The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 29, 2006

EDITORIAL
Unclog the money channels
A main deterrent to free transfer of overseas funds is not so much the cost as the cumbersome procedures. More

AUTOMOBILES
Auto boom and the talent crisis
Given the global nature of the automotive industry, the time is ripe for players in India to look outside for hiring talent — to "top up", so to speak. More

ENVIRONMENT
Corn: The plastic alternative
The sustained campaign against petroleum-based plastics has made manufacturers in the US look at new, renewable raw materials for a range of everyday items. Plastic made from corn derivatives is one such material that is generating widespread interes t. More

POLITICS
In the land of rising nationalism
Japan's Prime Minister-elect, Mr Shinzo Abe, thinks the country cannot continue the way it has, and wants to revise the pacifist constitution and education to emphasise moral values, patriotism, and tradition. Though popular with people, his unapolog etic nationalism may irk neighbours in East Asia. It may also ruffle political feathers at home, hurting his efforts to get the economy, just coming out of deflation, going. More

POWER
Energy security: An urgent priority
Energy means the ability to do work. The word, though, is getting energetically overworked, if news headlines are any indication. For instance, "Russian deal will bring Iran nuclear energy," says www.iranmania.com. "EU Wants Energy ... More

SSI
MSMED Act — Law with large impact
The new MSMED Act can do more by providing SMEs with the most powerful tool: Regional information, data and value-added knowledge. More

BOOKS
Offguard General
The President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, has got into a problem with his defenders and detractors alike by ignoring, while writing his book, In the Line of Fire, an unwritten but essential ... More

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