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Articles 10721 through 10820 of 12047:
- Report On The Trend And Progress Of Banking (2002-03) — Rbi's Concerns Over `Narrow Banking' (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 27, 2003)
The RBI feels that the banks have been neglecting their primary function of credit creation in favour of "narrow banking" for short-term gains. While this could be appropriate in times of easy liquidity, the macro-economic performance of the banking syste
- — Rbi's Concerns Over `Narrow Banking' (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 27, 2003)
The RBI feels that the banks have been neglecting their primary function of credit creation in favour of "narrow banking" for short-term gains. While this could be appropriate in times of easy liquidity, the macro-economic performance of the banking syste
- Cross-Selling Musings (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 27, 2003)
THE other day two things happened simultaneously that left me bemused — the ICAI, I read, was all set to bring in a thaw in its regulations to permit CAs to collaborate with other professionals in preparation of project report et al.
- Cross-Selling Musings (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 27, 2003)
THE other day two things happened simultaneously that left me bemused — the ICAI, I read, was all set to bring in a thaw in its regulations to permit CAs to collaborate with other professionals in preparation of project report et al.
- Cross-Selling Musings (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 27, 2003)
THE other day two things happened simultaneously that left me bemused — the ICAI, I read, was all set to bring in a thaw in its regulations to permit CAs to collaborate with other professionals in preparation of project report et al.
- Report On The Trend And Progress Of Banking (2002-03) & Rbi's Concerns Over `Narrow Banking' (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 27, 2003)
The RBI feels that the banks have been neglecting their primary function of credit creation in favour of "narrow banking" for short-term gains. While this could be appropriate in times of easy liquidity, the macro-economic performance of the banking syste
- Digital Divide And Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kant, Nov 27, 2003)
At next month’s Information Summit, poor countries cannot hope for major concessions to bridge the digital divide
- Digital Divide And Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kant, Nov 27, 2003)
At next month’s Information Summit, poor countries cannot hope for major concessions to bridge the digital divide
- Bihari Rabri And Assamese Tea (Indian Express, Rajat S. Bhattacharjee, Nov 26, 2003)
The people of these two states had lived together harmoniously for years
- Capitalism With A Human Face (Indian Express, Anu R Aga, Nov 26, 2003)
In the past few years there has been much talk about ‘‘corporate social responsibility’’ (CSR). It has become a leading topic at World Economic Forum meetings. Economist Adam Smith, who wrote the bible of capitalism, Wealth of Nations, more importantly a
- Shipping Co Stocks Steam Ahead (Business Line, Suresh Krishnamurthy, Nov 26, 2003)
AFTER the decline in stock prices on Monday, the market witnessed an across-the-board rally in prices on Tuesday.
- Shake-Up Of Pension Market Will Make For Better Public Finances (Business Line, Sushanta Mallick, Nov 26, 2003)
The financial difficulties in administering unfunded public pension programmes appear to have rendered the current system ineffective and unsustainable, further emphasising the need for a structural and lasting change. Pension funds such as insurance fund
- Shake-Up Of Pension Market Will Make For Better Public Finances (Business Line, Sushanta Mallick, Nov 26, 2003)
The financial difficulties in administering unfunded public pension programmes appear to have rendered the current system ineffective and unsustainable, further emphasising the need for a structural and lasting change. Pension funds such as insurance fund
- New Germany In New Europe (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Nov 25, 2003)
Germans are alarmed at the cowboy politics of Bush’s America
- Judging The Economy (Hindu, R. Nagaraj, Nov 25, 2003)
Industrial output and investment have decelerated for seven years now.
- Maran: A Tough Strategist (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
AFTER the end of single-party rule at the Centre in 1996 and the advent of coalition governance with multiple parties, the role of regional outfits has assumed a new meaning.
- Deceiving To Prosper? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Nov 25, 2003)
Some amount of sharp practices has become necessary in Indian society to get ahead. People in high places practice the art of deception for monetary gain at the expense of other citizens. However, it is most disturbing that the young too need to resort to
- Deceiving To Prosper? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Nov 25, 2003)
Some amount of sharp practices has become necessary in Indian society to get ahead. People in high places practice the art of deception for monetary gain at the expense of other citizens. However, it is most disturbing that the young too need to resort to
- Deceiving To Prosper? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Nov 25, 2003)
Some amount of sharp practices has become necessary in Indian society to get ahead. People in high places practice the art of deception for monetary gain at the expense of other citizens. However, it is most disturbing that the young too need to resort to
- Maran: A Tough Strategist (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
AFTER the end of single-party rule at the Centre in 1996 and the advent of coalition governance with multiple parties, the role of regional outfits has assumed a new meaning.
