The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 02, 2002

Capitalising on biotech
WHEN IT COMES to biotechnology, a cliché is worth repeating: The sector holds rich potential. Biotechnology has the potential to transform lives in India in a way that few other scientific advances have or can. From agriculture to medicine, it ... More

ECONOMY

MNCs: Are they `placeless'?
MORE than any other single institution, it is the multinational corporation (MNC) that has come to be regarded as the primary shaper of contemporary global economy. Not only has there been a massive growth of foreign direct investment (FDI), but ... More

Sovereign rating and emerging economies
THE economic and financial crisis that started in Thailand in 1997 brought into focus the pivotal role of the major international credit rating agencies in moving capital in and out of emerging markets. Numerous observers, including the ... More

Pakistan vs India — The economic factor
NOW that the war clouds hovering over the subcontinent are receding, it is time to take a dispassionate look at the comparative performance of the Indian and Pakistani economies. Data from the World Development Report and Asian ... More

MANAGEMENT

Human resource management: Cultural issues
ONE of the reasons for the increasing uncertainty and changing models in managerial strategy is the growing force of the non-economic factors in human development. In the years to come, companies that do not successfully focus on the ... More

FOODGRAINS

Restructuring the food economy
The food economy is hamstrung because of a weak political dispensation that is holding the whole nation to ransom. Restructuring should not have been through the route the Finance Minister has chosen — `decentralising' (read corporatising) the food sector. Rather, it should have been through a complete overhaul of the FCI and revamping the public distribution system. . More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Courting FDIs with a game plan
AN INDUSTRIALISATION strategy based on a universally liberal policy to allow foreign investment across all sectors may not be successful in the long run. Developing countries would do well to adopt a more differentiated and strategic approach. ... More

SPORTS

Crumbling optimism, and dreams fulfilled
"I HAD a dream", exclaimed Dr Martin Luther King, memorably, to the black and white citizens of America. And his words resonated to the ends of the earth. In the past few weeks, the peoples and nations of every continent have dreamed great ... More

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VRS in PSBs

Accounting fraud

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