The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 04, 2002

A new court for India Inc
THE DECKS HAVE been cleared for the constitution of a national tribunal and an appellate authority for company law matters with the Cabinet approving the contours of amendments to the law. But it is far from certain that the basic objective ... More

AGRICULTURE

Through a transformed land
In a pilgrimage of sorts from the West of the country, across Madhya Pradesh and on towards the East, Sharad Joshi has set himself the task of countering the opponents of free economy, trade and technology, and highli ghts the varied problems of the Narmada region. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Strategically reinventing the cities
OUR cities have an important role to play in economic development. As we see increased emphasis on the knowledge-based economy, it is the metropolis and the major cities that will become the engines of growth. This increasing role of metropolitan ... More

POLITICS

Campaign of hate in Gujarat
THE electoral battle in Gujarat appears to be spilling over to pollsters too. Consider the very surprising finding of an Outlook-Cfore (Centre for Forecasting and Research) poll, which predicts a photo-finish in the Gujarat Assembly elections, ... More

TERRORISM

Ostracising terrorist states
THERE was no doubt which country the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, had in mind when, addressing the Raising Day parade of the BSF on December 3, he gave his blunt call to the international community to ostracise terrorist states in the ... More

IPR

The life and death of a copyright
THE explosion of global communications and the great strides in technology have pushed intellectual property (IP or IPR) to the forefront. Exploitation of IP has come to be recognised as a means of revenue generation. One of the oldest ... More

LABOUR REFORMS

Green is also the colour of money
Businessmen have tended to mortgage future good for present profit and, in doing so, have found themselves in conflict with those concerned about the violence being done to the legacy of generations as yet unborn. Businessmen, of course, live in drea d of conflict because the cost-to-benefit numbers just do not work out. And so, they suborn. More

LETTERS

Banking industry

Insurance in schools

Tehelka probe

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