COLUMN
Is Star TV looking to replace NDTV...?
The buzz is that Star TV and Prannoy Roy's New Delhi Television Ltd may part ways, throwing up for grabs the most powerful news and current affairs channel in the country, says Sucheta Dalal.

STOCK TALK
'Market seems sluggish'
'We are experiencing a correction. However, the market will recover shortly. Media will be an important sector,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for March 21, 2002
Sensex, Digital Global, Aftek Infosys, Mastek, Polaris... check out what you can do on Thursday.

INTERVIEW
'It's a Budget of missed opportunity'
While Sinha did pay some attention to agriculture and the reforms process, more radical measures were necessary, says Dr M S Swaminathan an eminent agriculture scientist.

'Budgets have lost their credibility'
'No one is ever pulled up for not implementing the promises made in the Budgets,' says Subodh Bhargav, former president, CII.

'It is a positive Budget'
"I think people have not understood what the finance minister wants to do. The cost of production of a lot of companies will reduce now," says Rahul Bajaj, chairman, Bajaj Auto.

'The Budget needs to lose its relevance'
'Once policies are set and taxes are rationalized, the Budget should not have mystique that it has today,' says Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha.

'Aid has made us a nation of beggars'
'I have always believed in trade, not aid. Development aid should come down to zero. India must behave like a self-confident economy which believes in trade,' says Jairam Ramesh.

SPECIAL
'A Budget that lacks overall vision'
'Sinha's own qualities, his position in his party, and the political pressures it faces as the principal partner of a loose coalition, have all contributed to this variable performance,' say analysts.

Unravelling the mysteries of state-level performance
Jeffrey D Sachs, Nirupam Bajpai and Ananthi Ramiah study why Kerala's economic performance has been mediocre, while Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have shown relatively faster growth.
Why some Indian states have grown faster than the others?

TUTORIAL
Budget Basics: Balancing the books
How does the government balance its books? How are fiscal and budgetary deficits calculated? How are these deficits made good...? Check out!

SLIDE SHOW
Sinha's Budget 'disappoints' India Inc

2001: THE YEAR THAT WAS..
What the year 2001 was like for India Inc
Marred by the stocks scam and Sept 11 terrorist attacks, economic reforms took a backseat in 2001 making prospects of recovery more difficult...

THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
The Rediff Budget 2002-03: Complete coverage
Economic Survey 2001-02: Complete coverage
Rail Budget 2002-03: Complete coverage
The Credit Policy: Complete coverage
Exim Policy 2001-02: Complete coverage