Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, June 17, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, June 17, 2002 |
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OPINION EDITORIAL Wrong signals IN CONCEDING TO the demand of the Railway Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, to exempt fully from tax the passes of railway staff, the Finance Minster, Mr Yashwant Sinha, has proved once again that he buckles to pressure. Letting off the perk hook ... More AGRICULTURE US Farm Bill and return of swadeshi `Yankee style' "Hardworking farmers and ranchers, whether they be from Texas or Maine, from Mississippi or California, are up early... American farm and ranch families embody some of the best values of our nation: Hard work and risk-taking, love of the land ... More ECONOMY Regional integration takes mature leadership EAST Timor gained its independence on May 20 this year and became the newest member of the comity of nations. It also simultaneously achieved the dubious distinction of being Asia's poorest nation. In today's globalised world, ... More INFRASTRUCTURE Bonding with municipal infrastructure URBAN India is a picture of squalor, dirt, shanties of the poor, mansions of the rich, roads with potholes and unmanageable traffic. The ever-increasing demographic pressure on the urban centres is one of the main reasons for this disorder. ... More POLITICS Messy handling THE NDA, in general, and its principal constituent, the BJP, in particular, have lived up to their penchant for political mismanagement in the messy handling of the process of selection of the candidate for the presidency. It was obvious that ... More EDUCATION Vision 2020: Making IITs pay for themselves A DEBATE is on about the best way of financing the Indian Institutes of Technology, which cost Rs 1,000 crore to establish and Rs 70 crore a year to run. One school of thought takes a cue from the current fashion for liberalisation. Its ... More STOCK MARKETS Clearing and settlement system: Taking stock of best practices WHILE developing a clearing and settlement system and working out the related systems and procedures, it is usual to look at the international standards and best practices, so that the feasibility of adopting them can be examined. In doing so, ... More ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
Entre, entrepreneurshipNEEDS or compulsion have a way of making entrepreneurs out of people. But a society thrives when entrepreneurship is a viable choice for the meritorious. Till recently, an entrepreneur in India was non-systemic. This was natural given a ... More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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