- Atrophied Roots Of American Capitalism (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Nov 24, 2003)
From being a beacon for the free world, America could end up as an example of the anarchy that results from brute and unchecked financial Darwinism, with disclosures about the American corporate world and financial market shenanigans showing no signs of a
- Cat: Cancelled After Taint (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Nov 24, 2003)
Exam paper leaked: CBI busts nationwide racket, says gang leaked medical, bank exam papers too
- Atrophied Roots Of American Capitalism (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Nov 24, 2003)
From being a beacon for the free world, America could end up as an example of the anarchy that results from brute and unchecked financial Darwinism, with disclosures about the American corporate world and financial market shenanigans showing no signs of a
- Indian Versus Indian (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2003)
Recruitment tests for a pan-Indian institution like the railways must be pan-Indian
- Firing Line: Ashok Gehlot, Cm, Rajasthan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
'Casteism? We suggested economic reservations'
- Newsreel 16.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
The historic port city of Istanbul becomes ground zero as international terror chooses it as its next target. Over 50 are dead in two days of attacks, more than 500 wounded.
- Ulfa Strikes Again, Guns Down 11 Bihar Labourers Toll 42; C P Thakur Says Pak, Bangladesh Are Playing A Game (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 23, 2003)
With almost the entire political establishment busy asking for votes in four states and the Assam government clicking its tongue, the ULFA struck again in broad daylight killing 11 workers from Bihar in two brick kilns separated by just 5 km and one hour.
- Wake-Up Call For W. Bengal (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 22, 2003)
EVER SINCE Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee became Chief Minister of West Bengal a couple of years ago, strenuous efforts have been made by his Government to put the State back on the map of an economically resurgent India.
- Hurriyat Ends Friday Prayers: Yes To Talks (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 22, 2003)
Using the platform of the historic Jamia mosque on the last Friday of Ramzan, the Hurriyat Conference today approached thousands of worshippers to seek ratification of its decision to talk to Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani.
- Press Note 18 Must Be Scrapped (Business Line, Sharif D Rangnekar, Nov 22, 2003)
The Government needs to recognise the strength of domestic industry and stop playing to a limited audience of protection-seekers.
- Wake-Up Call For W. Bengal (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 22, 2003)
The more important criterion for West Bengal's economic makeover should be generation of a sense of optimism within the state based on the common man's confidence it is on the path to economic recovery.
- Not Such A Royal Welcome (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2003)
IT WAS NOT planned that way but the United States President, George W. Bush, now knows the rage against him for initiating the Iraq war and more generally at U.S. foreign policy post-September 11 — not just anywhere but in the country that counts itself a
- Portuguese Sonnets (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 22, 2003)
There was a time when besides our own regional languages, many Indians spoke three European languages fluently: English, French and Portuguese. We threw out the English but sensibly made their language one of our own.
- The Biharis Who Never Saw Bihar Until Last Night (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 21, 2003)
: Twenty eight-year-old Mukti Yadav has never been to Bihar. He has only seen its outline on a map of India. And that was very long ago: he was a child then, studying in an Assamese-medium school. Home has always been Assam for Mukti, a Bihari.
- Privatisation: Perils Of Dithering (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 21, 2003)
With the disinvestment target falling short by a whopping Rs 8,000 crore, it is surprising that the Government is still dithering about offering shares to the public in such major undertakings as IOC and ONGC, which can easily fetch over Rs 5,000 crore. W
- Privatisation: Perils Of Dithering (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 21, 2003)
With the disinvestment target falling short by a whopping Rs 8,000 crore, it is surprising that the Government is still dithering about offering shares to the public in such major undertakings as IOC and ONGC, which can easily fetch over Rs 5,000 crore. W
- A Dangerous Us And Them Mindset (Indian Express, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Nov 21, 2003)
Assam’s fear of the outsider is not a new phenomenon
- Steel War Across The Atlantic (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 21, 2003)
A trade war between the EU, ready with its $2.2-billion sanctions through tariffs on select American goods, and the US is looming large and is likely to engulf other nations aggrieved over Washington's protectionism.
- A Master For Shipping (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
NOT SO LONG ago, when the freight market was in the dumps, shipowners were vociferously complaining about their dwindling incomes while shippers silently enjoyed the bonanza in a depressed market. Now that the situation is slowly reversing, the shipping l
- Privatisation: Perils Of Dithering (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 21, 2003)
With the disinvestment target falling short by a whopping Rs 8,000 crore, it is surprising that the Government is still dithering about offering shares to the public in such major undertakings as IOC and ONGC, which can easily fetch over Rs 5,000 crore. W
- `We Need To Mould Our Scientific Talent' (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 21, 2003)
`Our research potential needs to be complemented with great determination for quality and technological perfection.'
