The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 24, 2005

Petro retailing conundrum
SOME ADVICE FOR the Government, which is reported to be reviewing the norms for petroleum product retailing: Free the sector fully and drop all the entry barriers that have made petroleum product retailing a preserve of the public sector oil ... More

AUTOMOBILES

US auto industry: History already?
IT WAS once the unquestioned wisdom of business. "What was good for General Motors was good for America". This saying has a sepulchral ring this week, as world markets take in the news that the GM chief, Mr Rick ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Worth going the extra mile to cut travel costs
PEOPLE travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by ... More

POLITICS

Bihar: The road ahead
In a clear mandate, the people of Bihar have voted across caste and communal divide to send the message that they want change. It is now up to Mr Nitish Kumar, expected to be the next Chief Minister, to deliver on his promises and put his State firml y on the growth path, says Rasheeda Bhagat. More

SECURITY

Identity crisis in the security business
Sriram Potti on the role of identity management in e-security More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

The economics of natural disasters
INDIA HAS been visited by natural disasters quite frequently in recent times — the latest being the earthquake in the Kashmir region that affected thousands of people, and the floods in different States over the ... More

BOOKS

Train the ROI gun on training
ROI means king in French. As a metric, though, ROI is far from a happy ruler among ratios. "Some professionals are frightened by the notion of evaluating ROI for training and development, performance improvement, or ... More

LETTERS

Disinvestment debate

Mining opportunity?

BSNL and access deficit

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