Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Friday, July 12, 2002
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OPINION EDITORIAL Arbitrary intervention? THE STAND-OFF BETWEEN Labour and Finance Ministries over the rate of interest for the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme (EPF) is totally unwarranted. The rate of interest, being a function of the income earned by the Fund, should ideally ... More AGRICULTURE 
Biotechnology and farmers' rights — Sustainable agricultural development perspectiveAS agriculture provides livelihood for the majority of the Indian population, achieving a high growth rate and substantial reduction in poverty depends on the farm sector. While a significant growth rate was achieved in the 1970s and the 1980s, ... More AIRLINES Making cargo `simple', British Airways way With the slogan "World Cargo Made Simple", British Airways World Cargo would, under the new product range, offer customers flight-specific responsibility, transparent product criteria and clear communication, all supported by a unique recovery promis e. The freight forwarders will continue to play the key role in BAWC's scheme of things. This was because BAWC was only concerned with transportation of cargo between two airports. More FERTILISERS DoF proposals on long-term urea policy — Flaws in merit-based pricing FOR almost two years now, the Expenditure Reforms Commision-based group-wise uniform concession scheme has been at the centrestage. In his Budget speech for 2001-02, the Finance Minister had even announced the Government's decision to implement ... More POLITICS Dear constituent AS your elected representative to the Lok Sabha, I am aware that you do not have a high opinion of us politicians. We may give the impression that we are in this political business only to disagree, sometimes violently by throwing chairs and ... More SSI 
Small-scale industries: Preparing for the WTO challengesTHE post-liberalisation business environment has become harsh for the small-scale industries (SSI) sector because of increased internal and external competition. In addition, the far-reaching impact of the various WTO norms are now threatening to ... More WATER MANAGEMENT The river of dispute IT is utterly inexplicable that political parties in Tamil Nadu with one voice should oppose the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to approach the Supreme Court for relief in the matter of release of Cauvery water by the Karnataka Government. In ... More M-COMMERCE Location-based services — Ringing in better times THIS year is the beginning of massive growth in Location Based Services (LBS). The number of wireless phones using LBS is expected to reach one billion worldwide by 2003! The global mobile data market will reach $450 billion by 2010! The cost to ... More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Guide to derivatives Looking back Jun. 30-Jul. 6 Human resource management — New agenda for 21st Century Restructuring the food economy Guidance for corporate governance A tear for Argentina's pension funds World Food Summit 2002 — The hungry will have to wait |
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