The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 29, 2006

EDITORIAL
Farming is unviable
If the best farmland can offer a profit of just Rs 2,000 a month per hectare, what of those farmers trying to coax yields from lesser land? More

TAXATION
Book profit bonanza
Tax under Section 115J can be determined only after the end of the relevant year. More

Profession tax through the ceiling
The Centre has finally relented on the long-standing demand from States to enhance the ceiling for tax on professions from the current Rs 2,500 to Rs 7,500 per year. More

A nice shelter for the aged
Reverse mortgage is an idea whose time has come More

WTO
Has WTO lost its meaning?
Collapse of the Doha Round More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Managing under-performers
Under-performers can be made normal performers and, sometimes, even good performers. While tolerating under-performers is an art, managing them is a different ball-game altogether. Who is an under-performer? ... More

BOOKS
The business of diplomacy and the diplomacy of business
"India's real challenge and opportunity remain at home," thinks Sanjaya Baru, media advisor and spokesperson for the Prime Minister, in Strategic Consequences of India's Economic Performance. Ron Suskind in The One Percent Doctrine critiques the war on terror and the changed role of Intelligence after 9/11. Active reads for a Saturday afternoon, suggests D. MURALI. More

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