The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 24, 2007

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Urban planning: The Chinese way
China’s roads, with scores of flyovers, the well-maintained gardens along the highways, rows of multi-storey blocks to house those displaced from land taken over for industries, Special Economic Zones and the disciplined way the people go ... More

EDITORIAL
Japan seems ready
Tokyo must realise that the promise of profits generated by a market as large as India far outweighs any problems currently faced in operating conditions. More

FOREX
Solving the Impossible Trinity
The government should not try to curb the flow of dollars (as debt) into India. The RBI should be relieved of its burden of controlling the exchange rate. We should introduce full capital account convertibility to ensure that the rupee can be traded anywhere, and exporters will not need to sell their dollars in India, reducing the inflationary pressure this activity currently generates, says RAGHUVIR MUKHERJI More

MANAGEMENT
Connecting with people
Connectivity is nowadays a much used word. In the sense of connecting with people, it is ushering in a veritable social, sociological and managerial revolution. For instance, the rapid spread of communications technology has made the ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS
Has Fed discounted the financial market crisis?
How does a central bank provide relief in the face of a financial market crisis? Does it act to provide liquidity on the liabilities side of the balance-sheet of financial intermediaries? Or does it perform the “lender of last resort” ... More

INTERVIEW
‘Bio-, nanotech, critical areas for India’s growth’
Studies at the intersections of engineering, physical sciences, life sciences, medicine and public health are very rare. More

LETTERS

Blame game

FDI in farm sector

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Union Budget 2007-08

Railway Budget 2007-2008

Economic Survey 2006-2007

Top Stories
‘Curbs on open interest positions hitting pepper exports’

Farm loans up to Rs 50 k may get service tax waiver

Palm oil prices set to correct lower

PE players keen to invest in cement cos

STC issues new wheat import tender

‘Give public sector cos autonomy to decide on staff salary’

Abatement rate hiked for service tax on packaged tours

Looking back
Aug. 12-Aug. 18
India’s external situation — Fallout of the rupee rise cannot be ignored

Nutrition security under increasing threat

Independence from…?

"We need 25 IITs in the country"

Structural issues that the new tax code has to address