The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 29, 2002

A frayed argument
THERE IS A familiar ring to the jute mill industry's contention that dilution of the norms for use of jute bags for foodgrains and sugar under the Jute Packaging (Compulsory Use in Packaging Commodities) Act of 1987 will result in sizeable idle ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Predators on the prowl
S. Chakravarthy on the fears of predators threatening the accounting profession More

Scandals make bankers wary
THE Federal Reserve Board of the US has recently reported that few banks have encountered significant problems with the accuracy or completeness of financial statements submitted to them, but many are tightening up lending practices after ... More

Day of the JAC-calls
THE current major concern of some of Chennai's accountants is not how to ensure better disclosure of accounts, or achieve a higher standard of professional excellence. Nor assist in corporate revival, or think of gaining a foothold in the ... More

POLITICS

Can Sonia pick the Gujarat gauntlet?
At the fulcrum of forging a united front against the BJP in Gujarat is Ms Sonia Gandhi. If she can cobble up an effective alliance, the minority vote will be available in a block, without getting split. This and convincing the silent majority of Hind us who disapprove of Mr Narendra Modi, if not the BJP, will be her challenge. The State needs a government that will take it out of the depths it has sunk to and re-trigger economic activity. Is Ms Sonia Gandhi up to this task, asks Rasheeda Bhagat. More

POWER

Cheap power? Think solar
As the cost of solar cells continues to decline, this energy source is becoming competitive with large, centralised power sources. For many of the two billion people who do not have access to electricity, small solar cell arrays provide an affordable source of electricity. More

TERRORISM

Al Qaeda: Everywhere, yet nowhere
What brings success to terrorist organisations is not number, but strong motivation, a minimum capability and the inadequacies of the physical security set-up of the State. Al Qaeda's 9/11 success was facilitated by the total failure of the US' physi cal security set-up. More

INTERVIEW

WSSD: Conversion of intent to action is the key — Dr R. K. Pachauri, Director-General, TERI
EXPECTATIONS about such meets as the World Summit for Sustainable Development should not be inflated. It would be useful if some broad agreements are hammered out and accepted during the WSSD but, as we have seen in the case of the Rio Summit, ... More

LETTERS

Credit dispensation

Mean politicians

Recovering dues

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