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Poverty: Politics should interact with policy
Rediff.com26 Jun 2008

Redistribution of economic and political power, inclusion of rural areas and the rural...

Who sets global crude oil prices?
Rediff.com12 Jun 2008

OPEC does not set global oil price

Gold? 10 things you MUST know
Rediff.com7 Jun 2008

Why is gold attracting people? And why is it that people love to invest in gold?

Is futures trading a form of gambling?
Rediff.com3 Jun 2008

Trading in commodity futures -- basically an arena of stock market players -- may have...

Global warming: Make sun the first accused!
Rediff.com3 Jun 2008

Brian Bloom, the author of Beyond Neanderthal, which looks broadly at the causes...

China commodity futures grows 88%, India's 10%
Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

China trading volumes rose due to active trading of farm products, including sugar,...

Big players plan commodity exchanges in India
Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

The Indian government recently had banned futures trading in a few commodities. But...

Textiles: A decisive part of Indian economy
Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

In the face of testing global conditions, the Ministry of Textiles has stayed the...

Jatropha makes this man do anything at any cost
Rediff.com26 May 2008

Banks denied him funding, the red-tapism and bureaucracy was also of no help. That did...

Needed: Another OPEC to solve oil crisis
Rediff.com24 May 2008

Here is an astonishing fact: on December 10 1998, the spot price for a barrel of West...

Why you should not swim with gold jewels on
Rediff.com24 May 2008

The pure gold is alloyed with silver, copper and various to make it suitably hard for...

Who will write CTT horrorscope?
Rediff.com23 May 2008

The uncertainty over the implementation of the new tax continues as the Finance Bill...

Tackling climate calamities, the scientific way
Rediff.com23 May 2008

The Village Resource Centres under ISRO programme must be linked with online network to...

Forget rising oil; invest in natural gas
Rediff.com23 May 2008

Oil billionaire T Boone Pickens has predicted that crude oil will touch $150 soon. And...

Biofuels: A necessary evil or. . .
Rediff.com20 May 2008

The world must take care when developing biofuels to avoid perverse environmental...

Check gold purity with carat meter and be safe
Rediff.com15 May 2008

A recent survey by Bureau of Indian Standards in Delhi revealed that there was indeed...

Why no small-scale farmer in India is happy
Rediff.com15 May 2008

Even though the government is making tall claims about the agriculture loan waiver and...

India's experiments with inflation
Rediff.com15 May 2008

With inflation rising at its fastest rate, the Union government was prompted to reduce...

Why steel is a hot commodity in India
Rediff.com15 May 2008

India's steel industry is surging ahead, entering into global deals and taking the...

Rice is dear to us, Mr Bush!
Rediff.com7 May 2008

In the new generation diplomacy, the US definitely occupies the most important place on...