The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 13, 2002

Freeing EPF fund managers
THE PROPOSED REVIEW of the investment patterns for Employees Provident Fund monies is long overdue and will hopefully lead to more liberalised norms. At the same time, a close look at the quality of fund management skills also needs to be made. ... More

POLITICS

Glimmer of peace in Sri Lanka
The two rounds of talks in Thailand between the Sri Lankan Government and the Tamil Tigers, particularly last week's discussions, have generated renewed hopes for peace in the island-nation. But as the two sides move forward in the initiative, it is important that other stakeholders' needs be accommodated, to make the peace more secure and sustainable, says Rasheeda Bhagat. More

River water disputes — Wanted, a body to keep the flow
"Curiously enough, you have fights with all your neighbours with regard to water. You do not have the spirit of sharing. You want to keep everything to yourself and that is selfishness... " — The Supreme Court's observation on ... More

TAXATION

Where is the money in housewives' purses?
THE recommendations of the Kelkar Committee on revamping direct taxes, while not holding many surprises as they share common perceptions with the Parthasarathy Shome and the Dr Y. V. Reddy committees, raises a fundamental question. What has ... More

MANAGEMENT

Leading organisational change
To change an organisation, a leader must change the people, their beliefs and attitudes and their ways of working. More

TERRORISM

Terrorism vs human rights
A FORMIDABLE array of institutions devoted to safeguarding human rights — the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Commissions of nine ... More

INTEREST RATES

Consumption effect of interest rate cuts
WORLD over interest rates have been coming down steeply in the last two years. This reduction has been induced by lowering the `administered' bank rates, which is being used as a policy instrument. It is believed that lower rates will boost ... More

LETTERS

HAL tie-up

Ethanol petrol

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