The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 24, 2006

OFFHAND
Punitive transfers
Whenever, during colonial rule, the transfer of an official was questioned on the ground of vindictiveness or victimisation, the stand invariably taken by the top brass was that transfers were always made in ... More

WIDE CANVAS
Subsidies and development
If the WTO Doha Agenda is all about development, the scales must be tilted a bit in favour of the poor, for only then will the principle of equity be sufficiently infused in the negotiating process for the outcome to be truly useful and meaningful to the vast majority of people. While some countries consider a further strengthening of the disciplines in the Subsidies and Countervailing Agreement, others are for more flexible use of subsidies. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW
Sensex may dip through support levels
Overseas funds may exacerbate the process of outflow More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Investors take more risk for higher returns!
Quite a few schemes provided single-digit returns in last one year More

VISION 2020
Eleventh Plan Approach Paper — Needed a blueprint for growth-plus-jobs
Neither jobless growth nor growthless jobs is desirable. Growth-plus-jobs requires a two-pronged approach: One, reduce the `incremental capital to output ratio' for hi-tech, high-skill, high-wage employment. Two, increase the `marginal propensity for consumption' of those in unskilled jobs, says P. V. INDIRESAN. More

INDIA INTERIOR
Time to make nature study fun item for kids
Kids are taught by books and not many have been helped to observe a common sparrow build its nest under the window sill of a home. More

RANDOM WALK
Towards a maritime Kerala
If Kerala's long-standing container transhipment projects do take off, it could well accelerate the State's movement into a robust maritime economy. More

CHAT
Oil and fire, too strong for reason's force
Khan updated his worksheet with the latest Q1 results. Dakshinamoorthy studied more about the link between interest rate and inflation. Jogin clutched his head that swam between visuals about the fresh quake in Indonesia and the newest ... More

JOTTINGS
Watch the ball, in tough times
As I write this, I hear the TV describing the incredible ordeal of a marathon runner, who survived for days lost in the Sahara, without food or water. After a providential rescue and long convalescence, he ... More

AMERICAN PERISCOPE
Fishtailing GM seeks a driver
Having been at the head of the world auto industry, GM finds it difficult to accept that others may have better ideas about how to compete to win. Instead of a small team to make quick operational decisions, it is gunning for a mammoth alliance. But will that steady the course? More

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