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The Indian economy is expected to grow at 8.75-9.25% in financial year 2012 according to the Economic Survey for the year 2011-12 announced on Friday.
Robust growth and steady fiscal consolidation have been the hallmark of the Indian economy in the year 2010-11 so far. The growth rate has been 8.6% in 2010-11 and is expected to be around 9% in the next fiscal year.
The growth has been broad-based with a rebound in the agriculture sector which is expected to grow around 5.4%. Manufacturing and services sector have registered impressive gains. Savings and investment are looking up while exports are rising. However, food inflation, higher commodity prices and volatility in global commodity markets have been a cause of concern underscoring the need of fiscal consolidation and stronger reserves.
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Below are the highlights:
On Growth
Indian economy to grow 8.75-9.25% in FY12
Expect Indian econ to top 9% growth rate FY12
Maintaining growth with price stability key challenge
Seeing fast, strong turnaround in Indian economy
India growth likely to revert to pre-crisis level FY12
Expect India’s economic growth to pick up medium-term
Probability of second-dip recession very low
FY11 GDP growth relatively broad-based
Monsoon, crude prices pose risk to econ growth
On Inflation
Inflation is clearly a dominant concern
Inflation may stay elevated on West Asia crisis
Food price, demand pressure to drive inflation outlook
Inflation largely driven by food items
High food inflation "dark cloud" on Indian economy
High food prices driven by demand factors
Inflation pressure seen exacerbated by global prices
Rising purchasing power aiding spurt in food prices
Economic recovery triggered demand-side pressure in economy
Inflation pressures from both domestic, global factors
Core inflation suggests inflation now generalised
Need to prevent inflation slipping into core sector
Food inflation stubbornly in double-digits
Inflation likely to moderate on fiscal, monetary steps
Committed to provide cooking fuel at affordable price
Plan to increase diesel prices in staggered manner
Government to cap auto fuel prices if crude oil spurts
April-December average inflation of 9.4% highest in 10 years
High food inflation not unique to India
Inflation significantly above RBI’s comfort level
Need to be vigilant against demand-side pressures
Grain release in batches, not bulk, to tame inflation
On Fiscal Front
Centre’s fiscal broadly on consolidation track April-December
India FY11 fiscal gap seen 4.8% on higher GDP base
India FY11 revenue gap seen 3.8% of GDP
Current account gap likely to moderate on export spurt
Need to lower fiscal deficit
Liquidity crunch mainly due to large government cash balance
Need more proactive fiscal steps to eradicate poverty
Favours smart cards also for kerosene, fertiliser subsidy
Buoyant tax revenue key driver of fiscal consolidation
Rise in corporate, service tax mop-up noteworthy
Prospects of revenue-led fiscal consolidation bright
Better subsidy targeting improving fiscal management
Direct Taxes Code proposed to be launched April 2012
Tax buoyancy, 3G auction brightened FY11 fiscal health
States likely to be back on fiscal consolidation FY12
States’ consensus on GST yet to be achieved
Deepening reforms key to sustain fiscal consolidation
On Monetary Front
Need persistent anti-inflation monetary stance
Government implementing gradual exit from stimulus
Liquidity management major challenge for RBI
Excessive cash crunch makes credit delivery difficult
Need G20 co-operation to manage forex flow volatility
RBI forex market intervention unlikely to be inflationary
Don’t want total reliance on import to beat shortages
On Banking, Financial Institutions
Minimum capital requirement for banks should be graded
Two types of banking licences could be considered
May mull separate licence for basic, full banking services
On Industry
Deceleration in industrial output cause for concern
Slowdown in industrial growth seen temporary
Medium-term industrial growth prospect seen positive
Plan to increase diesel prices in staggered manner
Government to cap auto fuel prices if crude oil spurts
Committed to provide cooking fuel at affordable price
Need to keep all options open if forex flows hurt economy
On Food Prices
Food price, demand pressure to drive inflation outlook
Maintaining growth with price stability key challenge
High food prices driven by demand factors
Higher FY11 farm growth to help ease food prices
Rising purchasing power aiding spurt in food prices
On Agriculture
Need to review grain release, procurement policies
Don’t want total reliance on import to beat shortages
Ample scope for improvement in grain release policy
Grain release in batches, not bulk, to tame inflation
Urgent need to expand storage space, facilities
