The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 28, 2005

At loggerheads with Left
THAT THE CONGRESS and the Left parties are not the best of political bedfellows was never in doubt. Even if there is some dispute on the question whether the modern day Congress party truly believes in the classical Nehruvian concept of ... More

AGRICULTURE

Protecting farmers from world markets
A SPATE of suicides by the pepper farmers of Kerala's Waynad district has been reported. The price of black pepper had scaled to Rs 270 a kg a few years ago. However, with Vietnam becoming one of the major suppliers, ... More

ECONOMY

Economy in pink, but concerns persist
To make the most of the heightened business confidence, there is a compelling need for the economy to be made more competitive and open through appropriate macro economic policies and financial standards. The pursuit of higher growth needs to be temp ered with greater investment in irrigation and rural infrastructure and the efforts to tackle poverty and unemployment. More

Poverty in the US: Fact and fiction
ONE of the most popular indictments of capitalism is that even in the US, the richest country in the world, about 7 per cent of families and 12 per cent of individuals lived below the officially determined poverty line ... More

MANAGEMENT

From failure to success
AN INTERESTING quotation reads, "If you want to be successful in life, you must select good parents." Much of life is beyond our control. Disappointments are part and parcel of a corporate career. Upcoming managers, ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS

BIS Platinum Jubilee report: `Build on financial stability'
Central banks the world over have to shed the business-as-usual approach and consolidate the gains made so far in their quest for maintaining international financial stability through the cooperative efforts of all stakeholders. This is the loud and clear message of the Platinum Jubilee Report of the Bank for International Settlements, says G. Srinivasan. More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

The effect of credit growth on NPAs
FINANCIAL year 2004-05 has seen substantial growth in bank credit. As on March 18, 2005, the annual credit growth was 26.2 per cent against a much lower 16 per cent in the previous year. In this context, it is important ... More

LETTERS

Petrol price hike

Water conservation

Screen smoking

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