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Articles 9421 through 9520 of 10500:
- Mid-Term Review Of The Economy — Fine-Tuning Of Policies Needed (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 19, 2003)
If the Mid-Term Review of the Economy holds any lesson, it is that the Government should shun the business-as-usual approach and instead go the whole hog by fine-tuning policies to keep the economy on an even keel, and cashing in on the cosy fundamentals
- An Economic Review (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
THE FINANCE MINISTRY'S mid-term review of the Indian economy is a voice of moderation amidst the many extravagant predictions of double digit growth that have been made by independent think tanks at home and abroad. The official assessment of the performa
- Rabi Sowing Keeps Farm Output Impetus Going (Business Line, M.R. Subramani, Nov 19, 2003)
Oilseeds sowing, so far, is the highest in three years at 44 lakh hectares, a rise of 12 lakh hectares over last year.
- Mid-Term Review Of The Economy — Fine-Tuning Of Policies Needed (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 19, 2003)
If the Mid-Term Review of the Economy holds any lesson, it is that the Government should shun the business-as-usual approach and instead go the whole hog by fine-tuning policies to keep the economy on an even keel, and cashing in on the cosy fundamentals
- Wto Negotiations - Time To Give And Take (Business Line, Pradeep Mehta, Nov 18, 2003)
International negotiations are a matter of give and take. If one has to become advantageous in six things, one will need to give in on at least two things.
- Capital, Labour Flows And The Women Of East Asia (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 18, 2003)
The past two decades have involved huge flows of capital and labour in East Asia, which has made it the most dynamic region in the world. This has had complex and rapidly changing effects on the condition of women in the region. In this edition of Macrosc
- April-Oct Service Tax Revenue Falls Short Of Target By Rs 900 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
The service tax collections for the first seven months (till October 31) at Rs 3,705 crore have fallen short by nearly Rs 900 crore of the pro rata target for the period. This is despite achieving a 7 per cent growth in the first quarter.
- Wto Negotiations — Time To Give And Take (Business Line, Pradeep Mehta, Nov 18, 2003)
International negotiations are a matter of give and take. If one has to become advantageous in six things, one will need to give in on at least two things.
- Capital, Labour Flows And The Women Of East Asia (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 18, 2003)
The past two decades have involved huge flows of capital and labour in East Asia, which has made it the most dynamic region in the world. This has had complex and rapidly changing effects on the condition of women in the region. In this edition of Macrosc
- Grain Of Truth (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 18, 2003)
Nomads nudge the world to move on
- Economy On Song Sans Policy Notes (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
WHILE GRANTING THE point that election time finds political parties hard-selling their good deeds, the Finance Ministry's claim that the economy will grow at 7 per cent plus this year cannot be brushed aside either. The Mid-year Review by the Finance Mini
- Economy On Song Sans Policy Notes (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
WHILE GRANTING THE point that election time finds political parties hard-selling their good deeds, the Finance Ministry's claim that the economy will grow at 7 per cent plus this year cannot be brushed aside either. The Mid-year Review by the Finance Mini
- After Cancun, Wto Gets New Momentum (Deccan Herald, SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, Nov 17, 2003)
Cancun was not really a setback to WTO. Countries overwhelmingly want to get the negotiations back on the road
- Dry Run (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Nov 16, 2003)
Gehlot hopes to ride drought wave to power
- Survivor, Andhra Style (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2003)
The success of Chandrababu Naidu’s gamble hinges crucially on rural Andhra’s response
- On To The Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2003)
Chandrababu Naidu wants to strike before the sentiment in his favour goes cold
- Reforming India Into A Powerhouse (Indian Express, N K Singh, Nov 15, 2003)
Economic reforms and growth feed on each other. Concluding a two-part series
- Feel-Very-Good Factor: 7 Plus Is Growth Estimate (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, Nov 15, 2003)
Alarm bells:Mid-year review concerns: huge pension, subsidy bill and fiscal deficit
- Bt Cotton Fiasco - Pushing Farmers Into A `Booby' Trap (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Nov 14, 2003)
THE failure of Bt cotton, and that too in its very first year of planting is well-documented. So much so that even a Parliamentary Committee has put its stamp over the scientific blunder. According to an official report of the Andhra Pradesh Government on
- Charity In The Name Of Science (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Nov 14, 2003)
Development of S&T in the Third World is not linked to charity efforts which actually strengthen the IPRs of MNCs
- Bt Cotton Fiasco - Pushing Farmers Into A `Booby' Trap (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Nov 14, 2003)
THE failure of Bt cotton, and that too in its very first year of planting is well-documented. So much so that even a Parliamentary Committee has put its stamp over the scientific blunder.
