The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Defining culture
INDIAN economy is becoming globalised and over the past few years, organisations have been forced to re-examine basic assumptions about how they operate. The forces of globalisation, deregulation and increasing segmentation of markets have led to ... More

PUBLIC POLICY NOTE

Elementary education — Go for single programme, decentralise
Five-and-a-half decades after the passing of the Constitution, there are still some 8-10 million children out of school and the dropout rates are still quite high. The several Central schemes aimed at achieving full enrolment and retention have achie ved a considerable degree of success but the transaction costs need to be minimised. Bhanoji Rao suggests two initiatives that could be considered in the Eleventh Plan to streamline the schemes. More

STICKLISH SINGLES

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EAR TO THE GROUND

RPG Life Sciences up on speculative interest
RPG Life Sciences on Monday shot up with volumes on strong speculative interest. According to dealers, despite a reported dip in income and profit in the quarter to December 31, 2005, the fresh interest stemmed from expectations of better ... More

SENSOR

IT stocks suffer most
MARKETS failed to sustain last week's gains as profit taking by investors dragged them down. Unlike the rampaging bulls seen on Friday's trading, the markets remained subdued and ended in negative territory. While the Sensex lost 56.1 points ... More

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