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Wednesday, September 25, 2002
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Still in the pipeline
THE CURIOUS THING about the plan to import natural gas from Bangladesh is that while Dhaka is still to make a firm decision, the technical preparations are so advanced as to appear that the project is already being implemented. The latest ... More

ENVIRONMENT


Earth Summit stymies UN
CHRONIC smokers unable to kick the habit like to tell the story about a smoker who finally allows himself to be persuaded by well-wishers' warnings about health hazards and steps out of his house to enjoy fresh morning air when a speeding truck ... More

LIFESTYLE


Make India a hard state
LAWYERS and teachers were the most respected sections of the society at one time. India's lawyers were the torch-bearers of freedom and their part in the fight against British imperialism is worth writing in letters of gold. Teachers have been ... More

CREDIT RATING


Avalanche of repercussions
Righteous indignation about the S&P rating serves little purpose when the question the action dares to ask, even if in a whisper, whether the government has a plan to provide more services or if it would be happy to manage a `surcharge economy' remai ns unanswered, says G. Ramachandran, looking at the effects of the downgrade. More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT


Is micro-credit a macro trap?
WHOEVER thought that micro-credit does wonders to poor women by giving them economic independence should visit the donor-friendly Andhra Pradesh. The incredible spread of micro-credit across rural areas has earned national and international ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


Good governance and independent directors
A GRAND debate has been on to ensure good governance and value-based business norms, to protect the small shareholder and the employee and dilute the power of vested interests. SEBI prescribed certain guidelines on the structure of the boards to ... More

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