The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 02, 2007

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Oxford University's animal research lab — Animal-rights activists want humane technologies
Remember George, says a pamphlet with the picture of a macaque monkey, handed out by animal-rights activists protesting against Oxford University's animal research laboratory coming up on South Parks Road. The ... More

FOREIGN RELATIONS
India-Japan ties — Moving to the next level
A new beginning towards upgrading Indo-Japanese ties seems to have been made during Dr Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Japan that resulted in the unfolding of a roadmap to transform the low-key relationship into a major strategic partnership. More

EDITORIAL
Revitalising the farm sector
A major part of the surplus generated from the use of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes should be ploughed back into the farm sector. More

ECONOMY
Mission for 2007 — Defusing long ignored time-bombs
The New Year undoubtedly starts with a sense of euphoria suffusing economic players over the impressive macroeconomic fundamentals. But unless the Government bestirs itself to defuse a couple of time-bombs, merely singing hallelujahs of self-congratu lation will mean indulging in self-delusion. The bombs are ticking away and there is no time to lose, warns B. S. RAGHAVAN. More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
The corruption-efficiency trade-off
Are the most corrupt bureaucrats the most efficient? The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, would seem to think so. Releasing a bookby a government official recently, Mr Azad ... More

BOOKS
When economics orbits space missions
The time is right for India to undertake a manned mission. Thus suggested the 80-odd scientists who congregated in Bangalore in the first week of November 2006. Mentioning this, www.isro.org, the site of the Indian Space Research ... More

CARTOON
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Revitalising the farm sector

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