- Charity In The Name Of Science (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Nov 14, 2003)
Development of S&T in the Third World is not linked to charity efforts which actually strengthen the IPRs of MNCs
- State Of The Economy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2003)
THE PUZZLE ABOUT the depth of the recovery in the Indian economy remains unsolved after the latest release of official statistics on industrial production. The index of industrial production has registered a growth of 5.8 per cent in the first half (April
- Monetary And Credit Policy - Looking Beyond The Rate Cuts (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 13, 2003)
In a sober mid-term review of the Credit Policy, aimed at keeping the economy on even keel, Dr Y. V. Reddy has looked beyond interest rate cuts and focussed on qualitative issues aimed at toning up the working of the banks and improving credit delivery, p
- M.P. Mulls Organic Tag For Nigerseed To Boost Exports (Business Line, M.R. Subramani, Nov 13, 2003)
Nigerseed is grown in about five lakh hectares in M.P. with production around 2.5 lakh tonnes. At least 75 per cent of this is exported to European countries.
- Monetary And Credit Policy - Looking Beyond The Rate Cuts (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 13, 2003)
In a sober mid-term review of the Credit Policy, aimed at keeping the economy on even keel, Dr Y. V. Reddy has looked beyond interest rate cuts and focussed on qualitative issues aimed at toning up the working of the banks and improving credit delivery, p
- Monetary And Credit Policy — Looking Beyond The Rate Cuts (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 13, 2003)
In a sober mid-term review of the Credit Policy, aimed at keeping the economy on even keel, Dr Y. V. Reddy has looked beyond interest rate cuts and focussed on qualitative issues aimed at toning up the working of the banks and improving credit delivery, p
- Taking Reforms To The Grassroots (The Financial Express, S. S. Tarapore, Nov 12, 2003)
Committees, working groups need to adopt a collaborative rather than a confrontationist approach
- 15 Going On 25 (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 12, 2003)
Ten new EU members won’t resolve Doha
- Urea: Rps And Nps -- Six Of One, Half-A-Dozen Of The Other (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Nov 12, 2003)
The New Pricing Scheme for urea manufacturers is hardly an improvement over the Retention Pricing Scheme, whose anomalies it purports to correct. It neither provides an incentive to reduce cost and improve efficiency nor does it help all plants uniformly
- India's Growth Expected To Continue (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2003)
Rating agency CRISIL on Friday said growth rates witnessed in the current fiscal year in several sectors are expected to continue for more than three years, even as it predicted rising wages in the information technology sector by 2007-08.
- Bringing Price Stability To Futures (Business Line, Kalyan Raipuria, Nov 10, 2003)
Though stability of agricultural commodity prices has been desirable internationally, it is yet to be achieved because of the current emphasis on market determination.
- 'We Can Supply Power To India Via China’ (The Financial Express, Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Nov 10, 2003)
India and Kyrgyztan have stressed the importance of enhancing trade and investment ties so as to raise current bilateral trade levels.
- Climate Change: Think Out Of The Box (The Financial Express, Robert O. Blake, Nov 10, 2003)
For too long, the debate on climate change has been deadlocked. It’s time to move beyond that.
- Don Your Monkey Cap And Chew This (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Nov 09, 2003)
"Monkey Menace in South Block reaches alarming proportions" - News item
- Jews And Israelis (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 08, 2003)
I belong to a generation which witnessed the rise of Nazism in Germany and the resurgence of anti-Semitism across Europe, the United States and indeed among white nations of the world. In many European countries, particularly Russia and Poland, Jews were
- Brawn At Mr Universe Shows Off Brain Too (Indian Express, Nitin Nair, Nov 08, 2003)
From a psychologist to an engineer, they come in odd shapes and sizes
- Early Elections & Tdp Calculations (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Nov 08, 2003)
Chandrababu Naidu's main strength remains the lack of cohesion within the Congress, which is the main opposition in Andhra Pradesh.
- Chandrababu Wants To Logout And Reboot (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 08, 2003)
Decision likely as early as today
- Accused In Dowry Death, Officer Gets Bail & His Govt Job (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 08, 2003)
Women’s group says this violates Government rules, officer says it doesn’t
- Is The Euphoria Justified? (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Nov 08, 2003)
There is simply no case for crowing about the performance of the Indian economy in 2003-04.
