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			<news:title>Semicon 2.0: Can India Build Ecosystem It Still Imports?</news:title>
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		<loc>https://thesecretariat.in/article/new-great-game-imec-indo-mediterranean-and-the-mecca-pact</loc>
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		<loc>https://thesecretariat.in/article/india-s-ai-bet-gets-bigger-talent-is-the-missing-piece</loc>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-31T19:31:49+05:30</news:publication_date>
			<news:keywords>India 2047, Viksit Bharat 2047, Artifical Intelligence, Viksit Bharat, AI</news:keywords>
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		<loc>https://thesecretariat.in/article/india-still-fastest-growing-major-economy-ahead-of-china</loc>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-31T18:58:32+05:30</news:publication_date>
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		<loc>https://thesecretariat.in/article/gujarat-reaching-for-subsidy-lever-to-recharge-ev-adoption</loc>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-31T17:57:25+05:30</news:publication_date>
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		<loc>https://thesecretariat.in/article/beyond-the-us-india-could-gain-ground-in-canada</loc>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-31T12:21:49+05:30</news:publication_date>
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		<loc>https://thesecretariat.in/article/epfo-pf-defaults-touch-26-700-crore-only-4-800-crore-is-immediately-recoverable</loc>
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				<news:name>The Secretariat</news:name>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-08-31T08:31:25+05:30</news:publication_date>
			<news:keywords>EPFO probe, Hyderabad-based firm siphoning funds, PF contribution defaults, employer provident fund arrears, EPF recovery mechanisms, Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, Naman Bajaj Keka insights, Sougata Basu Cashrich advice, digitisation of EPFO claims process</news:keywords>
			<news:title>EPFO: PF Defaults Touch ₹26,700 Crore, Only ₹4,800 Crore Is Immediately Recoverable</news:title>
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