The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 05, 2007

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
When the `going' gets tough...
When auditors have doubts about the company's ability to continue as a going concern, investors are likely to take that as a sign of increased risk. More

EDITORIAL
Inedible policies
The Government must look beyond tinkering with import duties and look at non-trade/price initiatives in the edible oil sector. More

AGRICULTURE
Agriculture going to seed
The agriculture scene is decidedly dismal and the country can ignore it at its peril. The double-digit growth in manufacturing and service sectors will be nullified if agriculture remains a laggard. More

INSIGHT
How to foster innovation?
Innovation should leave things in better shape than before, constituting a distinct improvement in terms of relevance, appropriateness, usefulness and value addition. More

ECONOMY
Africa is big game for China
Six centuries after a Chinese armada made its first forays into Africa, China is pouring billions of dollars of capital and private investment into the dark continent, motivated by the need for markets and resources, mainly oil. India, on the contrar y, has no perspective on Africa — certainly not one that can use its growing forex reserves to extend its sphere of influence, says ASHOAK UPADHYAY. More

EDUCATION
PERSPECTIVE
An IIT in search of a home in AP
The Centre has sanctioned an IIT for Andhra Pradesh, leaving it to the State government to decide its location. This has set off a noisy debate on whether Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Basara (in Adilabad district) or Isanpur in Medak district (on ... More

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS
Mergers & Acquisitions — India Inc. on the prowl
Indian companies have realised the benefits of expanding through investments abroad. Happily, the gains spill over to the home economy and local industries too. More

MUSIC & DANCE
Remember December
December, for Chennaites, is a chilly month or a silly one depending on whether one is a music buff or a home bird. It is the month when the kutcheri (concert)-hoppers of Chennai get immersed in Carnatic ... More

LETTERS

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Land acquisition

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