The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 26, 2007

FOR THE ASKING
Stamp duty deductibility
Recently I took a loan from a bank to purchase a flat in Bangalore. I incurred registration and stamp duty of around Rs 80,000. Is this amount deductible under Section 80C or otherwise eligible for some other tax relief? Gowri, ... More

SWATI CA
We are a bullock-cart economy, so what?
Story so far: After enduring a meeting that discussed pre-Budget expectations, I visit Veena, my batch-mate in college, and now a housewife. "What do you expect from the Budget?" I ask her. Rather than complain about prices and taxes, ... More

STICKLISH ISSUES
Panel to study derivatives trading
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated February 19 More

BILL OF HEALTH
Free radicals are rebel molecules
Only 5 per cent of pesticides reach target weeds; the rest runs off into water or mixes with air. Roughly half a billion tonnes of chemicals are used annually, worldwide. Here are more fast facts that Paul Kramer mentions in Fighting Body ... More

60 SECONDS CHIEF!
Look at any issue from different angles
Mr Ramakrishna Reddy is one of the founders of Fractal Analytics. An MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad, he has also done his Masters in Political Philosophy from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Here's his take on four questions from Business ... More

SHOP FLOOR
Aluminium auditor
With Hindalco in the news for the Novelis acquisition, it may be apt to read Technical Guide on Internal Audit in Aluminium Industry, from the ICAI's Committee on Internal Audit. The book, based on a draft prepared by Rajendra K. Kasliwal, ... More

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