The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 14, 2007

AGRICULTURE
Irrigation benefits
The report "Rs 35,000 crore infusion fails to lift irrigation benefits" (Business Line, March 6) has not presented the full facts and the conclusions drawn are not correct. There has been considerable increase in the irrigation potential ... More

ECONOMY
Well-intentioned Budget, but lacking dynamism
The Government, with all its initiatives on several fronts, is yet to master efficient resource utilisation and effective delivery of services with demonstrable outcomes. More

Tinker not with the markets
The basic question we need to ask is whether the country wants the operation of a fair market where price discovery happens automatically. There is no need to be obsessed with inflation. More

POLITICS
Storm in House over maritime institute issue
The contention is that the Marine Engineering and Research Institute in Kolkata should be upgraded instead of starting another institute that has not yet been approved by the AICTE. More

The uncertain equation in UP
With the country's largest State readying for an extended election, political parties are in a tizzy to arrive at a winning combination, especially as the people no longer give a clear mandate. As of now, the Bahujan Samaj Party and its leader, Ms M ayawati, seem capable of tilting the balance, says RASHEEDA BHAGAT. More

EDUCATION
NKC in danger of losing way
The National Knowledge Commission (NKC), set up on June 2, 2005, is to submit its report on October 2, 2008. The tasks entrusted to the Commission encompass every conceivable dimension of production, use and dissemination of knowledge. Nothing is ... More

IPR
There is no need to be `TRIP'ped by patents
While it is important to adhere to the TRIPS Agreement, there is no need for the economy to do a `kamikaze' over it. More

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