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Area under wheat in Punjab to touch 35.20 lakh hectares
There might be political uproar over the meager revision of MSP of wheat (Rs 20 per quintal hike), but the farmers in Punjab are firm on expanding the area under wheat cultivation. The state agriculture department is hopeful that this year also the total area under wheat would surpass the designated target of 35.20 lakh hectares.

India to invest Rs 74,000 cr in CO2 emission cutbacks
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IT industry to return to growth in'10
The IT industry is exiting its worst year ever as global IT spending is all set to decline 5.2 per cent, according to Gartner, Inc, an information technology research and advisory company. However, the IT industry will return to growth in 2010 with IT spending forecast to total $3.3 trillion, a 3.3 per cent increase from 2009.
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Air traffic grows 25%

Domestic air traffic continued its growth momentum in October and witnessed a passenger growth of 25 per cent to 4 million from 3.2 million during the same period last year. - Jet pilots" union de-registered - Govt asks AI to save Rs 2,000 cr by March - Domestic air traffic witnesses rise in October - Air India to get equity infusion: Patel - AI invites bids to lease out three aircraft - Air India posts net loss of Rs 5,548 crore Passenger traffic, compared with September this year, grew 11 per cent during October. Around 3.9 million passengers travelled by domestic airlines in October, whereas only 3.5 million passengers had opted for air travel in September. Among the airlines, Jet Airways and its subsidiary Jetlite, whose passenger count fell last month due to the pilot’s strike, emerged as the leader at 27.7 per cent followed by Kingfisher at 20.7 per cent. The government carrier Air India (Domestic) improved its market share to 18.6 per cent from 17.5 per cent last month. Among the low-cost carriers, IndiGo commanded the maximum share at 14.3 per cent followed by SpiceJet at 13.2 per cent, GoAir at 5.8 per cent and Paramount at 2.0 per cent.


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