The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 04, 2006

OFFHAND
A code for banks
The Code obliges banks to be fully accessible to customers at all times and emphasises good and fair banking practices and transparency of operations. More

FINANCIAL SCAN
Flatter US yield curve ahead?
Voices predicting a US recession are growing louder by the day. Their view has been buttressed by the rash of weak data on several fronts - housing, jobs, consumer confidence (though it has picked up in the latest survey), business activity, ... More

REFLECTIONS
Nature's wayward ways
Thanks be to 56-year-old naturalist Bojan, belonging to the Badaga tribe, that one spotted clusters of the tiny flower (Strobilanthes kunthiana) peeping out of rocky wedges dotting steep hill tops. "There are many varieties of this ... More

VIEW POINT
A matter of honesty
In a recent essay, Paul Johnson asks: "Are people less honest than they used to be?" and answers that most people would "bitterly" say yes, adding that it basically depends on what happens to you personally. He ends the essay with the comment ... More

DOWN TO EARTH
How farmers can reap benefits from SEZs
Farmers can be encouraged to form a corporation, with their land as equity. This corporation could have helped to create infrastructure and sell developed plots to industrialists for SEZs. More

EAR TO THE GROUND
IVRCL: Betting on order book
IVRCL Infrastructure has been witnessing a steady climb of late with increased trading volumes. According to market sources, traders are betting on the company having a healthy order book. The company's standalone operations, with an order book ... More

ORG Info up on result hopes
ORG Informatics has been gaining strongly in recent times. The stock on Tuesday rose 3.59 per cent to close at Rs 124.20. Trading volumes more than doubled to 3.65-lakh shares against two-week average of 1.6-lakh shares. According to analysts ... More

SENSOR
Infosys, HDFC, Reliance lead market fall
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