The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 20, 2005

Relief for farmers
AFTER A RATHER prolonged delay that raised the anxiety levels of farmers and policy-makers alike, the south-west monsoon mercifully advanced into Maharashtra and South Gujarat over the weekend after stalling near Goa for several days. Cloud ... More

ECONOMY

Whom will the G-8 debt relief plan benefit?
THE finance ministers of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries have done the politically correct thing by cancelling the $40-55 billion of debt owed by the world's poorest nations to the World Bank, the International ... More

The economy: Making ideas work
A sphere where the Board of Trade may run up against problems is its call to the authorities to address the infrastructure bottlenecks in the economy. The crux of the issue is finding the resources to overcome the infrastructure problems on a scale w hich would make a material difference to the economy's growth rate. More

PSU

BHEL divestment — Vision for dynamic PSU development
Contrary to the general impression, the public sector in India is operating broadly on profitable lines, contributing substantial resources to its own expansion. While the government is considering divestment in profitable PSUs, it should also und ertake a substantial devolution of authority to make the public sector vibrant, says S. Venkitaramanan. More

POLITICS

EUROSCAPE
Will the no vote mean the breaking up of Europe?
I WAS at dinner in Jean Luc Jeanroy's farmhouse in Seguret, one of the most beautiful villages of France at the foot of Dentelles de Montmirail in the Rhone Valley on May 29. The red wine on the dining table was made in ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

All-India Services
FOR some years now, the number of successful candidates in the all-India Services from the South, especially Tamil Nadu, has been shrinking perceptibly in comparison with those from other States. This year, only 3 ... More

RETAILING

The retail road to nirvana
The Government's stand on allowing FDI in retail trade is still not very clear. It cannot reveal all its cards, as much would depend on what others offer. There has to be a trade-off between areas such as cross-border supply of, say, BPO services and the movement of natural persons, where we have competitive strengths in relation to offers being received. More

LETTERS

Unemployment in India

Merging of steel PSUs

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