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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio | Blogs |
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OPINION INTERVIEW: ‘It’s a turning point for ISRO’ Bangalore, Nov. 18 The October-November 2008 Chandrayaan-1 gave India its Moon and caps the dauntless spirit of the 40-year-old national space programme: the wholly indigenous agenda kept its head up amidst external adversities most of its ... ECONOMY: Life in 2050, and a few (un)answered questions Economics is a social science and, therefore, an inexact one. It can just help us to understand and improve an imperfect world. In the final diagnosis, it appears that it is just a set of tools. If we are to make the best use of these tools, ... AIRLINES: The aviation sháh-mát Sháh-mát is the Persian word from which ‘checkmate’ originated. The correct meaning of the word is ‘the king is disabled or ambushed’. In 1917, the Czars were ‘red carded’ by ... ENVIRONMENT: Case for a new climate protocol The former US Vice-President, Mr Al Gore, is a sage of our times — a time marked by carbon in the air and consequent rise in global temperatures. The Nobel award to him last year was a token of recognition of his unrelenting championship ... EDITORIAL: Beyond bailouts Various industries are lining up before the Government asking for support to tide over the slowdown. It is a measure of the enfeebled nature of the State that some promoters are able to brandish the threat of labour retrenchment despite laws ... ECONOMY: No! Not back to socialism! Two events that occurred in the last month may influence the future of Indian polity and economics far more than one can imagine. Mr Ratan Tata wrote an open letter to the people of West Bengal, particularly to the youth there, appealing to them ... MARKETING: Reading consumer’s mind Now, when it is essential to bolster confidence in the working of the market, more than ever, is the time to have a peek into the consumer’s mind. It is near-impossible to figure out even in the best of times the rationale of his choice of ... ECONOMY: The Washington message After returning to New Delhi following the Washington meeting of the G-20 on the ongoing meltdown in the international economy, the Prime Minister said that the message at the gathering was that “the worst had not still been seen”. ... LETTERS: Time air fares were reduced It is unfortunate that though more than two weeks have passed since the oil marketing companies reduced the prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) used by the aviation industry by more than 30 per cent, leading airlines, including Air India, ...
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