The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 02, 2002

National savings scheme staff face uncertainty
It is ironical that while employees of the National Savings Organisation are facing a crisis of confidence, the Tamil Nadu Government is going all out to mop up resources under various small savings schemes. More

Policy to integrate water resources
THE National Water Resources Council (NWRC) on Monday adopted the `National Water Policy', which seeks to integrate water resources development and its management for optimal and sustainable utilisation while keeping out of the various ... More

Kerala: Licensed toddy tapping set in motion
A LICENSING system for running toddy shops has come into effect in Kerala from Monday. The Government has also decided that the number of shops is to be reduced to 4,000 from 5,972. Introduction of this system would bring an end to the selling ... More

Centre to provide 15 lakh t rice for food-for-work in AP
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has secured in-principle clearance from the Centre for additional 15 lakh tonnes of rice to support the ongoing Food for Work programme which will be continued till June end. Following a State Cabinet meet held ... More

Kerala: No room for the tainted
THE State Government, in its Abkari Policy for 2002-03, has said that under the new dispensation, those registered with the Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund Board would be redeployed to the shops as `workers'. The new shop licencees should be ... More

Name is the game
WHILE many would argue what's in a name, may be it is time to patent some names, whoever owns them. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has been propagating, for the last three years, the concept of SMART (simple, moral, ... More

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