The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 03, 2006

Investigate, regulate
WITH FOCUSSED AND professional approach, futures exchanges trading multiple commodities online have, in the last couple of years, brought about a major transformation in the once staid commodity market. Using technology effectively to reach ... More

INSIGHT

REPORTER'S DIARY

Modernisation air pockets
THE Government's decision to hand over the Delhi and Mumbai airports to private parties has led to a strange development — the CPI(M) and Reliance seem to be speaking in the same voice. In the beginning, the Left protested because it ... More

ECONOMY

China's five surprises
THERE have been many studies undertaken by economists and academics to unravel the secret of China's spectacular growth. The latest to join the crowd is Strategy+Business which deals at length with five "surprises" which have apparently escaped ... More

CREDIT POLICY

Monetary Policy Review — Mistaken assumption of real prosperity
The RBI's Third Quarter Monetary Policy Review for 2005-06 is of little consequence, the marginal hikes in repo rates, notwithstanding. The indirect attempt at changing rates, the classic market style intervention mode, undertaken out of necessity ra ther than choice, appear half-hearted. If inflation really rears its head, it is the way in which the RBI controls prices without smothering growth that will test its maturity as a catalyst for growth, says Ashok Upadhyay. More

STOCK MARKETS

Is it agonising enough waiting for ten K to arrive?
TEN thousand. A mark that the BSE Sensex came within striking distance on Wednesday. Financial kabbadi is on in Dalal Street, and the charts are suddenly more interesting to watch than the men in white shying at the crease. `Sensex ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Sixth Pay Commission — Of pay parity and `unmentionable' salaries
Effective governance and delivery have become the cornerstones of governmental action, with increasing focus on performance. The basic question is not whether we need a Pay Commission or not but whether we are indeed moving to a responsive and effici ent governance system. More

LETTERS

Networking of CA firms
The suggestion of many that larger firms of chartered accountants be formed by net-working and the like is impractical since the additional work-load will not augment remuneration. The same amount of remuneration will be shared by more persons, ... More

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