Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, July 12, 2005 |
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OPINION EDITORIAL Farm output concerns PORTENDS ON THE foodgrains front are ominous. The numbers released by the Ministry of Agriculture last week confirm the fragility of the country's food security. While the marked decline in foodgrains output in 2004-05 must cause concern in the ... More TELECOMMUNICATIONS How much should a 3G licence cost? THE debate over the licensing of 3G spectrum continues. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommended allocation of 3G spectrum in IMT 2000 band without any upfront license fee for the existing mobile service providers and allocation to ... More EDUCATION 
Ensuring equal opportunity — It is all in quality schoolsIt is high time India launched a national school-building and teacher recruitment programme. Standard designs for school buildings and faculty recruitment procedures need to be set in order to deliver quality education and maximise opportunity, says Bhanoji Rao. More BANKING Boosting fee-based income — Allow banks to hard-sell priced services Various strategies can be thought of to boost fee-based income. Perhaps, the ideal one will be that where for every service in a bank there can be two different channels; the faster and guaranteed one, which can be at a higher cost, and the ordinary one, where no extra cost is involved. More ECONOMICS Economics of demography ROBERT Malthus was concerned with the rapid rise in population outpacing the increase in production of food grains. And in those days (18th century), he was right in cautioning people that unless voluntary checks were exercised to control the ... More RURAL DEVELOPMENT Turning SHGs into sustainable business enterprises THERE is a surfeit of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the country. According to the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), up until March Rs 6,898 crore had been advanced to these groups, benefiting about three crore persons. ... More INTERVIEW 
`If stocks had moved from pitheads, there would not have been shortage' — Mr Shashi Kumar, Coal India ChairmanThe power sector had been complaining of coal shortage for the past few months. Coal India Limited (CIL), with its seven coal-producing subsidiaries and one for mining planning and development, is the largest coal company in the world. The ... More NATURAL CALAMITIES Disaster management in shallow waters LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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