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Business groups upbeat as Indian GDP grows 6.1%

By James Lamont in New Delhi

Published: August 31 2009 14:33 | Last updated: August 31 2009 14:33

India’s leading business associations yesterday said the disruption caused by the global financial crisis was over after the economy grew 6.1 per cent in the June quarter from a year earlier.

A pick-up in mining, manufacturing, power and services helped the economy to outdo the 5.8 per cent growth rate in the previous quarter, figures released by the Central Statistical Org-anisation showed yesterday.

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