The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Casting a wide Net
BUNDLING AN INTERNET connection with a fully-configured personal computer under an attractive financing scheme is the latest pitch to draw consumers to the broadband market. Concerned over the poor broadband offtake, which is linked strongly to ... More

AGRICULTURE

Archaic prescriptions for agriculture
THE MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, must be congratulated on his candidness. Recently, on the eve of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly's session at Nagpur, he stated categorically that 92 per cent ... More

Commodity futures market: The right path
THE COMMODITY futures market in India is at a critical juncture. Three new National Multi-commodity Exchanges (NMCEs) with electronic trading and de-mutualised ownership have been in operation for about two years. The ... More

AIRLINES

Does it pay more to fly empty than full?
IF, ON reading about Kingfisher's plans to buy Air Deccan's ASKMs or available seat kilometres, you're asking for a quick grounding in airline jargon, rest assured that you aren't alone. "A seat-kilometre is available ... More

CORPORATE

Designed in India, made for the world
THE `D' word may no longer be dirty in the lexicon of Indian corporates. With an increasing number of business houses in the country beginning to acknowledge that any product, before it gets off the factory line does ... More

The business of social responsibility
THE World Business Council for Sustainable Development has defined corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the "ethical behaviour of a company towards society". The public expects businesses to behave ethically and ... More

POLITICS

Duryodhan at large
THE falling of 11 MPs into the trap laid by the web site CobraPost and some scribes posing as representatives of small manufacturers, and visuals of their accepting with apparent eagerness amounts varying between Rs 15,000 and Rs 1,10,000, shown ... More

On questionable questions
In a sensational sting operation, MPs of various political parties were caught on camera taking money for carrying out the most basic task for which they were elected to office — raising the peoples' concerns and problems in Parliament. While t his has proved the proverbial tip of the iceberg, bringing to light other misdeeds, the Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, has had his hands full clearing up another, far bigger, mess. Rasheeda Bhagat appraises the situations in New Delhi and Patna. More

LETTERS

Jewellery imports

Third party insurance

EPF rate

Clarification

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