The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Issues raised by Dunlop
THE BELEAGUERED WORKMEN and, for that matter, the minority shareholders of Dunlop India, may see in the acquisition of promoter's stake in the company by the Kolkata-based Ruia group, a ray of hope. But only just, as they have seen many a false ... More

HEALTH

Healthcare in India — Caught between a rock and a hard place
MR DESHPANDE was in the Military Engineering Service for over two decades before he opted for VRS last year to start a business. A communication centre near the Bandra Kurla Centre ran well for a year, but was washed ... More

POLITICS

The great Indian political circus
If the Congress party is going through troubled times amid the fallout of the Volcker report, the BJP has had its share of problems with the volatile Uma Bharti. A trying time for the country's two main parties. More

Outsiders in high positions
RECENTLY some voices have been raised against the practice of posting as Governors and Chief Justices of States persons not belonging to those States. It is said that because of the unfamiliarity of the appointees with the language and customs ... More

WATER

Rivers as life-giving resources
LAST week Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Kerala Minister for Water Resources, announced that under no circumstances would the Government agree to the interlinking of the Pampa and Achancoil rivers to the Vypar in Tamil Nadu. Clarifying that the ... More

WTO

WTO draft ministerial text — One step forward, two steps back
The release of the WTO draft text document does not mean that the deadlock over agriculture and other issues has been resolved. Members are still at loggerheads over several issues pertaining to market access, and special and differential treatments to developing countries. Going by the elements of the text, there is hardly any substantial movement since July 2004, and expectations from the Hong Kong Ministerial are few, say Pradeep S. Mehta and Pranav Kumar. More

War of coded words in the ongoing trade game
WITH only a week to go, the WTO Ministerial is much in the news. For instance, http://news.xinhuanet.com reports that despite anti-globalisation groups' warning to stage demonstrations, "Hong Kong is gearing up ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

PSU CEOs to evaluate govt directors — A rather worrisome proposal
MEDIA reports talk of a proposal by the Bureau for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE) to let the chief executive officer (CEO) of a public sector undertaking (PSU) evaluate the performance of government ... More

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