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Accepting that monsoon has been inadequate in several parts of northern India, the government today said that in case sowing failed due to lack of rains, it would make additional seeds available to the states.

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North Indians travelling south of the Vindhyas experience disconnect in terms of body-language versus verbalisation. “Yes” in those parts is emphasised with a side-to-side shake of the head. That gesture means “no” in most other places. Foreigners visiting India are often equally foxed by namaskars. Putting palms together is common to many forms of prayer and not employed much as a peer-to-peer greeting outside India.

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PSU oil firms lose Rs 4 a litre on petrol sales
State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) today said it is losing more than Rs 4 a litre on selling petrol and over Rs 2 per litre on diesel.
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NTPC Q3 net up 5% to Rs 2,365 cr

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) today reported a growth of 5 per cent in net profit at Rs 2,364.9 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, over the same period last year. - NTPC undertakes 17 projects to have 75,000 Mw - NTPC"s power exchange likely to be operational next fiscal - TRF bags Rs 611 crore order - Britannia Q3 PAT declines 37% to Rs 29 cr - Simbhaoli Sugars back in black with Rs 44 cr Q3 net - Apollo Hospitals Q3 net up 48% at Rs 44 cr However, total income declined to Rs 11,962.8 crore for the quarter ended December 31, from Rs 12,128 crore in the same period previous fiscal, NTPC said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Further the company said that one of its coal based unit located in Uttar Pradesh, which is planned to provide power to Commonwealth Games, has reached full load to produce 490 Mw of power. "One of the company"s coal based unit of 490 Mw of national capital thermal power project located in Uttar Pradesh has been successfully commissioned. It has reached full load on January 29, 2010," the company said. With the commissioning of this unit, the total installed capacity of the company has crossed 31,000 Mw and has become 31,134 Mw. Shares of NTPC were trading at Rs 214.70 on the BSE, down 0.46 per cent from previous close.


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