The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 06, 2004

EDITORIAL
Smoked out
WHATEVER THE ADVERSE consequences consumption of pan masala/gutkha may pose to public health, it is hard to see how the Supreme Court could have sustained the ban that Maharashtra and a few other States thought it fit to impose. The Court has ... More

BUDGET
Not adequately `Budget'ed for
With tax exemptions for NRIs withdrawn, it may not be worth remitting funds in India. More

ECONOMY
Better accountability of public service agencies...
Listen to the `voice of people'
Public service agencies can be subjected to external audit to assess their degree of `people-friendliness'. Unless the `voice of the people' is made an essential part of the governance matrix and punishments and rewards are meted out, based on coll ective user-feedback, no real improvement in the quality of service delivery is likely to be achieved, says Tejendra Khanna. More

The population time bomb is ticking
INDIA's current population is 102.8 crore, to which are added 44,640 babies born every day or 1.6 crore (equal to the entire population of Australia) every year. Given the birth rate of 31 per thousand people (as ... More

ENVIRONMENT
Environmental priorities for the Government
THERE are several notions about the environment in India and the need for environmental protection arising out of a host of factors ranging from judicial pronouncements to campaigns launched by green activists, media ... More

MANAGEMENT
Take quality management to a higher plane
IN TODAY'S world of rollercoaster markets, rapidly shifting competitive structures, escalating customer demands, emerging technologies and intensifying competition, businesses need to respond swiftly. With a paradigm ... More

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