The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 04, 2009

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY

CINEMA: Evolving, frame by frame
The market for computer animated movies is still at a nascent stage in a nation hooked to star-studded live action films. But it is growing, slowly.. Not many would be unfamiliar with the heroic adventures of Stuart, a rat and the youngest ...

EDUCATION: Corporal punishment of children must end
I distinctly recall when I was in primary school in 1964, in a well-known convent in Kochi, my talkative bench mate, a seven year-old girl, was slapped across the face for chatting with me. And, I was struck across the upper thighs with a ...

EVENTS: The significance of May Day
Last week’s May Day celebrations in Kerala highlighted the need to raise labour productivity to match the increases in wage and non-wage benefits that the State’s organised labour has enjoyed for a ...

HEALTH: Second suspect of swine flu hospitalised in Hyderabad
NICD finds no trace of virus in first NRI patient. Hyderabad, May 3 Andhra Pradesh continues to be on high alert due to the threat from swine flu as the second patient with suspected virus has been admitted to the Government General and Chest ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Developers turn to tech innovations to cut costs
Realty players change construction materials ‘without compromising on quality’. Bangalore, May 3 The slump in the real estate market has forced developers to look within and think ...

TEXTILES: Modernisation set to boost NTC southern region’s performance
‘Current year holds the key for real pay-off time for Corporation’. Coimbatore, May 3 Having borne the brunt of the market and managerial vicissitudes over the years on account of running the mills with obsolescent machinery, ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Economics of raw sugar imports
New Delhi, May 3 What are the economics of raw sugar imports at today’s ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: FICCI stresses need for continuation of tax breaks
New Delhi, May 3 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry has said any attempts by the new Government to withdraw tax breaks will be counter productive in attracting investments through public private partnerships ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Economic islands
Why are special economic zones (SEZs) described as countries within a ...

EVENTS: Workshops on central excise
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Columnists: • B Venkatesh • C Gopinath • Bhanoji Rao • P.V. Indiresan