The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 18, 2006

BUDGET
Budget making for 2007-08 — Challenges before Chidambaram
The Budget has to be framed to reinforce positive trends and remove obstacles to marshalling and utilising resources and the full exploitation of India's competitive advantages. The starting point for this exercise is for the Finance Ministry to und ertake a Ministry-wise, programme-wise, evaluation of achievements against allocations and announcements, says B. S. RAGHAVAN. More

ENVIRONMENT
Orangutan habitat is still intact
A wire agency story "Borneo Orangutan under threat" (Business Line, September 26) quoting a study which concluded that palm oil plantations destroy orangutan habitats on Borneo island has upset the ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
SEZs: Bumpy road to economic prosperity?
Certainly, SEZs are not the only route to achieving superlative economic growth. There are many risk factors relating to the business model and their success in the Indian context. More

POLITICS
Democracy under duress!
We are all familiar with takeovers by the military after overthrowing democratically-elected governments. India's democracy alone is in the funny position of needing the help of the police, para-military and ... More

GENDER
Will laws for women lead to true empowerment?
The movement toward the empowerment of women is gathering force across the country. Parliament has passed Bills meant to protect women against domestic violence and harassment elsewhere. It has also amended the Hindu Succession Act, conferring ... More

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