The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 07, 2005

Power-less
NOBODY SHOULD BE surprised by the darkness that has descended on Maharashtra following an acute power shortage the last few weeks. With no focus on long-term planning for power demand, following the Dabhol fiasco, and with policies such as free ... More

TAXATION

Context of company name
S. Murugappan discusses a recent apex court decision on the meaning of brand name in connection with central excise duty exemption and its far-reaching implications. More

Pre-authentication prevarication
Joseph Prabakar on difficulties faced by assessees when invoices are computer generated More

Season of taxes
IF ANYTHING, the two most controversial taxes introduced by the Union Finance Minister in this year's Budget, subsequently passed by Parliament, have had the effect of making the Indian tax structure even more ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

National Jute Policy: Revitalising the sector's fibre
The jute industry has been beset by several problems, including competition from the synthetics sector, high labour costs, obsolete machinery and operational diseconomies, all of which have led to endemic sickness. In this background, the National Ju te Policy, unveiled by the Textile Minister recently, and the proposed restructuring of the Jute Corporation of India are welcome moves that will give the sector a fresh lease of life, says G. Srinivasan. More

INCOME TAX

On the outer fringes
S. Murlidharan looks at how employers may plan to `manage' FBT. More

The zero coupon bond — New provisions cut borrowing cost
THERE have always been long debates about the propriety of levying capital gains tax on business transactions. The Income-Tax Act has been grappling with this problem, sometimes levying the tax and sometimes dropping ... More

BOOKS

After societies collapse, only ruins remain for tourists
JARED DIAMOND'S Collapse from Penguin is an unusual bestseller. The author is a professor of geography, in his third career after teaching physiology and ecology, and the book is on "How societies choose to fail ... More

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