- A Master For Shipping (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
NOT SO LONG ago, when the freight market was in the dumps, shipowners were vociferously complaining about their dwindling incomes while shippers silently enjoyed the bonanza in a depressed market. Now that the situation is slowly reversing, the shipping l
- `We Need To Mould Our Scientific Talent' (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 21, 2003)
`Our research potential needs to be complemented with great determination for quality and technological perfection.'
- Steel War Across The Atlantic (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 21, 2003)
A trade war between the EU, ready with its $2.2-billion sanctions through tariffs on select American goods, and the US is looming large and is likely to engulf other nations aggrieved over Washington's protectionism.
- Operation `Blood Money' (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 20, 2003)
ACCOUNTANTS are usually busy with books and records, tax referencers and law tomes. Fiction has little place in bean-counters' shelves, yet a book that they may find interesting is The Devil's Banker by Christopher Reich, from Delacorte Press
- Operation `Blood Money' (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 20, 2003)
ACCOUNTANTS are usually busy with books and records, tax referencers and law tomes. Fiction has little place in bean-counters' shelves, yet a book that they may find interesting is The Devil's Banker by Christopher Reich, from Delacorte Press
- A Real Craftsman (Indian Express, Mukul Dube, Nov 20, 2003)
You don’t see the likes of this man in today’s cynical times
- Assam, Centre Count Bodies And Excuses (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 20, 2003)
29 killed in attacks against biharis: ULFA rushes in where state Govt takes time to tread, Centre says polls so we can’t send ‘so many forces’
- Govt Sets Up Body To Handle Corporate Governance Issues (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Nov 20, 2003)
TO provide a platform to deliberate on issues relating to good corporate governance as key to sustainable wealth creation, the Government has taken a step forward in setting-up National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG).
- Becoming Bankable (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
BANKS ARE IN fine fettle, with their net profits to total assets for the quarter ended June 2003 at 0.32 per cent against 0.24 per cent for the corresponding previous period. Spreads have gone up by 19.5 per cent in 2002-03, as an easy interest regime has
- Don't Distrust The Company Board (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Nov 19, 2003)
THESE days, the institution of the board of directors of a company is receiving the focussed attention from all directions — corporate governance reports, regulators, self-regulating bodies and the media.
- Number Portability — India Not Ready To Get Connected (Business Line, Vikrant Gandhi, Nov 19, 2003)
NUMBER portability is a feature that allows a mobile subscriber to use the same number across different service providers. The person/user has the liberty to opt for any service provider without the time-consuming exercise of letting the rest of the world
- Becoming Bankable (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
BANKS ARE IN fine fettle, with their net profits to total assets for the quarter ended June 2003 at 0.32 per cent against 0.24 per cent for the corresponding previous period. Spreads have gone up by 19.5 per cent in 2002-03, as an easy interest regime has
- Number Portability — India Not Ready To Get Connected (Business Line, Vikrant Gandhi, Nov 19, 2003)
NUMBER portability is a feature that allows a mobile subscriber to use the same number across different service providers. The person/user has the liberty to opt for any service provider without the time-consuming exercise of letting the rest of the world
- Don't Distrust The Company Board (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Nov 19, 2003)
THESE days, the institution of the board of directors of a company is receiving the focussed attention from all directions — corporate governance reports, regulators, self-regulating bodies and the media.
- How Effective Is Cloud-Seeding? (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Nov 19, 2003)
Although cloud-seeding is several decades old, its effects remain unproven and even controversial.
- End Of A Honeymoon? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 19, 2003)
Has Rupert Murdoch sensed that the public mood is moving away from Labour and is trying to trim his sails accordingly — as he did in 1997 when he ditched the Tories in favour of the winnable Labour?
- Up In The Andes, The Incas Reclaim Their Lost City (Indian Express, John Noble Wilford, Nov 19, 2003)
Some forgotten cities in the mountains of Peru, abandoned to overgrown ruin, remained ‘‘lost’’ only because their possible significance was not fully appreciated by earlier explorers. That happened to a place known as Llactapata.
- Review Of The Economy - The Good, Bad And Ugly (Business Line, Alok Ray, Nov 18, 2003)
The global perception about India's growth potential is changing for the better. Going by the standard indicators, the economy is in good shape.
