The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 05, 2003

Directorate of Inspection: A wasteful exercise?
THE proposals for appointment of independent directors and restriction on auditors have attracted much attention. But an important provision that has not received the attention it deserves is the proposed Section 609A ... More

EDITORIAL

Crop shift conundrum
THE PRIME MINISTER, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee's offer of support to the farming community for diversification from conventional crops to those in short supply — such as oilseeds and pulses — has come not a day too soon. In recent years, ... More

HEALTH

Looming health crisis: World on the brink
WE NOW live in a fast changing world, with ever-increasing interdependence of nations, people and regions, marked by unprecedented pace of globalisation, primarily dominated by the forces of market fundamentalism. "Civilisation is reviving itself ... More

POLITICS

Did PM cross the Lakshman Rekha?
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, would not quite have expected his remarks at the funeral of Ramachandradas Paramhans at Gau Ghat in Ayodhya on August 1 that he was confident that the last wish of the Sri ... More

MANAGEMENT

B-schools: IIM-A students claim prima donna status
NOT many academic years ago campus recruitment at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) was not a major media event. Ifthe professor who took up the assignment of heading the placement committee thought ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Future imperfect
EVEN in the US, a haven for capitalists who are forever finding ways of peoples' participation in market allocation, the proposal for "Gambling by the Wonks" in which a futures trading market will be operated for ... More

WTO

Is the WTO losing its efficacy?
THE fifth WTO Ministerial Conference, to be held from September 10-14 at Cancun, Mexico, has generated much discussion in various fora, ranging from the academia to trade bodies. This is because the stakes are for all ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

TRAI: Proactive on connectivity
Wrapping up the IUC agreement and coming out with a slew of consumer-friendly measures all point to a proactive TRAI. This augurs well for the telecom sector, but the success of the regulatory system relies on how well it fits into the country's inst itutional setting, says G. Srinivasan. More

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