The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 10, 2007

ECONOMY
How fashions change in politics
There was a time when self-sufficiency was as Indian as the Ramayana, and as much venerated. Going to the foreigner for help was considered an admission of our inability to grow under our own steam. After a series of take-overs of overseas ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Quality infrastructure — Good regulatory framework, the key
To achieve a massive investment of around $450 billion over the next five years or more for the creation of quality infrastructure, we need money from home or abroad. And to get this money, we need a quality infrastructural regulatory framework, ... More

WATER
Water management in Europe — Tapping the sources right
The water industry in Germany exemplifies the highest standards of performance and efficiency among the EU member-States. The consumers are well served, especially when it comes to drinking water quality and security of supply. Germans are able to do this due to the high technical standards of distribution and treatment. More

MANAGEMENT
The changing face of Indian work culture
For ages, Indians were considered quite different from their western counterparts in terms of the meaning they attached to time, relationships, work and so on. A lot of this is clearly beginning to change. India and Indians are seen to be moving from a “high context culture” towards a “low context culture”. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Coping with `scavenging' jobs
There are always jobs in organisations, or in any field of human enterprise, which are widely perceived as a `dog house', or a `scavenging job'. In the government sector, for instance, being posted to archives, training establishments, social ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS
RBI’s Annual Report for 2006-07 — Telling a credible story
The latest annual report is, by and large, a professionally competent document. It has got a credible and creditable story to tell, not only in terms of GDP growth but also in terms of the external front, says S. VENKITARAMANAN. More

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