The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 19, 2007

AGRICULTURE
Special region, special solutions
Plans for the revival of the Kuttanad wetland region should be welcome as it is not only a highly productive ecosystem and source of biodiversity but also a symbol of the State's social and cultural vibrancy. More

ECONOMY
Making cities of villages
What slums need most is a halt to further immigration. What villagers need most are export-oriented programmes such as SEZs. Neither will happen until villages get urban amenities and become as attractive as the cities. The solution to the three prob lems is PURA, says P. V. INDIRESAN. More

Entering the business New Year
A column of comment on current events faces an awkward choice. It can deal with one of two extremes of the human condition: The temporary and trivial or the tragically calamitous, with very little in between. One can write either about ... More

Global imbalances and petro-dollars
The flood of petro-dollars and its disposition has an impact not only on the US but also on emerging markets like India; the flood will inevitably find its way into Indian markets through intermediaries, including hedge funds. It is, indeed, a paradox of global economics that the US is being funded to buy its life-blood — oil — by the very owners of the oil resources. More

EDUCATION
Can students mark up India's education system?
The usual letters I get in response to this column deal with the content of what I have to say. But this one was different. It did not have any comment on what I had written about but was a plaintive call for help. "We are students of Master of ... More

MINERALS
Indian exporters can still hit pay-dirt
Duty hike on iron ore More

INTERVIEW
`Uncertainties on SEZs must be removed'
After enactment of the SEZ Act, investors gained confidence in the policy's stability and continuity, and the response has been enthusiastic. — MR L. B. SINGHAL, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL FOR SEZS AND 100 P ER CENT EOUS More

SECURITY
Police reforms
The Supreme Court judgment of September 22, 2006, has sparked a national debate on police reforms aimed at removing any scope of political or other extraneous interference and influence in discharging its ... More

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