The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 31, 2005

SIMPLY
No plastic in my backyard
THE battle against plastic, at least the `carry-bag' variety, is well and truly joined in Mumbai. Though the raids are yet to match the ferocity of those conducted on the dance bars, they are a far sight better than ... More

EDITORIAL

Consuming worry
THE VAULTING CONCERN of the RBI Annual Report 2004-05 over the galloping oil prices to the point of distraction from growth issues suggests an unwanted diffidence at the Reserve Bank of India Towers. Nowhere is the central bank verily confident ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

The Commissioner of Income-Tax vs Janakiram Mills Ltd
IF YOU were within the earshot of those who have been trooping out of the House, protesting against the Finance Minister for what he did or said, it is quite probable that you would have heard one asking another, ... More

ECONOMY

Japan awakening to new realities
RECOGNISING the country's archetypal resoluteness, creativity and vitality, John Nathan's Japan Unbound makes a convincing case that Japan, now a showpiece of nationalist pride "has a long history of discovery in ... More

PETROLEUM

The Oil scenario — Need for a comprehensive response
From fully compensating the oil marketing companies by raising prices of petroleum products and reducing the subsidy element to exploring alternative renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and biomass, the response to the runaway hike in crude prices must be holistic. The strategy should include not only a pragmatic pricing policy for petroleum products, but also long-term measures to take care of the country's energy security, says S. D. Naik. More

WTO

Agenda for Hong Kong WTO Ministerial — Will developing nations trip on TRIPS?
THE SUCCESS of the Hong Kong Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation scheduled to be held in December 2005 depends upon the resolution of the two contentious issues of (1) agricultural subsidies by the rich ... More

TRENDS

Disservice delivery
REDUCED to its bare essentials, good governance, whether in the context of governments, or public and private sectors, is nothing but making services in an adequate measure, at reasonable cost and in a timely manner available to those entitled ... More

LETTERS

Going with the wind

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