Page 429 - Economy & Policy Analysis
Tata seeks govt help on coal, land for power plants
Group firms Tata Steel and Tata Power, have been named in CAG report on coalgate issue
Affordable wind energy not hot air
Cost of wind power is now on a par with price of coal-fired energy
States opposed coal block bidding idea: Jaiswal
Though the concept of allocation of captive coal blocks through competitive bidding was first mooted in 2004, it is yet to be finalised by the govt
Shouting over discussion
Why is the Opposition not allowing a debate on coal?
Can defence save Indian shipbuilding?
Pressure to provide quality product is far higher in defence sector
Newsmaker: Raj Thackeray
India's 'inclusive' politician
Laws can be changed only if all states are on board: Kapil Sibal
Interview with Union Minister for Information Technology and HRD
Coal row: firms face ambiguous future
After CAG report on coal blocks, de-allocation spectre rears its head
Forty years of SEWA
One of Sewa's triumphs is formation of the Mahila SEWA Sahakari Bank
30 per cent below
The government must prepare for below-normal monsoon
Sinking fortunes at country's oldest port
Kolkata port forced to sell/lease 100 acres land to meet pension liabilities
Monsoon: All is not lost, yet
If rainfall in July is 5% above normal, chances of a near normal monsoon is high
T N Ninan: Raining problems
Recent history tells us that the growth rate of the economy does not automatically go up and down with good and bad monsoons
Shreekant Sambrani: Wrong as rain
As in 2009, the India Meteorological Department is understating the effect of the delayed, deficient monsoon
Feature: Who will buy 88,000 mw of power?
With 37,000 mw of existing power capacity lying unutilised, the additional 88,000 mw announced by the power minister will find few takers unless tariffs go up
Textile town struggles to survive
Only 60% of Tirupur's units are still in business
Consistently inconsistent
When it comes to monsoon, why does the Indian Meteorological Department get it wrong so frequently?