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OPINION

FARM CREDIT
Farm loan waivers: The figures don’t add up
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EDITORIAL
Ideas beyond allocations
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BUDGET
Budget 2008-09 — Politically correct, but questions remain
The increase in income tax exemption limits, cuts in excise duties on key commodities, raising of tax deduction limits for research and development expenses, etc., are too well-known and routine to merit detailed comment and discussion here. The ... More

After the debt waiver, what?
Many commentators have hailed the Budget’s debt waiver scheme for farmers as an important measure in ensuring food security as much as a humanitarian gesture. There has been criticism too. Apart from the knee-jerk reaction by Opposition parties , there are calmer voices outlining serious concerns, which should be taken note of, says RASHEEDA BHAGAT. More

FINANCIAL MARKETS
POST-BUDGET
Reworking your portfolio
The increasing depth of the Indian financial market provides investors the choice to invest across multiple asset classes. Equity securities, fixed income securities, liquid instruments and alternative assets such as structured products, ... More

INTERVIEW
Why coal needed a regulator
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Aam aadmi to ride the auto sector
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`Exceptional circumstances called for alleviating measures'
The last Budget of the UPA Government and the seventh full-fledged Budget presented by the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, for the next fiscal undeniably evoked bouquets and brickbats. It seemed an apt Budget for For a government in ... More

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