The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 04, 2002

Beyond premium hikes
THE IRDA ATTEMPT "to restore order" in the motor insurance business by allowing insurers to double the already loaded expiring premium, if the "experience is bad", is no real solution. The core issue the IRDA has left unaddressed is of unlimited ... More

AGRICULTURE

Reforms skip the land market
Imperfections in the land market will lead to serious imbalances in agricultural production and, hence, investments in CLR, based on the public-private participation model, should not be delayed any further. More

Intangible assets and agriculture
NOW that the heat and dust kicked up over the hurried decision of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) to release the Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech Pvt Ltd (MMB) Bt cotton — supposedly `resistant' to the American bollworm — is ... More

ECONOMY

Money matters

POLITICS

A tale of two nations
STAGGERING reams of print, televised and radioed clichés, intoned with the mechanical mind-bending force of a road-drillset against the sights and sounds of Kashmir and the Indo-Pakistan border, has been a form of prefigured purgatory. The vision ... More

SOCIAL WELFARE

Should corporates hire social workers?
Social workers and NGOs would be too close for comfort if they are even used by corporates, let alone employed by them. Such interfaces may throw up conflicts of interests. More

INTERVIEW

`Partnership key to tackle climate change challenge' — Dr R. K. Pachauri, Chairman, IPCC
THE negotiations on the Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol are fought fiercely by various governments due to their impact on the national energy economics. The assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Telecom equipment purchases -- Tender trends turning harsh
Parliament has been calling for greater transparency in purchase of telecom equipment. However, marketplace imperatives of time-to-market inter-operability and confidentiality are propelling telecom operators to work with preferred vendors. The CAG, CVC and the judiciary will have to formulate new norms to deal with the ensuing lack of transparency. More

LETTERS

FERA dead

Football and economics

VSNL controversy

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What to do with your old car? Ask BMW

HLL jumps on to the ayurveda bandwagon

Intangible assets and agriculture

Wheat output estimates may be pruned on low procurement

Govt hikes petrol, diesel prices; cuts excise duty

In Depth
Gender Justice

Simple Economics

Guide to derivatives

Looking back
May. 26-Jun. 1
Challenges before the Railways

`Counter religious divide with economic progress' -- Mr Abraham Koshy, IIM, Ahmedabad

Water privatisation -- Torrent of trouble

Why India lags in wealth generation

Prepaying external debt: Quite necessary