The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 11, 2002

A policy on the move
IT TOOK FOUR years and innumerable drafts to take shape, but when the auto policy was finally declared on March 7, it had little to show for itself. Indeed, so much time had elapsed since the idea of an auto policy was first mooted, in 1998, ... More

BUDGET

The Budget and its fineprint
It is perhaps as well that the stock market is in a somnolent state. There does not seem to be any inducement in the Budget for intending entrepreneurs to approach the market with proposals for fresh investment when the demand for goods seems weak. T he Finance Minister has his own explanations to give, particularly with reference to fiscal constraints, which have inhibited him. Overall, the Budget presents a disappointing spectacle of the Finance Minister's good intentions and unenthusiastic res ponse from the public. More

POLITICS

Vision 2020: Let us do great deeds together
A CRITIC once remarked about Belgian atrocities in the Congo thus: "It is difficult to say whether they was merely savage or truly evil". The behaviour of communalists of both varieties in Gujarat deserves the same comment The Gujarat Chief ... More

Ayodhya: Why PM will fail
It is sad that so much of the burden of resolving the Ayodhya problem is being placed on the shoulders of the judiciary. Perhaps there is no alternative now considering the fact that the ball has already been set in motion, and once set in motion eve n time has no alternative but to stand still till the wearisome process is completed. More

TECHNOLOGY

GM food disasters -- Of mice and the Royal Society
The first genetically modified (GM) food product to hit the market was a brand of tomato called ``Flavr Savr''. Before it was made available commercially in supermarkets, scientists had fed it to rodents in the laboratory. They had refused to eat ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate `spin doctors'
CONSIDER just two — among the many — facts about multinationals compiled by Ms Sarah Anderson and Mr John Cavanagh of Corporate Watch:

Of the 100 largest economies in the world, 51 are now global corporations and only 49 ... More

They did not disclose
THIS writer made repeated requests to Mr Aswani Singla, head of Genesis PR, Mr Vinod G. Nair, Managing Director of Clear Public Relations, and Mr Rajesh Chaturvedi, Managing Directors of Adfactors PR Pvt Ltd, for their clarification on the ... More

Misgovernance

PEOPLE

Smoke and suffer in Surabaya
The first thing one noticed was that the authorities had generously provided for twice as much seating for the smokers as for the non-smokers. Undoubtedly, the seating capacity was decided on the basis of much market research on consumer habits and a lso by taking into account the city's proximity to the Gudangs at Kediri where Indonesia's largest cigarette companies operate. More

LETTERS

Budget woes

Small mills

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IOC monopoly over import ends -- BPCL makes first spot crude buy

Foreign cos face tough action on tax defaults -- Assets abroad targeted for recovery of dues

Foodgrains output to miss target again

The Budget and its fineprint

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Mar. 3-Mar. 9
Corporate governance failure at Enron

Budget 2002-03 -- Sinha errs on the side of caution

No mandir or masjid is worth this price

Regression rams resurgence in Gujarat

Budget 2002-03: Nurtures middle-men, not farmers