Transport infrastructure finance study suggests 
Mumbai: The study, which was carried out jointly by Reserve Bank of Indias Dr Sunando Roy and University of Mumbais Prof S Sriraman, has recommended that the financing mechanism chosen for infrastructure support should encourage greater domestic savings for investment rather than merely reallocate resources from other investments. 
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Lease rentals hit retail chains bottomlines 
New Delhi: Though India is termed as the second largest retail market amongst emerging markets with a size of $202.6 billion, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry, the financial performance of companies running retail chains are far from impressive. 
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Southern planters take a hit as Russians shift to orthodox tea  
New Delhi: The recovery of the Russian economy has sent ripples down far among the tea planters in South India, hitting the over 66,000 small growers in the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu. 
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Ganga clean-up: Japanese team arrives today 
New Delhi: An official Japanese team is scheduled to arrive here on Monday to work out the modalities for a joint effort in cleaning up the Ganga and other sacred rivers in the country. 
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Navy role in Nato rescue exercise: New Delhi shifts policy gears 
New Delhi: In the first ever such move, the Indian Navy took part in the Nato submarine rescue exercise, Sorbet 2002, recently. This step marks a distinct Westward shift in the Indian defence policy. 
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Now Uma says lets debate the disinvestment process 
New Delhi: The coal and mines minister, Uma Bharati, has underlined the need for a thorough debate on the the issue of disinvestment and foreign direct investment. 
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