The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, December 07, 2002

Mid-year review stuck in short-term mud
The mid-year review is frank, but offers few clues on how to shift the economy into a higher growth trajectory. As long-term investment in agriculture, electricity, gas and water signify benefits over long periods, it is time the planners encouraged people to save for long-term projects. If such long-term investments reoccur in the economy over several years, the private sector will also benefit, argues P. R. Brahmananda. More

E-DIMENSION

What's good about a mid-course review?
MID-COURSE review always happens in long-distance travel when co-passengers decide to while away the abundant time on hand with a useful occupation — of going over all the pieces of their luggage. The ostensible status check includes ... More

FOCUS

Joshi panel lays down ways to check fly-by-night operators
STRENGTHENING of the mechanism for verification of persons forming companies was one of the important aspects studied by the R.D. Joshi committee, which submitted its report to the Union Government some time ago. Taking note of the reality of ... More

ON MINT STREET

A teller for the poor
LENDING to the poorest is a bankable proposition and the SHG-Bank Linkage Programme promoted by Nabard seems to have made an impact. As of March 2002, cumulative lending by banks to 461,478 SHGs under the programme is put at Rs.1,026 crore with ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Zee Tele gains on fund backing
ZEE Telefilms Ltd saw huge volumes on the bourses on Friday. According to market players, a good amount of institutional activity was witnessed in the counter. A tranche of 20 lakh shares is rumoured to have been picked up by a prominent domestic ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Reliance: Outlook positive, but upside limited
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the derivatives segment at the NSE: Equity options: Reliance: The outlook on this stock is positive. The upside projection is Rs 312, while the downside projection is Rs ... More

SENSOR

PSU-led rally takes other counters along
THE Government's reiteration of its commitment to the disinvestment programme boosted the prices of public sector undertaking (PSU) stocks on Friday, the last trading session of the week. With the spurt in infotech and PSU stocks, the main ... More

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