Need to plug PDS slippages to expand, improve coverage
Smart card, coupons to help target food subsidy better
Favours smart cards also for kerosene, fertiliser subsidy
On Capital, Investment
Need to deepen capital markets
"Sluggish" bureaucracy impeding FDI inflows
On External Affairs
Economic uncertainty prevails in Europe, US
Probability of second-dip recession very low
Need to keep all options open if forex flows hurt econ
Slowdown in FDI partly offset spurt in FII investment
Need G20 co-operation to manage FX flow volatility
RBI forex market intervention unlikely to be inflationary
"Sluggish" bureaucracy impeding FDI inflows
Miscellaneous
Direct Taxes Code proposed to be launched April 2012
Tax buoyancy, 3G auction brightened FY11 fiscal health
States likely to be back on fiscal consolidation FY12
States’ consensus on GST yet to be achieved
Speaking about it, Siddhartha Sanyal, Chief India Economist, Barclays Capital told CNBC-TV18 said the survey was on expected lines. He expects fiscal deficit at 5.3% of GDP in FY12. "Nominal GDP is expected to come in at 14.5-15% for next fiscal," he said.
2011 Reva NXR Electric Vehicle
The 2011 Union Budget seems to certainly be a rosy one, at least for the electric and hybrid vehicle space as a slew of measures to reduce the overall cost of Electric and Hybrid vehicles along with popularizing them kicks in. One such measure is the adoption of many smaller cities as EV cities. Through this, the government will earmark many tourist towns which will use electric and hybrid vehicles for transport of tourists.
Along with this, hybrid cars being manufactured in India will be incentivized with a excise duty cut of 5%. Hybrid car part imports also will be exempted from the regular custom duty of 10%. That essentially translates to cheaper spare parts for the likes of the Toyota Prius Hybrid and the Honda Civic Hybrid. Hybrid conversion kits, which will enable conventional cars to be converted to hybrid cars will also see a see the excise duty being cut from 10% to 5%.
Going forward, such kits will thus get cheaper hence making hybrid conversions cheaper. Also, replacement batteries for EVs get cheaper as the central excise duty and the basic custom duty stands waived. Hydrogen powered vehicles also will get a straight 10% waiver on the excise duty front. With these measures, the Indian government hopes that more fuel saving and environment friendly hybrid vehicles will be sold and manufactured in India.
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Christian Bale -"The Fighter
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"In a Better World"
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"The King’s Speech"
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"Inception"
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"Alice in Wonderland"
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Inception is a 2010 science fiction film, which was written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a specialized spy or corporate espionage thief. His work consists of secretly extracting valuable commercial information from the unconscious mind of his targets while they are asleep and dreaming. Unable to visit his children, Cobb is offered a chance to regain his old life in exchange for an almost impossible task: "inception", the planting of an idea into a target’s subconscious. This won an award for Best Visual Affect in the 83rd Academy Awards
Development began roughly nine years before Inception was released. In 2001, Nolan wrote an 80-page treatment about dream-stealers, presenting the idea to Warner Bros. The story was originally envisioned as a horror film, inspired by concepts of lucid dreaming and dream incubation. Feeling he needed to have more experience with large-scale films, Nolan opted to work on Batman Begins, The Prestige, and The Dark Knight. He spent six months polishing up the script for Inception before Warner Bros. purchased it in February 2009.Filming spanned six countries and four continents, beginning in Tokyo on June 19, 2009, and finishing in Canada in late November of the same year.
Inception was officially budgeted at $160 million, a cost that was split between Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. Nolan’s reputation and success with The Dark Knight helped secure the film’s $100 million in advertising expenditure.Inception premiered in London on July 8, 2010, and was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters on July 14, 2010.Released to critical acclaim, the film grossed over $21 million on its opening day, with an opening weekend gross of $62.7 million.It received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Original Screenplay (Nolan), and Cinematography (Pfister). In addition to strong box office results, Inception has also grossed $68,644,403 in DVD-sales.
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