The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 15, 2002

Fuel of hope
THE CENTRE DESERVES to be complimented for its decision to make sale of gasohol — petrol with 5 per cent ethanol blend — mandatory in nine States and specified Union Territories from January 2003. The Petroleum Minister, Mr Ram ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Homework for the board
On the one hand, there are CAs with the accredited role of looking into irregularities while, on the other, there are bands of similarly skilled CAs on the rolls of companies under audit to help the promoters conceal the irregularities. The skills ar e used for cross-purposes. More

Making the CFO count
S. Murlidharan says the time is ripe for institutionalising the office of CFO More

Faith hauling
AN F word that is doing its rounds — apart from Ferguson — is `faith'. Generally, it means belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without logical proof. This has been a word that most like to confine ... More

POWER

Electrifying power sector reforms
Upgrading the power transmission network and putting in place stringent measures to monitor and cut losses is one way to attract foreign investors to the sector. Most important, industries should be freed to produce their own power, and allowed t o delink from the grid. This will reduce the cost of production and accelerate growth in all sectors across the country, says S. Padmanabhan. More

LIFESTYLE

Soul business
ESWARAN'S brilliant performance in the Plus Two examination drew the comment that he was a promising engineer or doctor in the making. But his parents wanted him to enter priesthood, the time-honoured family profession. So Eswaran told them his ... More

FOODGRAINS

Panel on long-term grain policy — Populism under a new garb
The Government's decision to subsidise export of foodgrains is inexplicable. It builds up a mountain of stocks by resorting to indiscriminate procurement on the one hand and steep increase in central issue price, leading to poor offtake on the other. And then, in a bid to get rid of these, it allows subsidy on sale to consumers abroad. More

LETTERS

Haj subsidy

Reducing debt

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