The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 24, 2007

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Trampling farmers' right to property
The judiciary does not take suo motu notice of any situation, howsoever in violation of the Constitution that may be. It can pronounce its position only when a specific case comes before it. On January 11, the Supreme Court, while ... More

POLITICS
Rewriting the Constitution
The Governor's Address to the Tamil Nadu State Assembly at the opening of the new session on January 20 has sprung a surprise by asking for a rewriting of the Constitution. There was really nothing that could be ... More

IPR
Drug IPR: Where India must not `trip'
Lack of clarity in the intellectual property regime as well as in drug pricing can affect development of innovation, new drug discovery, as well as new investments in Research and Development. If India is to become a major participant in developing i nnovative pharmaceutical products, it must bring its patent practices into conformity with the TRIPS Agreement, says S. NARAYAN. More

INTERVIEW
`Positive impact of VAT appeared sooner than was expected'
It is time to embark on a conscious programme of fiscal conservatism at the level of the States and evaluate the marginal benefits of additional expenditure before sanctioning new projects. More

RAILWAYS
Railways: The turnaround story
The Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, is credited with turning around the loss-making Railways into a profitable enterprise with significant improvement in its financial performance. More

LETTERS

Fiscal bias against agriculture

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