Maharashtra unwraps bagful of sops for farm sector
The Maharashtra government has, in a bid to lure the powerful agricultural community, announced a package incentive for the agro sector. Chief minister Manohar Joshi made these announcements at a press conference in Mumbai yesterday.

Crisil upgrades Andhra Pradesh's rating
The Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd (Crisil) has upgraded the rating assigned to the state of Andhra Pradesh from A- to A. The revised rating is on account of the overall improvement of the state's economy.

Central revival package for steel sector likely
The government is likely to come out with a revival package to bail out the recession-rid steel industry soon, on the basis of recommendations of an expert committee.

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