The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 19, 2004

EDITORIAL
Regulating medical clinics
CONSIDERING THE LIST of economic activities now subject to a regulatory regime, the case for such a framework for clinical establishments is indeed very strong. It is a well-accepted principle of governance that activities having a strong public ... More

ECONOMY
Inflation dynamics: Why fight shy of it?
It is time it was realised that inflation could be volatile, more than growth. And it is also time the current and expected inflation rates are tracked. Though the options are limited for the policy-makers, what with competing demand on public expend iture which makes rearranging spending priorities difficult, the Government and the central bank must come up with credible policy approaches at the earliest, says A. Vasudevan. More

ACCOUNTANCY
Jarring notes in the sweat equity regime
EXPLANATION II to Section 79A of the Companies Act, 1956 defines `sweat equity shares' to mean "equity shares issued by the company to employees or directors at a discount or for consideration other than cash for ... More

Oil barrels that went missing and a director tired of lying
A FEW days back, there was a story in www.timesonline.co.uk about Shell director Van de Vijver who complained that he was "tired of lying" about the state of the company's oil and gas reserves. In what could ... More

Consent is bone of contention
N. R. Moorthy on whether asking companies to waive their right to be heard is right More

PETROLEUM
An olive branch that extends to oil
FOR days, our Ministers have been putting their heads together and toiling with oil in closed rooms. And, quite dazed, we anxiously await announcements of duty cuts that are supposed to mollify us. Efforts to control ... More

BOOKS
Goalposts are moving but it is riskier to do nothing
BUSINESS is busy-ness is how my teacher of `fundamentals of business organisation' defined the word to begin with. That was long ago, when scandals didn't hit the headlines with the regularity as they do now. Business, ... More

LETTERS

Post office: Saviour of savers

Phase out farm subsidies

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Looking back
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