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Fuel
economics |
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Today, when the Union Cabinet
deliberates upon the R A Mashelkar committee’s interim report
on India’s auto fuel policy, it must keep in mind that the panel
has got it right. |
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Naidu
bounces back |
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Andhra Pradesh chief minister
Nara Chandrababu Naidu has been maintaining a low profile ever
since he has come under political pressure within his home state,
in part from the Separate Telangana agitators, in part from
self-proclaimed Maoists and in part from opposition political
parties. |
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A
Rip Van Winkle incident |
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I needed some mug-shot type
photographs. For these things, who bothers about black and white
photos any more? Everything has gone instant and everything
has gone colour. |
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OFF
THE CUFF: S R Kasbekar
Primary market remains blighted |
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The primary market continues
to be comatose as indicated by the number of, and amount raised
through, initial public offerings. The PRIME database notes
that a dismal Rs 392 crore was raised through 15 IPOs in 2001,
down 82 per cent over the Rs 2,165 crore raised through 103
IPOs in 2000. |
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SPOTLIGHT:
N Madhavan
Euro’s popularity caught between cautious Brown and impatient
Blair |
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If initial euphoria is anything
to go by, the successful launch of euro notes and coins may
in fact catalyse the United Kigdom’s decision on whether to
retain its popular pound sterling or give it up, along with
economic sovereignty, in favour of the common currency. |
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SECTOR-WATCH:
Rajeev Jayaswal
Silk industry reels under falling exports, China threat |
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The Indian silk industry, which
is yet to arrest the recessionary trend in exports, is fearing
a Chinese onslaught after Beijing’s entry into the World Trade
Organisation. |
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TRENDS:
Ashu Kumar
IT slowdown has its own share of opportunities |
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The temptation of freezing
investments in new information technology systems and applications
is hard to resist in times of economic slowdown. But then, doing
this carries the risk of snipping off the vital cords essential
for holding together future business growth. |
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DEBATE:
Patricia Wilson Crawford
Bush trades Texas peace for battle on economy |
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After 12 days in the pastoral
privacy of his Texas ranch, US President George W Bush on Monday
was heading for Washington and the public rough-and-tumble of
an election-year debate on the economy. |
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INDIA
AND THE WORLD — CUBA
India, Cuba need to go in for more expertise exchange programmes
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India and Cuba are
closely linked through ties of friendship, solidarity and mutual
co-operation. Since 1960, both the countries have established
diplomatic ties and have shared close and cordial relations. |
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