Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, March 08, 2002
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OPINION EDITORIAL No dividends for SEBI THE SEBI DIRECTIVE to stock exchanges on the issue of interim dividend announcements by companies is bound to be seen as a prickly move. Given the Budget move to shift the onus of tax payment on dividends from companies to shareholders, ... More AGRICULTURE 
Budget 2002-03: Nurtures middle-men, not farmersTHE Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha's prescriptions for reforming agriculture aimed at ensuring freedom of the farmer — kisan ki azadi — actually translates into economic freedom for the middlemen. Mr Sinha has not only ... More BUDGET Fact or fiction? A WAG once quipped that a Budget serves the same purpose as a railway time table: Both are indispensable to separate fiction from fact. We know how late the trains are with the help of the latter. Similarly, Budgets help anyone so disposed to ... More ECONOMY Argentine-brand monetarism backfires ARGENTINA is in the news since January for its currency and debt problems. In December, a massive debt default and restrictions on currency withdrawal led to large-scale violence, looting and even deaths, which eventually saw the exit of five ... More ENVIRONMENT Global warming -- An empty chimera? EVERY now and then, a doomsday prophecy catches International attention, resulting in a deluge of largely illusive literature. In the 1960s, it was the `Limits to growth' thesis sponsored by the Club of Rome, which foretold the world's end. ... More FERTILISERS 
Savings on urea subsidy -- What about farmers' interests?THE Expenditure Reforms Commission (ERC) had recommended an increase in urea's selling price by 7 per cent per annum beginning April 1, 2001, but this was not implemented in the Budget 2001-02. However, in Budget 2002-03, he has increased the ... More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Feb. 24-Mar. 2 Expectations on the Budget Tough agenda for Finance Minister |
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