The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 29, 2003

Danger from elbowing out American workers
IN A context in which legislatures of some States in the US have sought to ban offshore outsourcing and engagement of non-American workers and immigrants, it is not surprising that the suicide at California of an ... More

EDITORIAL

Optimism at RBI
THE SMILE IS back on Mint Street with the Reserve Bank of India certain of real GDP growth this year "significantly exceeding" the first estimate of 6 per cent in April. Credit goes to good rains heralding a sharp rise in farm output which tagged ... More

ECONOMY

Bureaucracy: Flaw is in system, not workers
THE government may be the biggest industry in the world, but the statement, "I am from the government and here to help you" is still considered a bad joke. Increasingly, the people do not think that the government knows ... More

Rational in private, wasteful in public
WATER is scarce in Chennai, right? Wrong, if you observe the number of water tankers dripping and spilling their precious cargo throughout their routes. Petrol and fuel are expensive and dwindling resources, right? ... More

RADIO/TV

India must condition itself to CAS
AFTER all the hype, the Conditional Access System (CAS) that was set for release on September 1 may not make it at all. Or, so it seems with the Government putting off its implementation in Delhi till after the State ... More

WTO

Strategy for India at Cancun
New Delhi's objective at the Cancun WTO ministerial should be to strive for an outcome that will help India obtain greater market access, and benefit from its export potential and greater participation in international trade, says P. P. Prabhu . More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS

RBI Annual Report 2002-03 — Good, but scope for more
The RBI's latest Annual Report is a mine of information and analysis, and places in the public domain important data relating to its accounts. A tad too much emphasis on models and methodology puts it at risk of being consigned to the coffee-table in stead of getting across to the non-technical reader and serving a more useful purpose, as it deserves to. More

CO-OPERATIVES

Cooperatives spat leaves Capital crying for milk
MILK shortages in cities make news, more so when they occur in the capital of a country that prides itself as the world's leading milk producer. But if there is something that the current milk supply crisis in Delhi ... More

LETTERS

Indo Matsushtia Carbon clarifies

Weatherproof economy

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