OPINION
EDITORIAL
A strange call on ADC
IN A PECULIAR twist to the raging Access Deficit Charge (ADC) row, private cellular operators are supporting incumbent Bharat Sanchar Nigam's opposition to reducing this levy. Their contention is that as long as the ADC regime is applied on a ...
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ACCOUNTANCY
SEBI seized with takeover action
Show-cause notices issued by SEBI for `violation' of Takeover Regulations comes as a delayed jolt for the companies concerned, says N. R. Sridharan
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A caution about headroom
N. R. Moorthy on the problems arising from multiple managing directors in companies
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The holes in deep pockets
Mohan R. Lavi on a case that highlights the need for due diligence by stock brokers
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Spans of safety for Oregon bridges
The Oregon rebuilding of bridges is a warning signal for India where a large number of bridges, under the control of the Highways Department and the Railways, are in bad shape and require renovation before it becomes too late.
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PSU
Re-leveraging the public sector unit
Public-sector organisations must organise themselves in ways that stimulate performance from within. They can be redesigned to perform more successfully, even when market forces are lacking.
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FDI in retail sector — A trade policy for trade
The pan-chewing, dhoti-clad, English-ignorant retail trader should not be seen as `inefficient' and `cost ineffective' who needs to be bleached by globally-accepted detergents. What they need is a level playing field, in the full sense of the term, w ith access to affordable credit and the abolition of inspector raj in the form of harassment by the various arms of the government, says R. Vaidyanathan.
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SECURITY
Defence procurement — Importance of `preferred supplier' clause
IN MODERN warfare, `speed' is the key to success in operational ventures. Defence procurement methods need to be optimised to ensure that requisite materials reach where they are required on time. However, tight ...
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TRENDS
Outsourcing obesity?
THAT a country endowed with abundant resources produces goods cheaper and exports them to other countries, where their cost of production is higher is an axiom in the matter ofinternational trade. But one country ...
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