OPINION
RURAL MARKETING
Unshackling rural markets — For authentic engagement, first
Corporates should think about rural markets more holistically rather than from a pure consumer marketing viewpoint. There is a crucial role also for the government, which must move to authentic engagement and pursue goals important to the aggregate e conomy, and to the well-being of the people, says R. Gopalakrishnan.
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EDITORIAL
RBI on the edge
A SECTION OF market players sees the scrapping of this week's auction of dated securities worth Rs 5,000-crore as an indication from the Reserve Bank of India that it has no idea of marking up the Bank Rate or the repo rate ahead of the Credit ...
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CORPORATE
Predatory pricing: Lessons for India Inc
Predatory behaviour constitutes a class of anti-competitive action where prices are set so low as to eliminate competing undertakings and, thereby, threaten the competitive process itself. Even after more than a year of passing the Competition Law, t he Centre has been reluctant to notify the Act in totality. While it is true that the Act will be a double-edged sword, what is important is that India Inc has to strategise the evolving position and ensure that it uses the sharper edge against other s.
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ECONOMY
Top three States — a socio-economic comparison
THE Assembly election in Maharashtra is crucial for its possible ramifications on national politics. The election is being fought on several issues. The BJP-Shiv Sena combine is blaming the incumbent government for its ...
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Wasted exhortation
THE homily of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to the 137 Secretaries in the various Ministries on how to pep up their performance has received high praise from all quarters. It is certainly without precedent. ...
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POLITICS
Maharashtra elections — War is over, skirmishes are on
THAT Indian voters will never cease to spring surprises has been proved yet again, in Maharashtra. In fact, they have shown their ability to spring double surprises. For, along with the negative surprise they gave to ...
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BANKING
What ails urban cooperative banks?
Human resource and technology are the primary inputs that can help urban cooperative banks perform optimally.
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LETTERS
Capital requirement for banks
Presidential debate
Technology for villages
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