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Actuarial approach won’t address crop insurance problems

Protecting agriculture is the primary responsibility of the government simply because this sector provides food to 100% of the people and employment, close to 60% of them.
Section: Money  | Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:46 IST

Quelling the Reliance flare-up will take drastic measures - I

The whole gamut of issues and laws needs to be re-examined with public interest in mind.
Section: Money  | Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:48 IST

Budget reveals UPA-II’s real agenda of growth without equity

The finance minister said a single Budget can’t solve all the problems nor was the instrument to do so. Though his Budget couldn’t offer solutions, it revealed, in unmistakable terms.
Section: Money  | Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:11 IST

New Pension Scheme is a mirage, not an OASIS for retirement years

The new pension scheme is only a scheme to evade government responsibility in the arena of social security.
Section: Money  | Wednesday, June 3, 2009 2:04 IST

Will Mamata halt the course Lalu set in motion for Railways?

Rather than serve social objectives, the organisation has veered into commercial tracks.
Section: Money  | Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:00 IST

Will the aam admi ever see through the lies of political leaders?

Come elections and the political parties and leaders suddenly remember the aam admi. They offer him earth and sky, and promise to change his life if voted to power.
Section: Money  | Thursday, May 7, 2009 3:14 IST

Farmers’ demand for conditional cash transfer scheme is justified

Almost all the farmers’ unions and some 100 NGOs working in the areas of sustainable agriculture have endorsed a manifesto for the farmers.
Section: Money  | Wednesday, April 8, 2009 3:06 IST

Cash transfer schemes can be effective in poverty alleviation

Problems of the poor get the best attention of politicians during an election season.
Section: Money  | Tuesday, April 7, 2009 3:06 IST

It’s wishful to think we’ll get to the truth in the Satyam case

Corporate frauds are not easy to understand and that seems to make the job of the perpetrators easy. The Satyam Computers scam is a case in point.
Section: Money  | Friday, February 20, 2009 3:46 IST

More of the same medicine might prove counterproductive

The government has announced its second stimulus package in tandem with the RBI’s rate cuts to boost economic growth and create employment.
Section: Money  | Tuesday, January 6, 2009 2:00 IST
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