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Tuesday, March 07, 2006
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OPINION

FOREIGN RELATIONS


Much hard work lies ahead
India-US deal More

ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK


Problem of numbers
Robert Malthus, famous for his pessimistic predictions on the future of humanity, warned of the consequences of a reckless population growth. But man was, and is, quite undeterred, with the result that we are six billion today, and growing. ... More

EDITORIAL


FOODGRAIN PARADOX
Continuing fluctuation and near-stagnation in foodgrains — wheat, rice, coarse cereals and pulses — production in recent years on the one hand, and falling per capita availability on the other, in addition to ballooning food subsidy ... More

BUDGET


Budget needs a people orientation
If the Finance Minister is serious about responding to what people want, rather than what the coalition dharma demands, then, there may be merit in making certain critical changes. More

ECONOMY


Chidambaram's focus on stability and growth
The Budget is as good as one can expect given the Government's constraints, including political More

How has the tax-GDP ratio gone up
The increase in Central Government tax revenues has been described as a victory for the Laffer curve in India. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine the real reasons behind the recent increas e in the tax-GDP ratio, in particular the change in income distribution and higher profitability of companies. More

STOCK MARKETS


Implications of capital gains giveaway
How much did the state lose? More

LETTERS


  • The Howard visit
  • Excise duty cut



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