India’s producers of cotton and manmade fibres take a hit due to artificially depressed global prices.
US must fall in line on cotton subsidy
The US' farm support legislation is due for revision later this year. Cotton exporters like India should take a cue from Brazil and pressurise the US into bringing down its market-distorting subsidies. »
The drugs regulator is sick
A Standing Committee report points out that the drugs regulator has been clearing medicines for marketing on the basis of ‘personal perception' rather than ‘scientific evidence'. »
Make CSR mandatory for India Inc
For this column, I have been surfing more than 50 Internet sites for the past couple of hours to get some idea of the figures and percentages of allocations for corporate social responsibili... »
Jayalalithaa's masterly tour de force
So, it's Purno Agitok Sangma, heading for the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, as its new occupant! What else can it be when a powerful, sharp, smart, effective and influential personality like the... »
No place for populism
In the course of the first-year anniversary celebrations of the Trinamool Congress Government in West Bengal, the Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, declared in ringing tones: “We can and we will... »
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Pay over Rs 80/litre in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Jalandhar
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‘Miles away from where we should be'
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The clash of civilisations, revisited
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Miele's recipe for growth
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Don't lose it, Mamata
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Beating the Spanish blues
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Another quit India movement
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Back to muscle-flexing on the world stage
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Strained ties
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