The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 13, 2007

OFFHAND
US stakes in nuclear deal
There has been a lot of curiosity on the part of Indian intelligentsia over the reasons for the US being so very persevering in its efforts to conclude the nuclear deal with India. It was clear from the start that a predominant part of the motive ... More

REFLECTIONS
Notes on ‘the tail of the tiger’
For Imtienla Ao, Divisional Conservator of Forests, the Ambabarwa, Wan and Narnala wildlife sanctuaries at the southern tip of the Melghat Tiger Reserve, form “the tail of the Tiger and it is sensitive.” Since 2004, she has ... More

WIDE CANVAS
Sixty years after Freedom
When an individual attains his 60th year and celebrates the occasion, invariably thoughts turn to what has been achieved during the period. Has he progressed economically, meaning has he improved his overall economic status? Has he improved his ... More

A RINGSIDE VIEW
Dalal Street looks west for direction
Global markets at the mercy of central bankers? More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Funds’ assets under management record 40% CAGR…
…But that still remains a slow-coach of sorts More

ADR WATCH
Most Indian counters end positive
Sify, MTNL steal the limelight More

RANDOM WALK
A checkpost sans corruption?
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CHAT
August 15 crucial for hedge fund withdrawals
Jogin was studying his credit card statement to locate the ‘pinch’. Sridevi was reading up the nuke deal details. And Dakshinamoorthy was surfing the Net for sub-prime discussions… All, till Khan messaged them ... More

EUROSCAPE
Municipal solid waste disposal — Germany on a recovery mission
It was a revelation last week when I visited two re-cycling plants in Germany. The first was RWE Umwelt’s Contherm pyrolysis plant adjacent to the coal-fired power station at Hamm-Uentrop, where Berthold Bonekamp, my good friend and member ... More

JOTTINGS
Where the head is held high. Really?
This week, the media will be brimming over with the nostalgia and celebratory mood that attends the 60th birthday of Independent India. Soon it will all die down, as these things do, and we shall presumably wait for the 75th or the Centenary ... More

PEOPLE WISE
HR outsourcing and ‘employee satisfaction’
Many organisations realise that shared service centres cannot replace their HR presence on the floor and the scope of HR outsourcing is, thus, evolving rapidly. Firms need someone to constantly communicate with their employees even as they navigate t hrough the various HR systems. More Indian organisations may actually emerge with an HR outsourcing model which is a lot more humane and a lot less cost-driven. More

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