The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 07, 2005

The unexploited rural market
THE Indian marketeer has come a long way from the 1960s and the 1970s, when supply could never effectively reach demand and shortages and scarcity prevailed all over the country. Today, even in the remote towns and ... More

EDITORIAL

Why not mobiles for Rural India?
EXPANSION OF THE telephone network deep into Rural India is a task that must always merit wholehearted support. With the Universal Services Obligation Fund, to which all telecom operators contribute 5 per cent of their revenue, the Government ... More

BUDGET

Great Budget expectations — Buoyant mood, congenial setting
With all systems go, powered by an enthusing confluence of favourable factors, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, must be a happy man ready to make Budget. There is no mistaking the great expectations for the future brought on by a mood that ha s never been this buoyant in recent times. In these days of free flow of traffic of ideas and information, Budget-making must be made an open, transparent and participatory exercise, says B. S. Raghavan. More

ECONOMY

Industry in 2004: Manufacturing momentum quickens
THE Indian manufacturing story, which began gradually unfolding since 2002, had witnessed a substantial improvement in efficiency but a hesitant recovery in 2003. However, 2004 witnessed the building up of industrial ... More

POLITICS

Bravo, US Congress!
THE great Canadian humorist, Stephen Leacock, inserted a profundity in one of his funny fibs: All boarding houses are the same boarding house. Meaning that you have seen one, and you have seen all. You might well say ... More

SUGAR

Sugar turns bitter-sweet
THE sugar situation is full of iniquity to the consumer and the cane farmer. Sugar prices have shot up steeply. The average price in Mumbai is around Rs 22 per kg — a peak in 30 years. It marks an increase of ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Enter, the market bell is rung
AFTER the latest crash of the Sensex, analysts are still trying to find out why the big fall happened, but many are just too resigned to attribute any sense to the mega movements. Isn't this the right time to come to ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

Insurance: Recovering from tsunami's wrath
NATURE'S fury has left behind an trail of death and destruction. What should assume priority now is to bring back to normal the survivors and those who have suffered economic loss. State governments have initiated ... More

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