The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 22, 2006

EDUCATION
Taking education to a higher plane
A Plan paper warns of an emerging talent supply shortage that could lead to a significant loss of opportunities for the country. To enable India make the most of its "demographic dividend," urgent measures are needed to improve the quality of higher education and expand the supply of top institutions, says S. D. NAIK. More

BANKING
Mobilising resources — Banking by innovation
A multi-pronged approach will be needed to meet the challenges of resource mobilisation by the banking system. A fast growing economy will need adequate bank credit to oil various sectors. More

FOODGRAINS
Maize in the food and fuel maze
Maize is one of the first crops for which GM varieties make up `a significant proportion of the total harvest'. More

STOCK MARKETS
For South Asian financial integration via the stock market
Corporate governance has become a mandatory condition for listed companies. Hence the regulators will have to introduce uniform governance code, besides similar credit rating standards. More

INTERVIEW
Transfer pricing vs IT: A case of wrong comparables
The taxman has rattled the IT (information technology) industry with the transfer-pricing (TP) orders. According to reports, scores of companies in Bangalore and Hyderabad have come under the Income-Tax Department's lens, with their transfer ... More

SECURITY
In-house cleansing independent of reforms
The talk of police reforms, especially the September 22 judgment of the Supreme Court, has masked the much more vital need for the police higher-ups to undertake in-house cleansing. More

EVENTS
Creating the `next practices'
What has India's growth been in the manufacturing sector from 1995 to 2006, asked the management guru, Prof C. K. Prahalad, at the recent Manufacturing Summit 2006. None came up with an answer. Prof Prahalad ... More

LETTERS

Young employees

Fall in small savings

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