The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 30, 2003

Mis-timed MSP
IN WHAT HAS by now become a routine annual exercise — with no one apparently concerned about accountability of its timing — the Centre has deemed it appropriate to announce the minimum support price (MSP) for various crops for the ... More

POLITICS

Chintan baithaks
INDIA can take credit for building into the political system quite a few highly imaginative and inventive outlets for self-expression unknown elsewhere. Among those instantly coming to mind are zero hour, ... More

TAXATION

Generating budgetary resources in 21st century
In the 21st century, the task of revenue generation will be quite complex, requiring concomitant reforms on the expenditure side and in budgeting systems, more effective use of information technology and better e-governance. India can certainly make good progress towards fiscal consolidation with the right political commitment, says Mukul Asher. More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

Biotechnology in India — Creating a new market space
IN HIS book Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith, wrote that "a true wealth of a nation is measured not by how much gold it possesses but by what it can produce". By this yardstick biotechnology is an unprecedented ... More

GOVT BONDS

Mexico cuts the Brady bond
IT WAS a historic occasion in the Mexico City on June 12 when Mexico retired the balance of Brady bonds. The bonds were due for repayment in 2019 and Mexico retired bonds valued at $1.3 billion well in advance. The IMF ... More

INTERVIEW

`Gains from demerger in next few years'
POISED to kick-off a restructuring process in its overseas businesses, Dabur India Ltd is bullish on what lies ahead. Having recently undertaken restructuring in its domestic operations — with its FMCG and pharma business set to chart ... More

SECURITY

Beware, Big Brother is watching
THERE was a furore some years ago when it became public that the Internet had the capabilities to track the movement of Web-surfers and that Web site owners, including employers, could store a lot of personal ... More

LETTERS

Commoditised accountant

Airport-seaport highway

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