The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 16, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Climate change and the ostrich syndrome
When the wiser course would be to presume the worst effects of climate change and prepare for it, the country seems to be burying its head in the sand hoping that the storm will pass. More

EDITORIAL
Landing in trouble
Land acquisition and displacement could become major roadblocks to the growth momentum. More

AIRLINES
Is Indian aviation ready for the monsoon?
The darkening skies over the country are also to be full of pilots with limited experience in flying in monsoon conditions. The shortage of pilots raises a host of questions about the cockpit crew, their origins and experience. The coming monsoon wil l show up how safe the Indian skies are. More

POLITICS
Gordon Brown's Gordian knot
The widely assumed Prime Minister-to-be of Britain, Mr Gordon Brown, is inevitably the recipient of advice (welcome or otherwise!) from all quarters. One such piece of advice is that he should not let go the ... More

EXIM POLICY
Merchandise exports: Bracing for new challenges
Over the past few months, exporters have been worried at a few unfavourable developments, such as the continuing appreciation of the rupee against the dollar, firming up of domestic interest rates and slowdown in the US economy. Exporters will need s pecial policy support from the Government and the RBI, says S. D. NAIK. More

INTERVIEW
`We want to see India emerge an international diamond trading hub'
Many new mines have emerged. With multiple markets we need to channel roughs into India. The idea is to source roughs directly and sell them in India for beneficiation. — MR PRAVEEN SHANKAR PANDYA, CHAIRMAN, DIAMONDS INDIA LT D More

TRENDS
Presiding over Latbagan
On Monday morning, the people of Kolkata were greeted by a picture showing a makeshift, ugly-looking contraption lifting a statue of Dr B. C. Roy, the erstwhile Chief Minister of West Bengal, literally by the scruff of his neck, as part of a ... More

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