The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 07, 2006

AGRICULTURE
Second green revolution demands strategic re-think
If a Second Green Revolution is to be introduced, there must be a re-think on strategies. It cannot be technology intensive. Nor must it rely on GM crops. Also the needs of rainfed agriculture must be considered. More

FOREIGN TRADE
The changing trade winds in Europe
For European companies the focus is Asia and the US, but not Europe, so as to reduce their manufacturing and marketing costs, and modernise their marketing techniques. More

FOREX
Dollarisation of rupee — Convertibility and issues of currency substitution
The Second Tarapore Committee is to study the implications of dollarisation of domestic assets and liabilities and internationalisation of the rupee. But A. SESHAN wonders if the Government should invite trouble by going into these areas by introduci ng fuller CAC now, when the economy is having an easy time in the external sector. More

STEEL
The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire
There are three things extremely hard, says Benjamin Franklin: "Steel, a diamond, and to know one's self." More

EDUCATION
Technology-enabled learning for capacity building
Unlike the conventional mode, the technology-enabled model is one-student-many teachers More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Leveraging investment
Domestic and foreign firms with investible funds looking for opportunities in India for expanding their existing markets and capturing new ones have never had it so good. State governments have pulled out all ... More

LETTERS

SMEs

Signing the NPT

Farm credit

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