The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 12, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

PETROLEUM: Gold, oil and Sensex: Has the relationship gone awry?
Stock market corrections have not acted as a material trigger to gold prices. After moving on predictable lines for several years, gold, oil and stocks have seen their three-way relationship go awry in the recent ...

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: Revamp at Satyam
The Government clearly had little choice but to reconstitute the Board of Satyam Computers, already depleted by the resignation of independent members and the inglorious exit of its promoter-directors. In an era where liberalism has been ...

HEALTH: Shot in the arm for patients
One patient at home is task enough so you can imagine how hospitals manage. Healthcare management software helps smoothen the work of both doctors and patients. In a burgeoning healthcare market, the iSOFT eHIS is an interesting ...

SSI: Visibility sells
If you are looking for a better return on your advertisement budget, or are considering newer channels of reaching out to customers, search engine marketing could be your answer.The medium, which is still relatively small in India, is ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Pilot shipment of Maruti’s A-Star sets off for Europe
Expected to contribute significantly to overall export targets. Mundra (Gujarat), Jan. 11 The first export shipment of Maruti Suzuki’s world strategic model A-Star set out for Europe from Mundra Port, developed by the Adani Group, ...

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: Put checks and balances in place: Deepak Parekh
Mumbai, Jan. 11 “It is impossible for independent directors to go behind each and every statement made to the Board. An independent director depends on the certification of auditors, and a lot on CEO and CFO statements. For an ...

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: Satyam fraud: Misplaced faith in self-regulation
The Satyam debacle will raise many questions but the key query is: What price the social responsibility of businesses? Milton Friedman, writing about the social responsibilities of business, was acerbic: “The discussions of the ...

EMPLOYMENT: ‘Job cuts an issue with all SEZ units’
Ahmedabad, Jan. 11 Job cut is an issue that all SEZ units in the country are grappling with now, said Mr R. Gopalan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, at the event on SEZs organised by ...

EDUCATION: Dr K. Jafar Ali, Director, Centre for Human Renaissance; Narayana College of Engineering, Nellore
Chennai, Jan. 11 The current global economic recession has thrown up a number of challenges for the corporate world. People-related issues have to be handled with utmost care during this period of crisis and HR has to play a critical role ...

TEXTILES: Going gets tough for Karur export units
In the thick of shrinking orders, idle capacities. Coimbatore, Jan. 11 The going appears tough for the 300-odd home textiles exporting units in and around Karur. These units have all along depended on the US and European markets for exporting a ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: New Satyam board will help restore investor faith: India Inc
New Delhi, Jan. 11 Hailing the Government’s choice of the three new members for the Satyam board, the industry today expressed confidence that the move would help pull the company out of the current crisis and restore investor faith ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: KSIIDC to focus on infra development
The Karnataka State Industrial Investment and Development Corporation (KSIIDC) wants to become a major infrastructure arm of the Karnataka Government, and a vision document is being prepared for the purpose, said Mr N. Yogish Bhat, Chairman ...

TERRORISM: Insurers seek nod for add-on terror cover
Mumbai, Jan. 11 Corporate houses may now be able to add terror cover to their existing policies in the middle of the year without having to wait for the annual renewal of ...

EVENTS: Design Ace contest submissions
Coimbatore, Jan. 11 ‘Design Ace 2009’, the first annual engineering design contest proposed by Barry Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR), is scheduled to close its model submission on January 31. The winner is expected to ...

TOURISM: Tourism development plans for Kottayam
District Tourism Promotion Council, Kottayam, is introducing a host of measures to provide better facilities at important tourist centres in the district, said Mr. P. Venugopal, District ...

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY: Tirupur exporters appeal to Kamal Nath on derivatives
Coimbatore, Jan. 11 Tirupur Exporters’ Association President, Mr A. Sakthivel, has appealed to the Union Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, to advise banks to keep the overdue receivables from derivative contracts in a suspense ...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: `Tap entrepreneurial skills'
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EVENTS: Design Ace contest
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