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Regulating medicos
EVEN advanced countries with easy access to knowledge-oriented technology and rigorous educational and training methods are getting worried about the deteriorating quality of medical professionals. So much so many of them have made it mandatory ... More

ON THE MOVE


Material handling for SAIL — Zonal Railways steeling for higher loads
VARIOUS zonal railways together will be required to handle an estimated 65.06 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, covering coal, iron ore, other raw materials and finished products, of different plants of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) ... More

A RINGSIDE VIEW


Dalal Street may see upturn
THE domestic stock market seems poised for a sharp upturn after a phase of correction and consolidation. A section of local market players appears to be buying the Nifty futures aggressively. If the trend continues this week, the Nifty spot may ... More

ADR WATCH


Infotech counters end weak
LED by metal stocks, as commodity prices weakened, the US securities suffered. The S&P 500 dwindled 1.5 per cent to 1154.05 last week and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped two per cent to 10,140.12. According to Bloomberg data, both ... More

VISION 2020


Beware the low development trap
Those responsible for Millennium Development Goals should check that they do not get into a low development trap; that they do not miss out on nourishing the brain at the top in their concern for the bruised feet below. Top-down socialism for the poo r and free markets to serve the rich may not be the best strategy of development, says P. V. Indiresan. More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED


Something is rotten in fruit trade
IN a Jimmy Buffett lyric a chorus that one comes across is: "I ate the last mango in Paris/ Took the last plane out of Saigon/ Took the first fast boat to China/ And Jimmy there's still so much to be done." True, mango is a mood-lifter, you'd ... More

RANDOM WALK


Learning to work
A State like Kerala should certainly explore the potential of employment-related technology skills that vocational education courses impart. More

AMERICAN PERISCOPE


Be sure of the knowledge you use
I THINK it is time I stopped reading about the next new finding in the field of medicine and instead devoted that time to a good long walk. In any event, either those who summarise these research results do not understand it enough to explain it ... More


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