The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 31, 2008

EDITORIAL
New hope for Doha round
The UPA Government should not rush to cobble together an accord on the Doha Round just to accommodate the schedule of the US Presidential elections. More

BUDGET
Tamil Nadu Budget 2008-09 — Fiscally responsible effort
In spite of a number of imaginative initiatives to address the grievances of the rural and urban poor, the balances in the Tamil Nadu Budget for 2008-09 remain in healthy position, thanks to the prudent management of finances by the Government. More

ENVIRONMENT
Case for controls on GHG emissions — Someone’s throwing garbage in your courtyard!
Two important events in the international arena in the last few months could prove to be a cornerstone in the environmental history of the world. One, the elections in Australia, where Labour was voted back in power after 12 years, with the new ... More

POLITICS
Gandhigiri in Palestine
Tibetan Buddhists demonstrated their displeasure against their Chinese masters by vandalising shops and indulging in arson. Some want independence, others at least autonomy in managing their affairs. We saw the Buddhist monks in Myanmar, not too ... More

Genie out of the bottle
My personal choice as the news of the most historic significance in recent years, if not in the period since Independence, would be the public acknowledgment by the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, in January that there was ... More

EDUCATION
IITs: Quality only because of exclusivity
If more people want to become MPs or ministers, should we increase the size of Parliament or the Cabinet? Does anyone talk of multiplying Harvard or Oxford because there is a heavy demand for entry? Institutions such as Harvard, Oxford or IITs are va luable only because they are exclusive, points out P. V. INDIRESAN. More

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