The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 08, 2005

Outflanking politicians
A NUMBER of remedies has been suggested from time to time to combat corruption, including: Amendment of the Rules of Business to vest decision-making on important matters in the Secretaries to Government instead of in the Ministers; codification ... More

ON THE MOVE

Shippers' armada to take on shipping lines
THE ASSOCIATION of Shippers Councils of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (ASCOBIPS) recently celebrated its silver jubilee in Karachi. Established in 1980 by the shippers councils of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh ... More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

Positive stretch likely to continue
IF the perception that China and India are rewriting the Das Capital is globally gaining currency, the international capital flow should continue to gravitate towards the two markets. These Asian giants are not only increasingly influencing ... More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

`Focus is on governance'
A SURVEY of the global asset management industry, conducted by Deloitte, has thrown up a host of issues that local investors in mutual funds may find interesting. The survey deals with a number of aspects - including regulations, distribution, ... More

PLANTATION PANORAMA

Orthodox tea subsidy: No benefit to small-scale units
TWO months after the Centre announced a subsidy for the manufacture of orthodox teas, the 60,000-odd small growers in Nilgiris have told the Government that this has not benefited them at all. "The factories buying our green leaves manufacture ... More

ADR WATCH

Most counters end weak
FEARS that the US Federal Reserve may raise interest rates on the back of stronger-than-expected job report seemed to have affected the sentiment for the US equities. As a result, the S&P's 500 index and Nasdaq Composite Index posted their first More

VISION 2020

Seeking remedies to Mumbai's travails
Abolition of rent control, urban land ceiling and stamp duty would not have stopped Mumbai's inundation. But it would have minimised the worst damage of floods and other natural disasters. To remedy the travail of daily commuting will need pro-active regulation that will make it profitable for employers to house their staff close to the workplace, says P. V. Indiresan, seeking lessons from Mumbai's monsoon travails. More

RANDOM WALK

An underpass to underdevelopment?
FROM the way the local media went to town, one could have been forgiven for thinking that Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, had been magically transformed into a city of plenitude. That was the kind of rapturous reportage that heralded ... More

CHAT

If you've short positions, stick to stop losses
Khan was studying shots of Discovery, skimming through 2,800 news reports that Google listed about the shuttle’s re-entry. Jogin sat glued to the TV, tracking the cricket series in Sri Lanka. Sridevi gathered GK books, wishing for a chance to ... More

AMERICAN PERISCOPE

Seeking local allegiances in global times
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, returned from his recent trip to the US pleased that he had got Washington's commitment to help with the civilian use of nuclear technology, especially in the area of power ... More

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