nov, 2009
Focus on India-specific products, India-specific R&D and skill development will drive growth, Kamal Nath, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, said.
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Pakistan nixes India-Afghanistan transit trade
IANS | 26 Nov, 2009
Pakistan has refused Afghanistan permission to import goods from India through Wagah border under the Pakistan-Afghan transit trade agreement.
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Bangladesh PM's office goes solar to encourage green energy
IANS | 26 Nov, 2009
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has installed a solar power system at her office to encourage green energy expansion in her power-starved nation.
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Tokyo stocks up on bargain buys
DPA | 25 Nov, 2009
Tokyo stocks inched up Wednesday after a day of choppy trading as investors snapped up bargains following the previous day's losses.
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Tokyo stocks down on worries about domestic finances, strong yen
DPA | 24 Nov, 2009
Stocks lost ground in Tuesday morning trading in Tokyo due to concerns about the state of government and private sector finances and the stronger yen.
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Leather cluster hit by rising rupee: media report
SME Times News Bureau | 23 Nov, 2009
The fast-rising rupee, vis-a-vis the US dollar, had hurt the $4 billion Indian leather industry, as currencies of competing countries, especially China, that made slower gains against the dollar, and in some cases have even declined.
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ITPO to work with export councils: report
SME Times News Bureau | 23 Nov, 2009
A recent media report has revealed that the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) will work in tandem with the country's various export promotion councils in what would be a "partner in progress" strategy in the trade domain to highlight India's growing strength and resilience in merchandise goods and services exports.
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India seeks Obama's reaffirmation of nuclear deal: Manmohan Singh
Arun Kumar | 23 Nov, 2009
At his Tuesday summit with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would seek "a positive reaffirmation" of his administration to carry forward their landmark civil nuclear deal forged during the previous Bush administration.
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India to have guidelines for probiotic food by 2010
SME Times News Bureau | 21 Nov, 2009
Scientists Friday said that the government was in the process of formulating guidelines for regulation of probiotic foods, which have flooded the Indian markets, and the guidelines would be in place by January 2010.
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India, Nepal press ahead with Pancheswor project talks
SME Times News Bureau | 21 Nov, 2009
India and Nepal Friday kicked off water-sharing talks in the Himalayan republic that will finally give a push to the massive 6,000 MW Pancheswor Multipurpose Project more than 10 years after the two governments signed a treaty to develop the hydro-power project.
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