OPINION
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Microbicides: HIV killers in the making
Though the Government has announced its policy of providing anti-retro viral drugs free to the affected, the incidence of HIV is on the rise, especially among women, calling for more affordable alternatives such as microbicides.
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EDITORIAL
Lessons of a fiasco
OUT OF THE fiasco that the ONGC post-allotment stage has become, several constructive messages might emerge. The failure to complete the allotment in a reasonable time has left many investors in the lurch. Consequently, the Government's ...
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ENVIRONMENT
A `burial' for air pollutants
THE subject of air pollution has, in the last 40 years, drawn the attention of scientists, administrators, and environmentalists in several nations. The problem concerns not only the health of the people but its ...
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FOREX
Exchange rate: The real and unreal
THE discussions in the financial press on the valuation of the rupee in the forex market are often based on the concept of the Real Exchange Rate (RER) with further refinements such as the Real Effective Exchange Rate ...
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POLITICS
From fragmented fields to food factory
The NDA Agenda visualises India as the `Food Factory' of the world. But this is easier said than done, as there are a lot of barriers at the production and processing levels. High standards are expected of processed food and India has no network of l aboratories to certify quality. The transition from small fields to a food supplier to the world is no easy task, says Sharad Joshi.
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Will it be a hung Lok Sabha?
Successive exit polls showing the NDA slipping and the Congress(I) gaining ground point to a hung Lok Sabha. This should get the regional parties and smaller outfits rubbing their hands as they are sure to be wooed to form the government, never mind that they may be disowned at a later date, as one BJP ally is now finding out, says Rasheeda Bhagat.
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How BJP successfully wooed Adivasis
For many years, opponents of the Bharatiya Janata Party have claimed that the party is dominated by banias (traders) and those belonging to the upper castes. In recent years, however, the BJP has made concerted attempts to woo the underprivile ged sections, especially the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The party has achieved a measure of success in winning tribals to its side in northern and central India.
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Election hypocrisy in largest democracy
ALL candidates are seen going round their constituencies their palms joined together — the picture of humility and meekness. But judged by the behaviour of the parties and the governments run by them before, this ...
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LETTERS
Sugar hoarding
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