The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 22, 2007

ECONOMY
A new development matrix for Kerala
Constrained by limited industrial raw materials and land, Kerala must rethink its approach and look at IT and biotechnology sectors that are booming. More

Developing country paradigm to regulation
With the milieu very different, the regulatory regimes of developed countries may not suit the developing nations, though pointers can be taken. Taking the case of the power sector, UDAI S. MEHTA says that India could consider a centralised superviso ry body and that it must think through all options before hurrying to create different regulators for various aspects of the energy sector and at diverse levels. More

NEWSPAPERS & PUBLISHING
Media as `feral beast'
Politicians normally love to tango, not tangle, with the media. They go all out to court it, and even `manage' or manipulate it by employing every trick of their trade in order to grab as much attention as ... More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
It's hard to put a pattern on entrepreneurs' profiles
The bias is towards backing people who have some validation of success and relevant backgrounds. If the entrepreneurs are very early in their professional careers, then the IIT/IIM tags matter more because they are proxies for successful pasts. MR ASHISH GUPTA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, HELION VENTURE PARTNERS More

BOOKS
The philosophy and mechanics of rural banking
Rural Banking and Agricultural Finance in India: Promise and Reality, by Durgadas Roy (Rajat Publications, New Delhi, pp 202, Price Rs 450) The volume is an important contribution to the principles and practice of rural banking ... More

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