The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 30, 2007

ECONOMY
Inflation: No great expectations
Inflation targeting framework has to work against the backdrop of inflation expectations. And, if estimating inflation expectations has been intractable in advanced countries with well-oiled institutional structures, it will well nigh be impossible i n countries such as India, says K. SUBRAMANIAN. More

PERSPECTIVE
Inflation and growth dynamics
The subject of inflation and growth dynamics generates debates, especially in regard to the approaches — structuralist or monetarist. According to the structuralists, inflation has a positive impact on growth while the monetarists argue ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Lifting Bharat out of economic quagmire
India can never hope to join the comity of affluent nations unless the lot of its farming population is improved. More

PESTICIDES
Crop protection measures — Needed, a policy armour
The Government should bring in changes to the Insecticides Act to ensure safety and quality of products and educate farmers on crop protection measures. More

PLASTICS
Polymers: The crude chain reaction
The ever-growing demand for plastics, fibres and petrochemicals can be sustained only with reasonable crude oil prices. More

SPORTS
Data crazy, not analysis savvy
The world, especially India, is caught in the cricket thrall though the Indian team has crashed out of the World Cup. Everyone has an opinion on the overall outcome, as also on every match. But how many of these opinions follow the crowd; after ... More

TRENDS
In-house attack on social evils
The readymade route to curbing social evils is to enact laws and provide for appropriate punishment. Thus, sati, child marriage, dowry, untouchability, communalism, perpetuation of caste and community and ... More

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