The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 18, 2004

EDITORIAL
Arrest the drift
A TOUGH CHALLENGE confronting policymakers this year on the farm front is the mixed trend in the production of commercial crops, sugarcane, oilseeds and cotton, each of which is facing a unique problem that is seen as impacting, in some way or ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Unified licensing regime proposals — The wall of TRAI for new entrants
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is to finalise its recommendations on unified licensing regime (ULR) shortly. The key objective of the ULR seems to be that of unhindered growth of new applications and ... More

ECONOMY
Economic growth: Savings score over reforms
The economic growth of the 1990s is largely attributed to the reforms by the Centre. But this is only half the story. For the real credit must go to the phenomenal rise in household savings, including of proprietorship and partnership firms. The cust omary wisdom of linking growth in the economy to reforms may thus require critical examination, even a revision, says R. Vaidyanathan. More

ACCOUNTANCY
Why it does not help to shirk in the name of sickness
Mohan R. Lavi discusses a case that prevented a sick company from not paying labour charges More

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, plus a fox pulling a fast one
"PHONE records show suspect's location before millionaire's slaying," reads the headline of a story on www.wnep.com about a recent crime in New York. Another ... More

Pension needs more attention
Sankar Ray takes stock of the Employees Pension Scheme More

BOOKS
In science, fraud is fabrication and falsification
`BREAKING NEWS' is about the ongoing investigations in a temple accountant's murder case causing much anxiety about unholy alliances, and widespread breast-beating over abrupt betrayal. Quite unusual, ... More

LETTERS

Taxation problems

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