The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Sow more investments
FIRST IT WAS the Prime Minister and now it is the Finance Minister's turn to project agriculture, besides infrastructure, as the thrust area for rapid economic growth. A growth rate of 3.5-4 per cent is possible in agriculture, according to Mr P. ... More

ECONOMY

Globalising the Indian village
MOHANDAS Karamchand Gandhi was a lawyer by profession. But the economic model that he offered still has the potential to address rural woes. Gandhiji wanted people to lead a healthy, simple and contented life close to ... More

ENVIRONMENT

A ban quietly bagged?
IT IS safe to assume that July 26 does not come twice a year. And it is this assumption that seems to be rationale for the Maharashtra Government's take-it-easy policy as far as a host of reconstruction activities in ... More

POLITICS

The US dilemma in Iraq — Exiting without foul-up
Many in the US administration are no doubt distressed by the loss of American lives in Iraq and the drain on the exchequer. But they must also be painfully conscious that all this would turn out to an egregious waste if they do not make sure that Ira q does not become a nest of terrorists under Al Qaeda/Taliban. Even the critics of the Bush Administration concede that Iraq has a long way to go before its administration and security forces can get on top of insurgency. It is a cruel dilemma for t he US President and his advisers, says B. S. Raghavan. More

Germany: Much hinges on the `new management'
THE Germans played their own version of KBC, only it was `Kaun Banega Chancellor?'. The frenetic activity, both overt and behind the scenes, began a la Indian coalition politics, involving some ... More

SUGAR

A case of the fence eating crop?
THE crisis that has been brewing in the sugarcane growing regions of Maharashtra has reached a stalemate. The Maharashtra Government has been insisting, all along, that no factory should pay more than Rs 850 per tonne ... More

EVENTS

Heritage protection
THE Chennai offices of the British Council and the Association of British Scholars recently organised a cute little function to launch an impressive photomontage titled "Madras that is Chennai: Gateway to the South" put together with great ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

Disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and relief
ON Monday, the Rajya Sabha passed the Disaster Management Bill. A day earlier, the Home Minister, Mr Shivraj Patil, was accompanied by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, and the Minister of State for Home Affairs, ... More

LETTERS

Wishful thinking

Incentives for improvement

Banks and customer service

A wake-up call

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