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Imponderables in the EU
WHITEHALL'S DECISION TO put on hold plans to hold a referendum in the UK on the 2004 Treaty of Rome, which would set up a new Constitution for the 25-member European Union, is widely seen as a serious blow to the ratification process. This may or ... More

AIRLINES


Airfare is an unpredictable beast
WITH the unbelievably low Re 1 fare to fly in the domestic sector, the name of the new war in the air is airfare. All is fair in love and war, but if you're puzzled how airfare can touch such an abyss, not counting the Rs 221 PSF or passenger ... More

HEALTH


Why not stub it out?
THE Health Ministry's move to ban showing of smoking in films and television has revived the old question: Why allow tobacco production at all? Glorification of smoking by teenage heart-throbs does inveigle impressionable minds despite ... More

POLITICS


Is it an Advani gambit?
Though the UPA regime seems well entrenched in power at the moment, seasoned players such as the BJP leader, Mr L. K. Advani, know only too well the pitfalls of power and the fragility of coalition governments. Could he, thus, be thinking ahead, thr ee or four years hence, when, if the BJP comes back to power, he could be the frontrunner for the post of Prime Minister, and playing for that, asks Rasheeda Bhagat. More

POWER


Pulling the plug on power reforms?
The Draft Tariff Policy announced by the Centre contains some proposals that are not consistent with the guiding policy of the Electricity Act, 2003. More

SSI


Small-Scale Industry — The right time to make it big
Over the years, the SSI sector has received a spate of sops, even as several problems have prevented it from achieving its full potential. The recently introduced Small and Medium Enterprises Development Bill provides a legal framework to promote the sector's growth and enhance its competitiveness, besides reducing the rigours of the `Inspector Raj'. It is up to the entrepreneurs to make use of this facilitating legislation to make an impact in both global and local markets. More

EDUCATION


After CET, the deluge?
IN THE context of the assault mounted on the Common Entrance Test (CET) from all quarters in Tamil Nadu, its scrapping should cause no surprise. The arguments against it are theoretically unassailable. It is certainly wrong to subject young ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES


The charm and challenge of empowerment
TO SUCCEED in the fast-forward and fiercely competitive business environment, corporates need to use the knowledge, skill, ideas, and energy of every employee in the organisation. The best companies train and turn out a coterie of leaders from ... More

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