The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 29, 2005

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme — Last straw on the camel's back?
While it is all right for the political parties to bask in the praise for bringing in the NREGS, it is important to communicate to those who matter that there can be no free lunch in the economy. There can be no employment guarantee without a guarant ee of higher taxes and price rises of petroleum products in the not too distant future. It is not by mortgaging the fiscal integrity of India can the country's poor be assured jobs, says S. Venkitaramanan. More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY

Wind is a powerful alternative
Among the non-conventional sources of power, wind seems to be the best bet, and is the biggest success story in renewable energy. Though still an insignificant contributor to the overall power demand, wind may soon become the fastest growing source i n India, as is happening elsewhere in the world. N. Ramakrishnan surveys the Indian scene. More

A back-up and an investment
FOR A number of companies, especially those in power intensive sectors, wind power provides an ideal alternative to costly grid power or expensive captive power based on liquid fuel. Wind power provides a hedge against ... More

How a turbine works
TURBINE manufacturers in India study the wind potential at a site for at least 18 months, monitoring speeds both at peak and slack periods. Wind turbines can be put up only at locations that have steady to good wind. ... More

EDITORIAL

Making food safe
A COMBINATION OF robust economic growth leading to rising incomes, population growth and access to imported foods following a liberal foreign trade policy is set to push the market for processed foods onto a high growth path. The double-digit ... More

ECONOMY

Bengal: Reform and perform
There is little doubt that the CPI(M)'s very own Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is right now busy trying to develop a proper investment climate for West Bengal, his current slogan (the veracity of which has been questioned in some quarters) being "refor m or perish." More

POLITICS

A spanner in the works
THE Left undoubtedly finds itself in an unenviable predicament as a result of the recent statements of the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhatacharjee. Not only has he been expressing himself strongly in favour of globalisation, 100 per ... More

LETTERS

Palm oil imports

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