The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 01, 2003

Tea in hot water
THE TEA SECTOR continues to remain in the doldrums with low primary producer prices, sluggish domestic consumption and falling exports. Even as owners abandon estates, the plight of plantation workers is worsening by the day. While entrenched ... More

AIRLINES

Where core competence soars
With its ability to understand user needs in a niche market, quick absorption of technological capabilities, and focus on cost competitiveness, the Brazilian aircraft maker, Embraer, has become a model for success of emerging market companies in high -tech enterprises. Its success has useful lessons for high technology industrial development in India. More

ENVIRONMENT

Vegetarian power
THE recent news that eminent personalities, with the former President of India, Mr R. Venkataraman, in the lead, took part in a meeting in the Theosophical Society, Chennai, on Rukmini Devi's contribution to ... More

WTO

Cancun collapse: Opportunities and threats
Can the developing countries sustain the solidarity they forged at Cancun? In that lies the answer to the future of the WTO and what it stands for — equitable trade. The developing countries can do it if they first start trading among thems elves more, says Pradeep S. Mehta. More

LETTERS

FDI quality

Pick-up in economy

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