The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 12, 2003

Monsoon optimism
FOR A COUNTRY major parts of which have been starved of water for several months now following the failure of the South-West monsoon last year, the arrival of rains — albeit delayed by a week — is cause for cheer. Deficient rains in ... More

ECONOMY

Don't let comparative advantage slip
WITH the deadline for conformity with the WTO requirements fast approaching, it is time to assess the extent to which the latest policies have facilitated the sectors in which India has comparative advantage — such as in information ... More

Doing well with dollars
The gradual strengthening of the rupee and the weakening of the dollar could be exploited now, and then used to pursue gains from productivity and efficiency in a liberalised global marketplace. The RBI can move the economy to a winner-takes-all si tuation. Also, the strength of the rupee could be used to generate benefits that accrue to every sector of the economy, say G. Ramachandran and Ashwin J. Shah. More

ACCOUNTANCY

Hurried jettisoning jettisoned
Mohan R. Lavi on the need to relook the taboo on fraudulent preferences More

FAQs off the CAs
AT THE reception desk of big hotels, a frequently-asked question would be to seek directions for the `rest-room' in so many words. There would also be, `hello, where can I make a local call?' or `where is the ballroom?' as close runners in the ... More

Catch them before they vanish
K. Srinivasan on the fresh proposals to once more bring to book erring promoters More

Do you see the raiders on the radar?
Integrated systems and data analysis can set the alarm bells ringing, says David Porter More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

Exporting India's resources
The effort should be to increase the export of value-added agricultural products, such as flowers and processed foods, where the labour content is large and the resource content small. Exports of resource-intensive products, such as sugar and wheat, should be discouraged. More

LETTERS

Evian Summit

Clean currency

CDMA technology

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