The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 07, 2003

ABT of power
THE AVAILABILITY BASED TARIFF (ABT) regime — the new system governing the way the State electricity boards buy power from the Central utilities and for computing the tariff — has at last been implemented in all the regions. The ... More

POLITICS

Garibism to end poverty
Coining the new ism, P. V. Indiresan says applied to everyone, garibism may end poverty. For various levels, Garibism should offer jobs, water and fuel, pucca houses, English medium schools, cheaper durables and pro fitable investment avenues. As construction and habitat development are the common thread, he suggests the formation of Special Construction Promotion Zones. More

Managing the images of war
THE picture of a US soldier gently carrying a ragged and injured Iraqi boy stares at me from the newspapers. The nightly news shows me images of happy Iraqis waving and showing the victory sign to truckloads of passing US soldiers. It is nice to ... More

Anti-war protests, Kerala style
STAGING a protest, it is often said, comes naturally to Kerala's politically conscious populace. So, it is hardly surprising that the people of the State are up in arms, demonstrating against the US-led war in Iraq. Besides the ubiquitous ... More

Iraq: Real struggle begins now
POWER grows out of the barrel of a gun. The latest `proof' of this aphorism is Washington's campaign in Iraq, which was implemented on the sheer strength of American and British arms. Indeed, the importance of this aspect was so overbearing that ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

What is cooking in the oil market?
THE RECENTLY-concluded Palm Oil Price Outlook 2003-2004, organised by Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (MDEx) in Kuala Lumpur, has left many players in the global vegetable market not only unconvinced but very nearly confused about the future ... More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING

Attention: Newsgroups
INTERNET websites are replete with Indian newsgroups located in the US. They keep the members apprised of developments, triggering a torrent of blogs. But does their buzz make any real difference to India? Are they useful in addressing India's ... More

INTERVIEW

`Lanka peace conditional on various issues'
THOUGH the peace process in Sri Lanka has entered its first year, "a political settlement is a long way off". Before that happens, both the LTTE and the Tamil people will have to be given certain guarantees by the "Sinhala political class," ... More

LETTERS

Small coins

Zero-based budgeting

Clean notes

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