The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 18, 2009

OPINION

NATURAL CALAMITIES: Drought, recession and relief
India is suffering from a double whammy. On top of the impact of the global recession, now we have the worsening drought situation. As of now, according to the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, the cumulative deficiency in the ...

POLITICS: Stoking embers of linguism
According to media reports, the Parliamentary secretariat is taking a negative stand on the question of allowing the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mr M. K. Alagiri, to speak in Tamil, while answering questions or participating ...

EDITORIAL: Monsoon stocktaking
With the southwest monsoon entering the withdrawal phase, the havoc caused by aberrant weather over the last three months is becoming increasingly clear. Two-thirds of the 36 meteorological subdivisions have received deficient to scanty rains. ...

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS: More liquidity than system needs
RBI Annual Report 2008-09. The much-awaited Annual Report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recounts the story of the economy that has already been told — starting with the Economic Survey and followed up by Quarterly Reviews of the ...

LETTERS: Free TVs and higher power consumption
The statement of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister that by March 2010, the Government would have distributed 1.3 crore free television sets to rural and urban beneficiaries hides a shocking truth. The power consumption of all these 1.3 crore ...

LETTERS: China’s clout
The article “Chinese designs on the border” (Business Line, September 17) was well-written and the psyche of the general public in India was well-captured in the last sentence: “The Chinese respect ...

Columnists: • C Gopinath • Harish Bijoor • G Chandrashekhar • S Murlidharan • Sharad Joshi • Mohan Murti • S Balakrishnan • Bharat Savur • B S Raghavan • Ganesh Challa • Bhanoji Rao • Swati • T Banusekar • Ramanujam Sridhar • Ranabir Ray Choudhury • Rasheeda Bhagat • P.V. Indiresan • P Devarajan • S Muralidhar • R K Raghavan • B Venkatesh • S Venkitaramanan

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