The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 23, 2005

Divestment, really?
AFTER MONTHS OF public statements about its commitment to reducing its holdings in public sector units, the Government has finally got down to business. It has started off, announcing the sale of 8 per cent stake in Maruti Udyog Limited. ... More

EDUCATION

Financing higher education
POST Independence, India has made significant progress in the field of education. The number of universities has increased from a mere 28 in 1950-51 to above 300, and the number of colleges from less than 700 to over ... More

IPR

Solution to an objective problem that didn't exist?
EXCITING things are happening in the patent field, both as new findings and fresh lawsuits. Thus, the site of EPO (European Patent Office) http://ep.espacenet.com speaks about `Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

How to re-engineer the civil services
A 21ST CENTURY Indian economy, on the fast growth track, needs a forward-looking administrative organisation, and the creation of a second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC-2) is an excellent opportunity to ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Clause 49 is coming!
THE famous Clause 49 which the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has prescribed for inclusion in the listing agreement of listed companies comes into force on January 1, 2006, with a warning from the Chairman, Mr M. Damodaran, of ... More

Independent directors — an unhealthy clause
With listed companies being taken to task even for innocuous statements made in the media companies are justified in being cautious, which perhaps explains the delay in appointing the independent directors. More

RAILWAYS

Can Railways sweat its assets better?
The Railways has the assets. Better deployed, they can increase the carrying capacity manifold, and the Railways can earn enough surpluses to plough money back into expanding its network to the 2,00,000 km that Railwaymen dream of, says K. Venugop al. More

LETTERS

Kerala tea party
This refers to the report "Don't press for a wage hike, APK tells workers" (Business Line, December 20). The suggestion of the Association of Planters of Kerala appears to be reasonable. Is it not better than closing down? The tea industry ... More

A welcome move

`Know your client'

Rubber farmers

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