The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 04, 2006

POLITICS
Singur: Bengal must go ahead
What happened in the West Bengal Assembly last Thursday is not only shameful from the point of view of a functioning parliamentary democracy but is also totally unacceptable given the dire need of the State to make that desperately-needed ... More

NBFCS
No logic in shackling NBFCs
So long as the performance of Non-Banking Finance Companies is within the guidelines laid down by the RBI and their capital adequacy and lending operations are in order, no purpose is served by a ceiling on lending by banks to NBFCs. Indeed, this wou ld amount to subverting priority lending, says S.VENKITARAMANAN. More

GENDER
Are work-places really women-ready?
Women will play an increasingly significant role in the working world in the years to come. Helping them do this without paying a huge social price is certainly the challenge. More

RETAILING
Retailing, continental style
The European market is now at the crossroads. Technology adoption is essential for the biggest companies in retail to remain competitive. Empowered consumers, decreasing workforce productivity and competitive and saturated markets are obstacles. Retail firms have reaped significant productivity gains by relying on scale and scope, with massive centralised chains. More

Retail management
The emergence of organised retailing in India is much in the news, with the announced entry of Wal-Mart, and of Reliance expanding massively in Hyderabad and Chennai. Reliance was reportedly preparing for a blitzkrieg for several months, ... More

TRENDS
Manual typewriter to Microsoft
The other day, time weighing heavily on me, and finding nothing better (or worse) to do, I rang up a friend and fellow Chennai-ite, on his mobile number, just to have a little, casual chat. He came on line, and ... More

LETTERS

Oil prices

Financial inclusion

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Major plans for minor ports

Looking back
Nov. 26-Dec. 2
Sweet news for farmers

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