The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 26, 2005

Do pre-Budget memoranda serve any purpose?
STORY so far: After the disastrous earthquake that struck J&K, the company joined hands in the relief operations by supplying the much-need pharma items. At the same time, Gupta and I visit a herbal remedies research unit of Ha-Keem, a ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Punished are the meek for they shall inherit EET?
THE Exempt Exempt Tax regime is all set to take off if newspaper reports are to be believed. What is your take on it? Mahesh Nachiappan, Chennai One can't be sure. It would be difficult for the Government to steamroll the move given ... More

Application of linear programming to blending problems
BLENDING is a frequently encountered problem. Typically different commodities are to be purchased, each having known characteristics and costs. The problem is to give a recipe showing how much of each commodity should be purchased and blended ... More

MANAGEMENT

Capacity for innovation is the product of creativity and execution
HOW to build a breakthrough business within a profitable one? Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble answer this question in, 10 Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution, from Harvard Business School Press ... More

Risk management of Treasury operations in banks
BANK managements are highly sensitive to Treasury risks, as they arise out of the high leverage of the Treasury business. The risk of losing capital is much higher than, say, in the credit business. The second reason for managements' concern is ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Bull's Eye
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Baskets of X
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WTO

Is WTO relevant?
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EVENTS

Just Do IT
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Number Crunch - 399
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ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Action in cash-for-questions scam: Low-cost cleansing of high value?
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TRENDS

Business-a-Verse
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BOOKS

Re-opening the accounts when stakes are high
COMPANY Law Institute of India Pvt Ltd (www.cliofindia.com) has brought out a revised edition of its handy guide for direct tax compliance, titled, Tax Management 2005, by S. Rajaratnam. The book begins with the ... More

CARTOON