The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, June 26, 2002

Making mining safe
THE CENTRE'S PROPOSAL to set up a coal safety fund is welcome. Coal companies do earmark a portion of their investments for schemes to improve safety in operations. The amount depends on the funds that companies can muster for development ... More

ECONOMY

The Tiebout effect in cities
SEVERAL MNCs recently moved out of Bangalore's Central Business District to the suburbs because of the cost of real-estate. According to the mono-centric urban model, costs of living in a city consist of land and transport costs. If cities can ... More

POLITICS

`Tax'ing political donations
IT IS proposed that political funding is legalised. To that end a Bill was introduced in Parliament in March. This means that donors (Indian companies or residents) would be exempt from paying income-tax for donations to political parties. ... More

The deepening communal divide
As though we did not have enough communal poison being spread by the politicians and their cousins in non-political outfits, we are now subjected to a debate on whether the Muslims have any reason to feel proud about India's missile man Dr A. P. J. A bdul Kalam becoming the third "Muslim" President. More

Out with hangups
INDIA'S political class suffers from a number of hang-ups that act as a drag on their effectiveness in and out of power. Some are rooted in the country's ancient culture, and will require determined efforts to shake off. Take the awe and respect ... More

BANKING

What ails co-operative banking?
CO-OPERATIVE banks are in the news again, but not for the right reasons. It may be recalled that during March 2001, some urban co-operative banks (UCBs) faced liquidity and insolvency problems. A major underlying factor was non-adherence by these ... More

LETTERS

ARCs vs DRTs

EPF deposits

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`Tax'ing political donations

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What ails co-operative banking?

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