The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 13, 2007

EDITORIAL
Climate change and agriculture
Policymakers must remember that global warming has a creeping effect that can further hurt the already fragile agricultural system. More

ECONOMY
Sixty years after Freedom
When an individual attains his 60th year and celebrates the occasion, invariably thoughts turn to what has been achieved during the period. Has he progressed economically, meaning has he improved his overall economic status? Has he improved his ... More

India’s external situation — Fallout of the rupee rise cannot be ignored
Discussing some of the points covered in the RBI’s survey on macroeconomic developments, particularly the country’s external investment position, cautions that the adverse effects of the rising rupee on the current account and the country ’s net investment position cannot be ignored, and that the sooner ameliorative steps are taken, the better for the health of the economy. More

ENVIRONMENT
Municipal solid waste disposal — Germany on a recovery mission
It was a revelation last week when I visited two re-cycling plants in Germany. The first was RWE Umwelt’s Contherm pyrolysis plant adjacent to the coal-fired power station at Hamm-Uentrop, where Berthold Bonekamp, my good friend and member ... More

POWER
US stakes in nuclear deal
There has been a lot of curiosity on the part of Indian intelligentsia over the reasons for the US being so very persevering in its efforts to conclude the nuclear deal with India. It was clear from the start that a predominant part of the motive ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
HR outsourcing and ‘employee satisfaction’
Many organisations realise that shared service centres cannot replace their HR presence on the floor and the scope of HR outsourcing is, thus, evolving rapidly. Firms need someone to constantly communicate with their employees even as they navigate t hrough the various HR systems. More Indian organisations may actually emerge with an HR outsourcing model which is a lot more humane and a lot less cost-driven. More

EVENTS
Where the head is held high. Really?
This week, the media will be brimming over with the nostalgia and celebratory mood that attends the 60th birthday of Independent India. Soon it will all die down, as these things do, and we shall presumably wait for the 75th or the Centenary ... More

LETTERS

Farmers’ plight

Plastics ban

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