The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 27, 2004

EDITORIAL
Raising the bar for banks
IN PUTTING OUT a detailed dividend policy for banks, the Reserve Bank of India has raised the efficiency bar for them by lifting the minimum capital adequacy ratio from 9 per cent to 11 per cent and stipulating that net non-performing assets must ... More

ECONOMY
Congress vs BJP — Contrasting the economic agenda
THESE elections will decisively influence the course that India takes. There is a fundamental difference in the vision of the BJP and the Congress. The Congress is directly focussed on improving the lot of the common ... More

A megapolis in regeneration mode
BANGALORE, Hyderabad and Chennai may have stolen some of the limelight from the commercial capital of the country. While techies love the cooler climate of Bangalore, some manufacturers have opted for the lower real ... More

TOURISM
Ecotourism: A win-win strategy
Ecotourism is a win-win development strategy for underdeveloped areas with a goal of generating economic benefits and conservation of the environment that includes local culture too. More

BOOKS
Historian and the history-maker
July 29 this year is the birth centenary of J. R. D. Tata.'s birth. His biographer, Mr R. M. Lala shares intimate glimpses of the founder of civil aviation in India and its most respected industrialist. More

LETTERS

Corporate tax collections

Payment settlement

Flaws in MPLADS

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