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Saturday, December 21, 2002
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ECONOMY - A PERSPECTIVE


Alternative structure of investments
Certain fundamental factors have gone wrong in the economy. To identify what they are, we have to go deeper into the malaise. A consistent macro-theoretical perception is necessary. The policy-makers are being goaded to provide ad hoc and patchwork solutions from a temporary angle. This will not help, says P. R. Brahmananda. More

E-DIMENSION


Can committee reports jolt you off the bed?
THE answer is `no'. If you are already awake, you should remember that employees who outlive their utility get kicked upstairs. Board members who are too senior to be dropped get the chairman post. News items that are not too exciting get buried ... More

FOCUS


Trade for free import of tea-bagging machines
THERE are at the most 50 tea bagging machines in India while Sri Lanka, India's closest rival in tea exports, has more than 150. And this at a time when because of the convenience factor tea drinkers are increasingly opting for tea ... More

SAY CHEEK


What a strategy!
STRATEGY is a word that one can come across in strange places. It is a respectable word, like Mukerjee, or Ataljee, and means the science or art of planning and conducting a war or a military campaign. In other fields, it means a carefully ... More

ON MINT STREET


Banks shy away from Nabard refinance
TWO top Government banks have virtually stopped utilising refinance facilities offered by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) and others could be joining to form a crowd. SBI has said no to Nabard refinancing for ... More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED


Roads could be full of unsafe vehicles
READ this if you own a bike, scooter, car or any other motorised vehicle that you take on the roads. Apart from your licence, RC book, and `pollution under control' certificate, an important document that you are supposed to carry and produce ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND


Tata Steel up on price trend talk
THE market is rife with talk of rise in the international steel prices. This would benefit a number of Indian steel companies. Dealers said the major beneficiary of a price rise would be Tata Iron & Steel Company (Tata Steel). This has been a ... More

ON THE HEDGE


Satyam Comp 280 calls open-interest jumps
SATYAM Computer continued its domination in the options segment on the NSE on Friday, with December 280 calls and puts recording 1,285 and 661 contracts respectively. Among others, December 140 calls on Tata Steel (505 contracts), December 300 ... More

SENSOR


Activity in index constituents muted
AFTER a firm start, the Sensex was pegged to lower levels during the latter half of the day's trading. It touched a high of 3356, after opening at 3339.46. Later in the day, it touched a low of 3329.10 and closed marginally higher at 3337.22. ... More
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