The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 22, 2007

POLITICS
Exit for exit polls?
In the recent UP elections, exit polls received a stunning defeat. For the total 402 seats, the various exit polls had suggested these outcomes: NDTV: 117-127 seats for the BSP, 113-123 for the SP, 108-118 for the BJP, and 35-45 for the Congress. ... More

POWER
Wiring up small grids for mega power
If electricity retailing is opened to private enterprise, it will gradually create space for many suppliers who in turn will compete to provide better products and services. More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS
GM crop — trial and error
Should India jump onto the GM bandwagon when scientists are still raising questions about its technology? More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
As China attempts to cool — India now a hot destination for FDI
While China adopts some protectionism to take the heat of its economy, India is opening its door wider to foreign investors. It is time foreign investors took a closer look at India's potential. More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Ethics and business
What could have been the origin of ideals such as `morality' and `ethics' in the tortuous course of the evolution of mankind? When would have man started thinking in terms of what was right and wrong? At some stage, there must have been a ... More

BOOKS
How does a democracy change gears on the growth highway
Steering a democracy on the development road is no different from driving a car. A shared vision of the future is the first gear. The second gear is to challenge `underlying theories-in-use of how we can accelerate towards our vision'. In the third g ear, "we frame the situation as well as the problem that needs a solution. The fourth and fifth gears are development of solutions, and decisions for implementation." More

LETTERS

Climate change

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