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Friday, February 15, 2002
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Selling steel
WHILE THE STEEL industry may justifiably be expecting the 2002-03 Budget to provide for larger government spending on infrastructure and thereby boost steel demand, hopefully the industry will take more seriously the task of deepening the ... More

ECONOMY


Economic growth and low inflation
"We know that if we were asked to think about a Five-Year Plan for India we would not look to Economic theory for ready answers: We would need to learn a great deal about India, about people, about practical techniques, and we would not hope ... More

LIFESTYLE


Star trek
ALL ye scoffing at astrology as so much balderdash, here's thy comeuppance! In Down Under, Australian actuaries, stock brokers and business promoters have begun putting what stars and zodiacal signs foretell under electron microscopes. They have ... More

DYES & PIGMENTS


V. Venkataswamy U/s
`V. Venkataswamy U/s'. This is the sign painted on the door of a locked house in the small town of Chinnur, in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh. A locked door with an identification painted on its side is unlikely to be of interest to ... More

CINEMA


Lagaan lives on
The entertainment industry, films and television, generate an income of $5-8 billion annually worldwide. Hollywood naturally grabs 90 per cent of that lucrative pie. So even being nominated for an Academy Award demands that the film companies spend a few million dollars touting their films to the Academy. More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


Capitalism's foul odour -- Is free market becoming a free-for-all?
WHEN the news of the ignominious collapse of Enron Corporation, the world's largest energy trader, in a tangled web of deceit, chicanery and swindle, facilitated by the default, negligence or collusion (have your pick) of the till then ... More

Sampler of companies in disrepute
HERE is a list of companies that indulged in various acts of malfeasance (as of February 2002 and counting): Allied Irish Banks (US subsidiary of Ireland's Allfirst Financial Inc): Incurred trading loss of $730 million caused in the ... More

LETTERS


  • Cross-border terrorism
  • Shareholder value
    Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
  • Top Stories
    V. Venkataswamy U/s


    Pechiney may bid for Nalco control

    SBI set to cut personal banking product rates

    LIC plans foray into Sri Lanka

    Paradeep sold for Rs 151.7 cr

    NBFCs diversify from niches

    Customs collections dip 14% in April-January

    States may have to foot SEB dues

    In Depth
    Inside Kashmir
    Guide to derivatives
    US-64
    Looking back
    Feb. 3-Feb. 9
    Sorry state

    RBI Report on Currency and Finance, 2000-01 -- Policy-makers vs econometricians


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