Water Management: As disputes over water linger, India faces a sponge bath future

India Together: As disputes over water linger, India faces a sponge bath future - 20 March 2006: "WATER MANAGEMENT
Sponge bath future
Maharashtra's latest step towards water management has raised a large controversy, pitting strong views against one another. But lost amidst the arguments is an important fact - the solutions for our water crises are not going to be easy, because we've left ourselves very few options."

SEZ: The high cost of 'easy' foreign exchange - 9 March 2006

India Together: The high cost of 'easy' foreign exchange - 9 March 2006

A new sop came into effect for net-foreign exchange earning businesses in designated export zones from February 10 -- a 15-year income tax holiday. But are the costs of the revenues foregone worth the claimed benefits of more investment and jobs? M Suchitra examines the reality and does not find a rosy picture.