The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 07, 2006

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Exploring ethanol
"Great explorers that you are, you must give me a viable solution for the fuel crisis," the Almighty declared to Vasco da Gama and Christopher Columbus. He went on, "America consumes around 300 billion ... More

OUTSOURCING
What to do when child labour is the means of a family's subsistence?
Story so far: Shouting slogans and carrying placards against outsourcing, bankers go on strike. Not far away though is the lunch-hour rush from BPOs. I remember hearing voices against outsourcing from developed countries. But a ... More

POLITICS
An unending tale?
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TAXATION
Conversion of arrear interest into loan
A look at the instances where this is possible More

Taxability of commission income
I am a one-man company receiving commission from overseas companies as their market finder for their products through normal banking channels. I do not raise bills/invoices. Am I liable to pay service tax? If yes, from when does my ... More

MANAGEMENT
People make the difference
Ms Veerle Behets, Managing Director, LeasePlan India Ltd, has been responsible for commencing and leading the company's India operations since April 1999. Ms Behets is a graduate of Roman Philology from Catholic University, Leuven. She received ... More

EDUCATION
CAREER CROSSROADS
CFA, a better bet
A B.Com (H) from Delhi University, I am pursuing PGDM (F) from the All India Management Association, New Delhi. I am interested in making a career in stock market and want to become a financial analyst. I have decided to go for ICWA after ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Qualities of a leader
In today's corporate environment, what are the qualities a good leader should possess? N. Ravi Some of the qualities that we need in today's highly competitive and stressful working environment are: Have a positive attitude in ... More

EVENTS
Just Do IT
A K Menon - Hyderabad - menon at optionsindia.com, A. Jeyachandran - Madurai - jeyatmdu at hotmail.com, A.B.Amutha - Madhura college - Madurai - amutha.b.87 at gmail.com, A.Manohar - Student - Vizianagaram - leelamanohar at rediffmail.com, ... More

INCOME TAX
Is there any safety net for small investors?
I got allotment of shares of a company recently at Rs 1,100 per share. To my dismay, today the quotation for this share is only Rs 850. Can I hold the board of directors of this company responsible, by asking it to buy my shares at least at Rs ... More

BOOKS
Do you have an HR auditor?
Strategic planning for personnel management is the subject matter of Planning & Managing Human Resources, by William J. Rothwell and H.C. Kazanas, from Jaico (www.jaicobooks.com). The book has chapters on jobs and roles such as ... More

Attitude plus behaviour = goal
Unhealthy thinking causes unhealthy emotions and attitudes, leading to unhealthy behaviour. The antidote is Healthy Thinking by Tom Mulholland from Wisdom Tree (www.wisdomtreeindia.com). The book aims to perform `brain surgery ... More

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Conversion of arrear interest into loan

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