- Other Headlines (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 08, 2003)
I belong to a generation which witnessed the rise of Nazism in Germany and the resurgence of anti-Semitism across Europe, the United States and indeed among white nations of the world. In many European countries, particularly Russia and Poland, Jews were
- Marrakesh To Cancun... Darwinism In Trade Talks (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Nov 07, 2003)
THE transformation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) into a new avatar in 1995 — the World Trade Organisation — marked a paradigm shift. GATT was primarily about negotiating market access for traded goods. But the WTO's extension into n
- Andhra Pradesh In Election Mode (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
ALL SIGNALS FROM Andhra Pradesh say early Assembly polls. It is clear now that no sooner had Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu got over the shock of the claymore mine attack on him at Tirupati than he began to think elections. The leading factor ...
- A Sensex Peak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2003)
With the Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange crossing the magical mark of 5000 recently the market is in a jubilant mood. The Sensex reflects the overall mood of the market and the state of the economy. This remarkable upward movement ha
- Train To The Roof Of The World (Indian Express, Ching-Ching Ni, Nov 06, 2003)
A railroad to Lhasa from China has meant more jobs for the Chinese, few for Tibetans
- Are Dams A Boon Or A Bane? (Deccan Herald, R G Subramanyam, Nov 05, 2003)
In recent years there has been a sustained campaign against the construction of dams in general, and those on the Narmada in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in particular. The movement is spearheaded by the likes of Medha Patkar and Arundhati Roy
- `Plantation Sector Needs Structural Change' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 05, 2003)
"The new thinking is that the plantation sector, comprising the farm and manufacturing segment, should be prepared for a structural change in the 21st century. This means that productivity levels should be linked to the labour employed and marketing strat
- A Vote For Continuity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
THE RBI GOVERNOR, Y.V. Reddy's first review of the annual monetary and credit policy was widely expected to emphasise continuity, in both style and substance. The expectation has not been belied. Under his predecessor, Bimal Jalan, the policy ...
- Explaining The (Business Line, Y. M. Deosthalee, Nov 04, 2003)
THE Mid-term Review of the Monetary and Credit Policy reviews economic and monetary developments with policy measures being used to address only specific issues. This is in keeping with the past pattern where important rate changes were invoked between po
- Will Keep Market Cool (Business Line, P. S. Shenoy, Nov 04, 2003)
THE RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, in his first Mid-term Monetary and Credit Policy, has signalled a strong positive outlook for the economy on both the domestic and external fronts. The GDP growth is placed higher, the outlook for inflation is more benign
- Delineating Four Distinct Strands (Business Line, N. Nagarajan, Nov 04, 2003)
INSTEAD of examining individual measures in detail, which would amount to missing the woods for trees, let us concentrate on the basic macro aspects of the policy. There are four distinct strands in the policy announced today. First and foremost is the op
- Silence Louder Than Clang Of Instruments (Business Line, Shanti Ekambaram, Nov 04, 2003)
THE suspense over the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy's first Credit Policy had the markets volatile in the past 10 days. Expectations had yo-yoed from "cut" to "no cut".
- Mid-Term Review Of Monetary And Credit Policy — Has Not Rocked The Boat (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 04, 2003)
The RBI Governor, Mr Y. Venugopal Reddy's first Credit Policy has few surprises, treading as it does the beaten path by leaving interest rates and the CRR unchanged. While the Policy is optimistic about higher GDP growth, it sounds a little too euphoric o
- Cancun Collapse And Food Sovereignty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
Third World food security is at stake.Unless the developed countries agree to reasonable negotiations, agriculture must be kept out WTO By T N Prakash Kammardi
- Cancun Collapse And Food Sovereignty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
Third World food security is at stake.Unless the developed countries agree to reasonable negotiations, agriculture must be kept out WTO By T N Prakash Kammardi
- When The Going Is Good, Why Tinker? (Business Line, A. Seshan, Nov 04, 2003)
THE much-awaited Mid-term Review of Monetary and Credit Policy for 2003-04, presented by the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, might have disappointed the markets and financial experts who were predicting lower Bank and repo rates.
- An Economic Axis Of The Future (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2003)
AN UNUSUAL ECONOMIC formation is taking shape in the global economy, which, if successfully established, will threaten Northern hegemony in economic policy formulation. India, Brazil, China and South Africa are in the process of forging closer economic re
- India Is A Model For Our Present Age: Hungarian Pm (Hindu, Amar Kumar Sinha, Nov 02, 2003)
ON THE eve of his official visit to India, the Hungarian Prime Minister gave an interview to
- Remembering Dadaji (Indian Express, R K Srivastava, Nov 01, 2003)
He activated devotion as a social force
- Hasten Slowly On Globalisation (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Nov 01, 2003)
We must free our economy but we must also be fair to ourselves. We must eventually expose domestic industry to global competition but should we push it underprepared?
