The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 18, 2006

OFFHAND
Recalling a historic legislative battle
Subrahmanya Bharathi's birthday (December 11) has been going unnoticed year after year, but for some odd meetings here and there. Hardly is there an instance of political parties, cultural associations, ... More

ON THE MOVE
Mega container ships come with jumbo problems
Though shipbuilding yards are overflowing with orders for huge container ships, attention must also be focused on such issues as cargo inducement, port capability and insurance. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW
Benchmarks may see limited movement
Perception of valuation will determine the exit/entry in a stock More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Need for strong association of MF investors
Visions remain visions until you focus, do the work and bring it down to earth where it will do some good: Donald Trump Have you ever considered sharing your experience with other investors in mutual funds in a formal manner? ... More

RANDOM WALK
Time to strike a new note
As Kerala seeks to get past its sticky reputation of resting on the laurels of its development history, it's time to search for new paradigms that go beyond the fist-clenching, slogan-belching, placard-waving immobilisation of the State's economic ar teries, as exemplified by last week's general strike. More

CHAT
Expect jitters as the market moves forward
The message on Jogin's mobile phone read, "Hot tips!" In panic, he immediately deleted it. Khan and Dakshinamoorthy too were erasing a similar message. No, it wasn't a `tipster' at work, as warned by the regulator in Kolkata. It was Sridevi, ... More

EUROSCAPE
Europe shows the way in embracing bio-fuels
The European Commission is apparently quite serious about achieving its voluntarily set target of having biofuels make up a 5.75 per cent share of transport fuels by 2010. It has hiked subsidies for bio-fuel crops, increased the farmland set aside fo r growing them and has integrated all 25 member-nations in the scheme. More

JOTTINGS
The campaign for clarity
Most of us know well the peculiarly stilted and lifeless language used in our daily newspapers, which is the combined result of a Victorian educational curriculum and an East India company clerk's vocabulary, teeming with ancient idioms, ... More

PEOPLE WISE
We love to hate our young employees
There is a growing divide between the values, needs and expectations of the young and old employees; the former are thought to have no values, reckless and greedy. The blame is, however, unjustified. More

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