The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 07, 2005

Year of Physics
THE UN has declared 2005 as the World Year of Physics in commemoration of the first path-breaking paper published by Albert Einstein in 1905 on the electro-dynamics of moving bodies. He was barely 26, with not a very ... More

ON THE MOVE

Tata Steel fast-tracking inbound logistics
AT THE current production level of four million tonnes of hot metal annually, Tata Steel's Jamshedpur plant handles about 13million tonnes of raw materials — comprising 4.1 million tonnes of coal (1.8 million ... More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

Foreign funds may decide direction at Dalal Street
FIIs, already active in India, agree that the government's performance has been behind Standard & Poor's recent upgrade. They have also learnt to read the signals of an alliance Government better. More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

Making awards count!
The manner in which the awardees are chosen is expected to guide investors and not confound them in any way whatsoever. More

VISION 2020

How about this Dream Budget?
With the Budget season upon the country, P. V. Indiresan presents his own dream version that he says will make money for the government and yet offer better service to citizens. More

SAY CHEEK

On brass monkeys and dead horses
UP there, temperatures run high on the election thermometer, but mercury is fairly at a low altitude. Instead of shivering to mumble, "Too chilly," you may say the weather is enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. Before you twitch your ... More

MARK TO MARKET

Commodity derivatives — An alternative hedge
Commodity derivatives will enable banks and mutual funds gain exposure to alternative investments. Exposure to commodity-linked products will increase a portfolio's risk-adjusted returns. More

AMERICAN PERISCOPE

Ukraine democratically moves West
PEOPLE with time to count report that the US President, Mr George Bush, mentioned `freedom,' `free' and `liberty' 49 times in his inaugural address to the nation on January 20, when he took the oath of office for his ... More

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