The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 08, 2005

A hand as fruitful as the land that feeds us
IN KING Henry VIII, you can hear Lovell extol, "That churchman bears a bounteous mind indeed, a hand as fruitful as the land that feeds us." Which is what, I guess, the poor and the needy would have said when ... More

VIEW POINT

Calculus of happiness
WHEN IS one `absurdly happy'? Maybe, when one is having the ice-cream of one's choice in the pleasantest of surroundings and company, with not a care to disturb the state of one's mental solace and feeling of contentment. Or, maybe, when one ... More

E-DIMENSION

Running a business is tougher than chess
"Failure is all around us. Failure is pervasive... Failure is the most fundamental feature of all systems," writes Paul Ormerod in Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics. Unhappy with the preoccupation of mainstream economi cs with `stability, order and equilibrium', Ormerod tries once again, with his new book, to coax the failing discipline out of its `intellectual inertia', by challenging theories to some reality testing, says D. Murali. More

ON MINT STREET

Who's to blame for high NPAs in priority sector?
For that matter do the Government and the Reserve Bank of India care any more for the idea? Has priority sector lending improved the life of the farmers? Has any impact study of directed lending over 36 years been made? "Even after 36 years of ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Dr Reddy's betting on R&D initiatives
DR REDDY'S Laboratories has been on the rise steadily as investors are again showing interest in the stock. Even on Friday, some buying in the counter was seen. It closed at Rs 944.95, up 2.38 per cent, with volumes of 1.94 lakh shares on the ... More

SENSOR

Selling pressure pulls Sensex down
THE markets posted its third consecutive day of declines on Friday. The Sensex declined by 37 points to close at 8491.5 in a highly volatile market. It has lost about 300 points in the last three trading sessions. After a firm opening and an ... More

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