The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 25, 2005

Making India an R&D powerhouse
INDIA and innovation? Global pharmaceutical majors would have laughed at such an association 10 years ago when it was fashionable to brand India as a nation of copycats and pirates. The days of derision and ridicule are ... More

EDITORIAL

Target subsidies
AS THE BUDGET is widely expected to focus on the farm sector, it may be reasonable to believe the Finance Minister will try to not only arrest the burgeoning food subsidy burden, but even reduce it to a manageable level. At last count (2003-04), ... More

ECONOMY

Budget session — Will pending Bills get time?
There is a large backlog of Bills that have a bearing on economy as well the nation's polity. Though both the Houses are yet to come out with the agenda of business, it is common knowledge that a large number of Bills are pending over several past se ssions. The Lok Pal Bill, hanging fire for decades, is one such. More

The e-power shift
E-power has shifted away from the Government to ordinary citizens and firms. The UPA Government must tap the opportunity and show that it will make no compromises in fighting for the well-being and dignity of the people. More

Can economy be monsoon-proofed?
UNLIKE in its previous term in 1991, the Congress did not inherit an ailing economy when it came back to power last year with a coalition arrangement. Economic growth at nearly 8.5 per cent in 2003-04 was stronger than ... More

POLITICS

Tangled skein
A FIRST class political brouhaha is brewing in Britain over the possibility that the invasion of Iraq — publicly assailed at the time as a "crime of aggression" by a legal adviser of the UK Foreign Office — ... More

RAILWAY BUDGET

Railways: Making it the beast of burden
The cumulative effect of years of apathy and neglect is beginning to really tell on the Railways. The biggest challenge facing the Railways Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, will be to step up its share in the total transportation of traffic. But only now h as it begun realising that the system capacity cannot be expanded at will. For keeping pace with the projected GDP growth of about six per cent, the freight transport capacity should grow at least at nine per cent, says Santanu Sanyal. More

Railways: Too much on the track
THE Indian Railways appears to have hit a roadblock of sorts in its headlong rush to modernise and upgrade technology in all areas, including the vital track maintenance. Though proud owners ... More

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No budgets for the judiciary

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