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Gartner Says Declining Worldwide PC Shipments in Fourth Quarter of 2012 Signal Structural Shift of PC Market

Global PC Shipments Declined 4.9 Percent in Fourth Quarter While EMEA PC Shipments Declined 9.6 Percent Delhi, India , January 14, 2013 — Worldwide PC shipments totaled 90.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, a 4.9 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2011, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Analysts said …

Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India (Base: 2004-05=100) Review for the month of December, 2012

The official Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2004-05 = 100) for the month December, 2012 declined by 0.1 percent to 168.6 (Provisional) from 168.8 (Provisional) for the previous month. INFLATION The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 7.18% (Provisional) for the month of December, 2012 (over December, 2011) as …

Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and Use-Based Index for the Month of November, 2012 (Base 2004-05=100)

The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2004-05 for the month of November 2012 havebeen released by the Central Statistics Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. IIP is compiled using data received from 16 source agencies viz. Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP); IndianBureau of Mines; Central Electricity Authority; Joint Plant Committee; Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas; Office ofTextile Commissioner; Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals; Directorate of Sugar; Department of Fertilizers; Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils & Fats; Tea Board; Office of Jute Commissioner; Office of Coal Controller;Railway Board; Office of Salt Commissioner and Coffee Board. 2. The General Index for the month of November 2012 stands at 167.3, which is 0.1% lower as compared to the level in the month of November 2011. …

14 FDI Proposals amounting to Rs. 1310.60 Crore Approved by FIPB

Based on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on December 21, 2012, the  Government has approved 14 proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) amounting to Rs. 1310.60crore approximately.          Following fourteen (14) proposals have been approved. Sl. No. Name of theapplicant Particulars of the proposal FDI/NRIinflows (` In crore) COMMERCE 1 M/s KamaSchachter Jewelry Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai Post facto approval at the instance of RBI for having made a downstream investment in Oct 2007 in the field …

India’s Foreign Trade: December, 2012

EXPORTS (including re-exports) Exports during December, 2012 were valued at US $ 24877.57 million (Rs. 135950.47 crore) which was 1.92 per cent lower in Dollar terms (1.75 per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US $ 25365.69 million (Rs. 133618.61 crore) during December, 2011. Cumulative value of exports for the period April-December 2012 -13 …

Net Direct Tax Collections Figures for April-December 2012-13 Up by 13.70 Percent at Rs. 3,68,322 Crore as Against Rs. 3,23,956 Crore in the Same Period Last Year

Gross Direct Tax collections during April-December of the Financial Year 2012-13 was up by 8.01 percent and stood at Rs. 4,28,278 crore as against Rs. 3,96,530 crore in the same period last year. While gross collections of Corporate Taxes showed an increase of 4.94 percent and stood at Rs. 2,83,170 crore as against Rs. 2,69,850 …

Economy Headed Towards Gradual Recovery & Growth Stabilization Several Initiatives taken to Revive Economy – Year End Review

The Ministry of Finance, Government of India took several measures to revive the economy and maintain the tempo of growth. Though several external and domestic factors contributed to the slowdown of the economy, wide ranging initiatives were introduced in all major sectors at the policy level to meet the challenge during the year. At the …