- Coetzee’S ‘disgrace’ (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 01, 2003)
Wherever an author or his book makes front pages of journals, I make it a point to read his works. Also when anyone gets the Pulitzer, Booker or the Nobel Prize I ring up my favourite bookstore and ask for their works. It is a reasonable safe way of findi
- Why Should Oil Psus Bear Cross Of Subsidies? (Business Line, Raghuvir Srinivasan, Oct 31, 2003)
In a retrograde measure, reminiscent of the `control' era, the Government hopes to keep kerosene and LPG prices at current levels by cross-subsidising with other petroleum products and making oil companies share the financial burden. Apart from being unfa
- Shinde Okays Cotton Bailout (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
Nine months after he took over as the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Sushilkumar Shinde today publicly confessed that he was unable to control the state’s growing subsidy bill because of the pressures of running a coalition government.
- Will Credit Policy Help Re-Ignite Growth? (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Oct 30, 2003)
Taking the economy to a higher growth trajectory involves a multi-pronged strategy covering foreign investments, exchange rate, domestic reforms and so on. In the circumstances, the primary question the new RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, might choose to ad
- Sorry To Be The Party Pooper (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 29, 2003)
Will ‘Shining India’ ever breach the feel good/feel bad divide?
- Scary Report On Toxins In Food Buried For 10 Yrs (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 29, 2003)
If you thought pesticides in colas was cause for alarm, drink this: an unprecedented nationwide study of pesticide levels in our food conducted by top government agencies came up with figures so shocking that the report was withdrawn soon after it was rel
- Employment And Economic Sense (Deccan Herald, N S Bhat, Oct 29, 2003)
Reducing employment in the name of economy is counter-productive in the long run from a macro-economic point of view
- Employment And Economic Sense (Deccan Herald, N S Bhat, Oct 29, 2003)
Reducing employment in the name of economy is counter-productive in the long run from a macro-economic point of view
- Farm Power Tariffs — Ec Touched By Live Wire, Now (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 29, 2003)
From roads and committee rooms to Raj Bhavans, courts of law, Cabinets and, now, the Election Commission, the issue of farm power tariffs has moved via numerous points. Yet, there is little hope that the farmer, who gets irregular, low quality supply that
- Go Organic, Go Global (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
WITH CONSUMERS BECOMING increasingly concerned and `informed' about the quality of what they consume, food safety is assuming a crucial role. Food safety, quality and hygiene standards are becoming stricter by the day, especially in developed countries. I
- Towards Integrated Health Policy (Deccan Herald, P H Reddy, Oct 28, 2003)
The state government should identify mechanisms for integration of various components of its health policy
- Monetary Policy: What Ails Rural Credit? (Business Line, C. L. Dadhich, Oct 28, 2003)
THE Reserve Bank of India is perhaps the first central bank that has the statutory provisions to maintain a team of experts to advise and impart guidance on rural credit. Since Independence, the RBI has initiated a number of measures to augment the flow o
- Towards Integrated Health Policy (Deccan Herald, P H Reddy, Oct 28, 2003)
The state government should identify mechanisms for integration of various components of its health policy
- Tricks And Treats (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
It’s election time and every politician is busy cooking up new ways to rake in the votes
- Bill Gates Flogs A Dead Horse (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Oct 27, 2003)
A premier agricultural research body’s misplaced priorities are increasing rather than decreasing hunger in the world
- News Reel 19.10.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Let people meet first, leaders can wait. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee sends this message to Islamabad by announcing a dozen measures to normalise relations with Pakistan. The highlight of the package: proposed bus services between Muzaffarabad in P
- Social Reformer, Spiritual Leader Athavale Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Social reformer and founder of the Swadhyay Parivar, Pandurang Shastri Athavale died following an acute cardiac arrest at his residence in Khetwadi, Mumbai on Saturday. He was 84.
- Survivors Of Vietnam War Killings Seek Retribution (Indian Express, Christina Toh-Pantin, Oct 26, 2003)
Ricefarmer Nguyen Dam still remembers the day that 10 elderly farmers were gunned down by American soldiers while tending their fields in July 1967 during the Vietnam War.
- Pm Trips Up Kalam (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 26, 2003)
President Abdul Kalam had to be content touring Bulgaria, Sudan and the UAE on his first state visit abroad. Many of the exciting destinations he would have liked to have traveled to had already been visited by Vajpayee, or else are on the PM’s itinerary
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