The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 06, 2006

REPORTER'S DIARY
Note, what is in the air
THOSE who thought that the Ambani saga was over, need to think again. The two brothers may have carved out their own fiefdoms from the empire Dhirubhai left for them, but the business rivalry continues unabated. An anonymous note doing media ... More

EDITORIAL

Will it take off?
THE PROJECT FOR modernising the airport facilities in Mumbai and Delhi seems to be hitting more air pockets than an aeroplane flying through the eye of a storm. Now, the Government is saying that it will re-evaluate the technical qualifications ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

REPORTER'S DIARY
Offer re-called
Mobile operators are falling over one another with such offers as lifetime pre-paid cards, low long-distance calling, cheap SMS and what not. But sometimes this can lead to rehashing old offers. That is what Reliance Infocomm seems to have done ... More

POLITICS

Task Force on Global Strategic Developments — Need unclear, purpose undefined
If a Task Force is not to end up as a monumental wool-gathering enterprise, its purpose should be delineated in sharp and clear terms. More

MANAGEMENT

Rating the boss
IN every organisation, there is a regular procedure for the performance of each level of employees to be appraised by the next higher level with reference to a number of attributes required, enumerated in a standardised format. In corporates, ... More

CIGARETTES

REPORTER'S DIARY
No music for ex-smokers
The anti-smoking lobby could soon protest holding of concerts in the country. Why? Because in the run-up to the Master-Conductor Zubin Mehta-led Bavarian State Orchestra's performance in Delhi and Chennai, German officials at the Max Mueller ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Why home prices are high
By inferring that the overall value of housing has lost touch with economic reality, Prof Paul Krugman sees homes as separate from the overall savings and investment market. But G. Ramachandran and V. Sankar think that the market for h omes is inseparable from that for physical and financial assets, and that prices of the two components adjust to optimise the returns and risks in the portfolio. That is why the unprecedented rise in liquidity has sent investors looking for more supp lies of equities and homes. More

INTERNET

REPORTER'S DIARY

Privacy `Googled'?
Google Earth may be the `spy-in-the-sky' snooping on the globe, but Google itself has penetrated deep into individual privacy. One colleague, trying to confirm some information she received could not trace the top man of the company till she ... More

PRECIOUS METALS

Will gold go to godowns?
IN PARAGRAPH 91 of his Budget speech on February 28, 2005, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, spoke of `Gold Units'. He said, "Ten years ago we embarked on the process of ensuring that gold inflows are through the official channels alone. I ... More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Stem cell research in India — Still in the embryonic stage
Given the huge disease burden and the need for organs, affordable diagnostics and therapies, the promise that stem cells offer needs to be exploited to the fullest. More

RAILWAYS

Railways: A derailed social service
IN THE last few years our leaders have been loathe to raise rail fares. `Railways is a social service' and `poor need protection' are the common excuses given by successive Railway Ministers for their refusal to recover cost-inflation. A closer ... More

LETTERS

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Campaign against corruption

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