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POWER: Rural India: Tripped by shortages
“Provide urban amenities in rural areas”— this was the former President, Mr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s challenging vision for rural India. Road connectivity and electricity to all of the country’s six lakh villages ...

EDITORIAL: Collective equity
The country’s largest telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) offer of 500 shares each to its employees at par value is not unique in public enterprises. Maruti Suzuki (then called Maruti Udyog) began the employee ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Viable project or white elephant?
Chennai airport expansion. The Tamil Nadu Government and the Airports Authority of India are going full steam ahead with the Chennai airport expansion plan. While the former seems unaware of the way Chennai airport looked during the monsoon in ...

AGRICULTURE: Agricultural marketing through the ages
Early man sustained himself by gathering food or hunting. Historical records do not show if there was ever any surplus left after meeting the needs of the gatherer and his tribe. The surplus, if any, was, at best, reserved for future consumption. ...

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: Tug-of-war with hawkers
Civic authorities all over India are constantly engaged in a tug-of-war with hawkers. They have not got the better of them, nor is there any hope that they ever will. Every time civic officials and the police with batons and bull-dozers ...

LETTERS: Insurance regulator
This is in response to the article “Tasks ahead for the insurance regulator” (Business Line, August 12). The pricing of insurance products in the property and casualty insurance in this country has not ...

LETTERS: Return of P-Notes
This refers to “P notes back on SEBI agenda” (Business Line, August 12). Last time, certain tightening norms on Participatory Notes brought disappointment and uncertainty to the market. But the regulator should ...






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