The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 18, 2005

CBMs for India-Japan trade ties
SANS clear contours of a comprehensive partnership, India and Japan need to explore all avenues to build a profound economic and strategic alliance. The December 2001 India-Japan Joint Declaration to usher in bilateral ... More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY

Several unaddressed issues — Pricing, availability of jatropha oil
THE Government has taken a big step forward in implementing its bio-fuel plans, by asking the public sector oil companies to buy jatropha oil from the producers at Rs 25 a litre. While this is a significant decision, ... More

EDITORIAL

End the inequity
PROMPTED BY A Parliamentary Standing Committee report, the Centre is considering a proposal to reduce the burden of the paying power consumer whenever the utilities raise tariffs. The Parliamentary Committee has reportedly asked the Centre to ... More

SSI

Banks must re-invent SME financing
Small and medium enterprises are the engines of growth in an economy. But as the sector is characterised by information asymmetries and high processing costs, banks are reluctant to lend to SMEs. With the Government soon to put in place a rating mech anism for SMEs, however, and armed with better risk information, banks can now use technology for effective credit delivery, says P. P. Pathrose. More

INTERVIEW

`Britain is the natural location for trade in Europe' — Sir Michael Arthur, British High Commissioner to India
If you analyse the 500 companies, Indian companies in Britain are growing every day and this is a very encouraging sign. More

SPORTS

Sport hysteria
MERY KOM needs a job. This 21-year-old Manipuri's story could be that of any young person in this country seeking employment. Only, Mery also happens to be a gold-medal winner for India, her second consecutive gold at the recent World Boxing ... More

PEOPLE

Lessons from Nash and the Nobel
What can one learn from Nash, the Nobel and the movie? Mainly that children need to be exposed to the masters in mathematics and science to begin dreaming early on about becoming great. How many Indian children are exposed to the Ramanujans and the R amans? More

LETTERS

Hegemony vs leadership

Public-private partnerships

Stop child labour

Do we need Governors?

Right to Information

Rubber prices

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