- Capital, Labour Flows And The Women Of East Asia (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 18, 2003)
The past two decades have involved huge flows of capital and labour in East Asia, which has made it the most dynamic region in the world. This has had complex and rapidly changing effects on the condition of women in the region. In this edition of Macrosc
- The Blessings Of Ramadan (Deccan Herald, Maijabeen Gaihlot, Nov 18, 2003)
Piety reigns and charity multiplies during Ramadan, the ninth month of lunar calendar when Muslims fast
- Review Of The Economy - The Good, Bad And Ugly (Business Line, Alok Ray, Nov 18, 2003)
The global perception about India's growth potential is changing for the better. Going by the standard indicators, the economy is in good shape.
- Capital, Labour Flows And The Women Of East Asia (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 18, 2003)
The past two decades have involved huge flows of capital and labour in East Asia, which has made it the most dynamic region in the world. This has had complex and rapidly changing effects on the condition of women in the region. In this edition of Macrosc
- Before He Became Mos, Judeo Asked In House: Can Foreign Firms Get Mining Leases In India (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 17, 2003)
IF it’s a coincidence, it’s a very very telling one.
Guess one of the questions Union Minister of State for Environment Dilip Singh Judeo asked in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, 2002, a month before he became Minister: He requested information on ‘‘c
- Towards The Near West (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Nov 17, 2003)
Central Asia is once again on India’s diplomatic map
- China's Labour Reforms (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 17, 2003)
THE demand for a comprehensive second look at the labour scenario in India has been gaining in intensity in recent years. Associations of chambers of commerce and industry, as also foreign investors, have been urging it as a way of speeding up reforms and
- Tolerance Paves The Way, Jaya (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 17, 2003)
It is incomprehensible why Jayalalithaa, who is known to have national ambitions, chose to blot her copybook by attacking a national media institution like the Hindu. By that one act, she ended up uniting the media behind that organisation, as seldom befo
- China's Labour Reforms (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 17, 2003)
THE demand for a comprehensive second look at the labour scenario in India has been gaining in intensity in recent years. Associations of chambers of commerce and industry, as also foreign investors, have been urging it as a way of speeding up reforms and
- Govt, Pharma Cos To Discuss Aids Drugs Price-Cut Today (Business Line, P.T. Jyothi Datta, Nov 17, 2003)
THE first step towards possibly bringing down the price of anti-AIDS drugs in India is set to be taken on Monday, with the Union Health Minister, Ms Sushma Swaraj, scheduled to meet domestic drug majors who have carved a niche for themselves in the global
- Higher Education: Perilous Prospects (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Nov 17, 2003)
What is undesirable is the concept of self-financing as practised today, as it represents a clear shift towards commercialisation.
- History Repeating Itself? (Hindu, John Simpson, Nov 17, 2003)
If Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz had done a little light historical reading beforehand, they might have thought twice about following exactly what the British did, 83 years ago.
- Initiative With The Incumbent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
The BJP is Delhi is handicapped by the absence of any major election issue, says SUJAY MEHDUDIA.
- City Crooner Right On Top Down Under (Indian Express, Sumana Mukherjee, Nov 16, 2003)
Australian producer hears Bobby Cash, gets him a gig at the Sydney Test and more
- Define `Good Life' Before Economics Helps You Get There (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 15, 2003)
NEWSPAPER and magazines can make a story of almost anything — be it a gaffe or a disaster, an event or a non-event. Thus, when a former correspondent of The Economist sits down to study `a boring, uninteresting, unclear and dismal science' that is too ful
- Give A Good Look At Guarantees (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 15, 2003)
On the reasonableness of treating deposit for guarantee as `payment'
- Give A Good Look At Guarantees (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 15, 2003)
THE issue whether furnishing of a bank guarantee backed by a fixed deposit of equivalent amount with the bank would tantamount to "payment" to avoid the rigours of Section 43B of the Income-Tax Act travelled till the Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appe
- Define `Good Life' Before Economics Helps You Get There (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 15, 2003)
NEWSPAPER and magazines can make a story of almost anything — be it a gaffe or a disaster, an event or a non-event. Thus, when a former correspondent of The Economist sits down to study `a boring, uninteresting, unclear and dismal science' that is too ful
- New Birds In The Sky (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Nov 15, 2003)
After a long delay, Indian Airlines and Air India have decided to bolster their fleet. Five A-320 aircraft are being inducted into IA on dry lease. This was long overdue. The airline is facing tough competition in the domestic sector.
- Reforming India Into A Powerhouse (Indian Express, N K Singh, Nov 15, 2003)
Economic reforms and growth feed on each other. Concluding a two-part series
- Feel-Very-Good Factor: 7 Plus Is Growth Estimate (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, Nov 15, 2003)
Alarm bells:Mid-year review concerns: huge pension, subsidy bill and fiscal deficit
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