The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 12, 2007

BUDGET
On the fine-print of the Budget
Going into the details of the Budget, S. VENKITARAMANAN discusses the conflict of interest in the RBI's financing the Government's acquisition of its own shares in SBI, the healthy finances of PSUs and the myth that the Government is frittering away all its resources on its babus. More

POLITICS
Of sycophancy and sycophants
The dictionary meaning of sycophancy is obsequious flattery and a sycophant a servile, self-serving flatterer. Interestingly, parasite is one of the synonyms of sycophant. Fawning, `buttering' and sucking up are the other words descriptive of the ... More

WTO
Government, NGOs and the WTO — Some myths and realities
In the context of a major international conference in Delhi organised by the Government in association with NGOs to deliberate upon the impasse over the Doha Round, a look at the Government-NGO engagement on WTO matters. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Are HR professionals in the people business any longer?
A sound grounding in the science of human behaviour will help today's HR professionals diagnose people issues better and strike a better balance between business demands and people's needs. More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
How to make European M&As successful
Given the complexity of making a success of European acquisitions, Indian dealmakers need to plan earlier, pay more heed to cultural nuances and post-deal integration. A look at some best practices and lessons in successful cross-border deals in Euro pe. More

WORK LIFE
The work-life imbalance
Stress in daily life showing up in poor work-life balance is a popular subject of magazines these days. And, yet, we search in vain for a truly fresh insight in such articles. Curiously, it is often the same ... More

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Empowering PSUs

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