The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 23, 2006

OFFHAND
Wise use of RTI
The Right to Information Act is certainly historic in that it places in people's hands for the first time a powerful instrument to extract information out of the governing class and expose to the glare of the ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN
US economy: Market too pessimistic?
If the oil cloud lifts — and there is no reason to think the chances are worse than 50-50 — the entire outlook changes. With stable or falling inflation and better growth prospects, rates can stay and the steep yield curve inversion will correct. More

IMPRESSIONS
When Shehnai silenced the Sitar
It was a friendly battle between shehnai and sitar. And the pipe prevailed over the string. The instruments were handled by two geniuses — Ustad Bismillah Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar. The occasion was the inauguration of the Pravasi ... More

DOWN TO EARTH
A `lip-package' for farmers?
Farmers all over the country, particularly those from Vidarbha and other regions with high incidence of suicides, were hoping that the Prime Minister, in his Independence Day speech, would try and explain what had gone wrong with his package and anno unce a prescription. But they were left disappointed. More

ZERO BASE
It doesn't pay to keep financial closures indefinitely open-ended
Financial closure may not show dramatically, the way locked vaults or barred gates do. So much so, you may be pardoned for not knowing that financial closures have been happening too closely around us. For instance, the Jadcharla-Farukhnagar road ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Syngenta up on growth hopes
Syngenta, which clocked a volume of 15,000 shares on the BSE, has lately been viewed as a stock with a decent dividend yield (Rs 12.5 dividend for 2005). It is now trading at about 10x 2007 and 8.5x 2008 estimated earnings of roughly Rs 27 and ... More

Ucal Fuel attracts value buying
The Ucal Fuel stock, which closed at Rs 118.45 on the NSE, is said to be attracting higher volumes these days as it is seen as a value proposition. The stock gained over 20 per cent on month-on-month basis. The management recently gave a guidance ... More

SENSOR
Metal stocks firm in choppy session
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