The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 19, 2007

EDITORIAL
Land mines
Several issues hamper the easy acquisition of farm land for industrial projects. A mechanism created to smoothen the process must address all these problems. More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THE HUTCH DEAL
Is there a price disconnect?
Irrespective of assumptions about growth in consumer numbers and operating margin percentages, the Hutch saga displays symptoms of irrationality associated with the 3G auctions in Britain. Will the deal really help the consumer, asks SUMIT MAJUMDAR . More

CORPORATE
Does philanthropy lead to profits?
The Stichting INGKA Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are running neck-to-neck for the slot of the world's largest charitable organisation, with a corpus close to $40 billion each. Many Indian ... More

ECONOMY
Reviving and completing the reform agenda
The global environment has been remarkably benign since 1980 and output growth has not only been sustained but is also less volatile. Should this change, the adverse consequences of India's high fiscal deficits would come into the open and could prec ipitate a crisis. This is a major concern, but several other issues need to be addressed urgently if the reform objectives are to be achieved, says T.N. SRINIVASAN. More

EDUCATION
Schooling dissent in the world of conformity
The London School of Economics, which combines high scholarship with a deep and lasting concern for human welfare and social justice, enters its second century in a changed international environment. More

INTERNET
Internet: Utility and ubiquity
What aspects of the Internet technology make it so important and imperative to the modern world? At the outset, the broad answer is that, time and again, the usefulness of the Web has been demonstrated to ... More

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