INDIAN WIND ENERGY SCENARIO 
Energy is an essential ingredient of socio economic development and economic growth. The production and consumption of energy is often linked to other major issues in society, including poverty alleviation, environmental degradation, and security concerns. Though the installed capacity in the country as on July 31, 2002 stands at 105,083.40 MW, India's per capita electricity consumption at 374 kWh (2000-01) is very low as compared to the European countries. The increased economic output and population imply increasing energy requirements.  Read the Article.  
 

EU ENLARGEMENT AND THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA  
Whenever the European Union (EU) aims at taking a bold step forward, there is criticism that wider or deeper European integration is being realised at the expense of the rest of the world. The expansion of the 15-member EU with up to 13 new members, is the Union's most ambitious ongoing project. Its effects will surely be felt to an outsider such as India.  Read the Article. 
   

EU-INDIA TRADE: THE MISSING LINK  
Trade relations between the European Union and India are moving from strength to strength. Increased trade and investment will raise living standards; but it should also help bring about positive social changes in India and Europe.  Read the Article.  
   

INVESTMENT AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY WITH INDIA
Biotechnology has revolutionised the current status of knowledge of a number of biological pathways and processes applicable to the biological principles for human welfare and better quality of life. Key developments from which modern biotechnology has emerged are based upon our understanding of the structure and function of living cells, how they retain and transmit genetic information, and how they respond to chemical and physical signals. Biotechnology has already made substantial contributions to development through better healthcare, enhanced food productivity through sustainable agricultural practices, improved bioprocess technologies, efficient industrial development processes for transforming raw materials and the detoxification of hazardous material. Its greater impact in the area of human health has been through development of vaccines, bioactive compounds, immunomodulators, new pharmaceuticals, delivery systems, diagnostics and other medical products.  Read the Article.      
     

THE INDIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IT is a Continuing Success Story 
Defying growth rates and projections for the global ICT market, the Indian IT sector, boosted by its software and services engine has continued its steady run, logging in healthy momentum, even in challenging times. The year 2001-02, regarded as one of the most crucial for the worldwide economy and characterised by a slowdown, saw the export-oriented Indian software industry growing at a healthy 29 percent. This performance was not only better than anything put up by other Indian industries, it also ranked among the more impressive international statistics in a comparative scenario. Read the Article.
  

INDIA PLUS EUROPE A GLOBAL FORCE
Relations between India and the 15-nation European Union (EU) are a pale reflection today of what they were exactly 40 years ago, when New Delhi accorded diplomatic recognition to the then 6-nation European Economic Community (EEC), the forerunner to the present-day European Union. The country's first ambassador to the EEC, Dr KB Lall, arrived in Brussels to safeguard India's exports to the UK, which were threatened by the loss of Commonwealth preferences, once Britain joined the EEC. But in 1962 the British were in the throes of their entry negotiations, and therefore in no position to take Indian concerns on board. The EEC barely acknowledged India's existence.   Read the Article.
  

EU'S TEXTILE AND CLOTHING TRADE POLICY AND POSSIBLE IMPACT ON INDIA  
The Textile and Clothing (T&C) industry is one of the most global industries in the world and constitutes an important source of income and employment for many countries in the world, in particular for developing countries. In 1999, it accounted for 5.7 percent of the production value of world manufacturing inputs; 8.3 percent of the value of manufactured goods traded in the world; and more than 14 percent of the world employment. Over the past decade, the T&C industry has made significant restructuring and modernisation efforts, involving considerable reductions in production and above all employment.  Read the Article.   
    

Indian Agriculture in the Last Five Decades  
During the first phase (1950-1965) the thrust was on heavy industry (Temples of Modern India) and relatively lesser importance to agriculture. The major source of agricultural growth during this period was area increases without notable productivity gains. During the second phase (1965-1980) major food shortages in the 60s and the consequent problems with PL-480 imports necessitated a shift in focus to self-sufficiency in production.  Read the Article. 
    

THE CHANGING FACE OF LIFE INSURANCE IN INDIA  
The insurance landscape in India is in the process of change. Closed to foreign competition since nationalisation in 1956, the Indian insurance industry was run by the government for over 40 years through the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) that spanned the length and breadth of the country. While LIC had done a commendable job in growing the industry, the task of making an essential financial product such as life insurance available to the masses left scope for several more companies to participate in the arena.  Read the Article.