The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 24, 2007

EDITORIAL
Inflation warning
Inflation is currently under 4 per cent but a hike in energy prices can change the benign sentiment. And the government’s options are rather limited. More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Whither science and secularism?
When this column had visited the subject of the Ram Sethu project last week, it ended by saying that the truth about the existence of mythological and religious figures can never be made the subject of rational debate or proved in a court of ... More

POLITICS
Clueless in Iraq
Happenings in Iraq continue to mesmerise and elbow out more worthwhile topics. I am sure most of us have often vowed not to allow happenings there to intrude into our priorities and neglect issues of direct and immediate concern to us. But no: We ... More

WATER
Water management in Europe — Germany’s wellspring of resources
Access to safe water and adequate sanitation in Germany is a common given. Responsibility for policy-setting in public water supply and sanitation in Germany is shared between the EU, the federal government and the state governments. When it comes to management of water resources, distribution and recycling, India can learn a few lessons from Germany. More

BANKING
Don’t hold up holding companies
The need for a holding company structure is apparently accepted by the RBI, though it cites various obstacles to the realisation of the goal. It is hoped the central bank shows a resolve to settle the various difficulties that may arise in the transi tion to a financial holding system, says S. VENKITARAMANAN. More

FINANCIAL MARKETS
The great contradiction
The rupee climbing above the Rs 40 a dollar level really does not mean much as far as currency fluctuation is concerned, especially if one has in mind the months it has been hovering at the Rs 40-plus level. To go back a bit, the rupee was ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Skilled workforce shortage: Hard realities
While the Government is grappling with the lack of increase in jobs in the organisation sector despite GDP growing at over 9 per cent, business leaders across industries are grappling with an acute shortage of skilled workers despite over 120 lakh en tering the workforce every year. This article attempts to understand this apparent contradiction better by looking at the subject of skilled workforce shortage from multiple dimensions. More

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