The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 29, 2005

Changing labour dynamics
A SEMBLANCE OF order is emerging in the industrial situation at the Honda Motor Cycles and Scooters India plant at Gurgaon, Haryana. As public passions cool and frayed nerves calm down, it is time to reflect on the symbolism of the violence ... More

AIRLINES

Greenfield airport projects — Time for private-public partnerships to take off
Private participation in public infrastructure presupposes an environment different from that when governments exclusively owned and operated the facility. The need for private investors to achieve stipulated levels of financial performance translate s into developing systems to identify and manage risks inherent in these projects. More

AUTOMOBILES

Automobiles: Running high on confidence
Owing to its low-cost, high-quality manufacturing, India has emerged as a significant outsourcing hub for auto components and engineering design. A reassuring feature of the changing automobile scene over the past five years is the success and the co nfidence of domestic manufacturers, says S. D. Naik. More

ECONOMY

Damp squib
ON all accounts, the meeting of the Population Commission held on July 23, with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh presiding, can only be termed a damp squib. This is one issue that will make all the difference between India making it to the ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Gas pipeline: Optimism not misplaced
NO DOUBT, there are several elements of risk in laying pipelines on land across countries that are in a state of political flux or where political developments may take an unexpected turn. But the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline need ... More

GENDER

Storming a male bastion
THE excitement and the flow of adrenalin are palpable as you step into the branch of one of Mumbai's leading brokerage in Bandra. The numbers flashing on the monitors are being watched with a hawk's eye by the operators and, every now and then, a ... More

PEOPLE

JRD — The builder of modern Tatas
THE contribution of a great industrialist can be measured in terms both tangible and intangible. Tangible, as in the factories and plants he may have set up. Perhaps, more important, is his contribution to the ... More

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