The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 02, 2006

EDITORIAL
Eventful quarter
The corporate sector prospects depend on how the Government manages the twin objectives of fiscal prudence and ending oil sector distortions. More

AGRICULTURE
Agrarian distress — Time for a holistic policy response
Far-reaching changes are needed in the land-use pattern, water management, reclamation of wasteland, selection of crops and agricultural research if the farm crisis is to be overcome. Organic farming deserves a closer look to make agriculture sustain able, says S. D. NAIK. More

POLITICS
Massacre of the innocents
The world's anger should be directed not at any single party involved in the continuing West Asia problem but at all those who are playing a part in fuelling it. More

TEXTILES
Textile industry's growing labour pains
It is time that both the Centre and the State governments got their act together to ensure that the textile industry is able to deliver on the high promises and exploits its potential. More

MANAGEMENT
Intuition vs evidence
In the early stages of industrialisation, for one who had the money and the desire to start a new venture, there was not much to go upon other than intuition or hunch to decide what will work or sell. A large ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Do you have a defensive cocktail to ward off the raiders?
These days, our promoters are busy guarding their brood. The villain they are afraid of is the perceived threat of hostile takeovers, real or imaginary; and their preferred strategy has been to squat a little wider by raising the promoters' ... More

LETTERS

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