The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 11, 2004

EDITORIAL
Reality check on interest rates
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF a sharply higher inflation rate last Friday — 7.52 per cent for the week ended July 24 against 6.52 per cent for the previous week — has inevitably revived the debate over the real interest rate — that is, ... More

ECONOMY
IMF's study on Budget — Why India can grow 7%-plus
HAVING crossed the first stage of general discussion on the 2004-05 Budget in Parliament, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has the unenviable task of taking on board the concerns of members, in general, and ... More

Asset price inflation and impact on economy
ASSET price inflation basically refers to increases in the prices of stocks and housing. Contrary to the impression prevailing in some quarters, there is absolutely no reason to include asset price inflation in consumer ... More

HEALTH
Community health financing — A Gandhian approach that is modern too
THE health sector has been receiving low priority in India in terms of infrastructure and funds allocation. Even 50 years after Independence, a majority of the people in both rural and urban areas have no access to ... More

EDUCATION
For B-schools, IT is not `core'
INFOSYS recently announced the setting up of the world's largest centre in Mysore to train 4,000 people at a time, with an investment of Rs 260 crore. This is in addition to Infosys Leadership Institute, which trains ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
Media glare that hurts
THE flip side of being a journalist is that at any gathering or party you will find at least a few people who seem to think that you are responsible for all the ills of the media and will take you to task for that. ... More

SECURITY
Defence spending and related issues — I: Need to ask right questions
The inability of parliamentarians and the civil society to ask the right questions at the right moment is bedevilling the formulation and implementation of the right Defence policies suited to the occasion and context. The truth is that the represent ative bodies and the public are yet to be taken into confidence on the basic parameters for a correct appraisal of the country's security environment, says B. S. Raghavan. More

LETTERS

`Interim' EPF rate

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TRAI calls for telecom ombudsman

GTB scrip manipulation — SEBI probe to focus on old suspects

Plastic money boosts retail spend

GSPC strikes oil at Ahmedabad block — Value put at over Rs 1,000 cr

FM radio cos may be allowed to re-apply under new norms

Govt to set up single window body for GM crops

Looking back
Aug. 1-Aug. 7
Hedge funds: Not the ogres as made out

Behavioural science and firm transparency

Malady of Yavatmal — Cotton turns a killer

The population time bomb is ticking

Environmental priorities for the Government

Expanding the tax net — Track the big spenders-low I-T payers