Compete or perish
Insurance sector has come full circle with the government issuing the certificates of registration to a private life insurance company and two general insurance companies on Monday.



An on-Goan' saga
Italy, which had a legendary reputation for changing its political guard in the span it takes to make a cup of cappuccino, could have competition from our very own Goa, the land of the sun, sea and sinking sands -- or at least sands into which political reputations continue to sink like stones.



The karma of dams
The dharma of dams' (IE, Oct 23), C.V.J. Varma eloquently describes the growing need for water and power in India and concludes that it is the duty (or dharma) of dams to meet these growing needs.



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