The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 30, 2005

`Policy is the key to wind power' — Mr Ramesh Kymal, MD, NEG Micon (India) and Chairman, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Assn
POLICY. This is the single most important issue to help grow the renewable energy sector, particularly wind power, says Mr Ramesh Kymal, Managing Director, NEG Micon (India) Pvt Ltd, a leading Chennai-based manufacturer of wind turbines. A ... More

Money in the air
WHAT HAVE Aishwarya Rai and Sachin Tendulkar in common? Apart for being the best-known Indians, they are among a growing tribe of high net worth individuals who have invested in wind power, purely as an investment. The returns are attractive, ... More

EDITORIAL

Revising the IPO norms
THE DECISION OF the Securities and Exchange Board of India to eliminate discretionary allotments to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) in initial public offerings is an attempt to place an unnecessary fetter on the company issuing capital. ... More

AGRICULTURE

The burden of farmers' debt
A recent NSSO report on the indebtedness of farmer households provides important information on the extent and nature of cultivators' debt. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh consider the main res ults of this survey and the implications for policy. More

BUDGET

Unheard of outcomes
THE Finance Minister Mr P. Chidambaram is no stranger to advocacy, paid or otherwise. That, after all, is his vocation. The distinguishing trait of successful lawyers, and indeed advertising copywriters and publicists of all kinds, is the ... More

ECONOMY

A review of the economy — Good intentions must lead to tangible results
If the Government is to successfully launch the twin rural schemes for generating employment and ensuring basic amenities, the allies from within and without need to come on board the reform agenda. If the Government is unable to go ahead with reform measures due to lack of policy autonomy, the alternative courses for resource mobilisation need to be explored, says G. Srinivasan More

POWER

The ITER fusion experiment — Solution to a looming energy crisis?
Leading scientists the world over are now pretty much in agreement that the world's first large-scale, sustainable nuclear fusion reactor, to be set up in France at an estimated cost of $10 billion, will prove crucial to meeting the world's future en ergy needs. But the project has had its share of controversy. More

MINING & QUARRYING

Another gold rush in the making in US?
THE tale of frontier mining that marked the rush for gold in the US North-West during the 1850s returns with renewed zeal in certain parts of the Oregon and Washington States. Goaded by dreams of quick riches, many are ... More

LETTERS

Oil price burden

Public sector banks

Green signal

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