The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 10, 2008

WHEAT
It’s dosas and idlis still, Mr Pawar, not parathas!
The decline in production and procurement of wheat over the last three years, far from being a result of changing food habits in the South, is an outcome of successive governments advising farmers to move away from food-grains production to a more di verse produce basket, points out S. GURUMURTHY. More

EDITORIAL
Grow more
Stepping up domestic production and achieving self-sufficiency will not only make food more affordable for India, it will benefit poorer economies too. More

ACCOUNTANCY
Convertible debenture as restorative
When depressed, one is advised by yoga experts to do veerabadra asana as this increases the supply of happiness hormone. Something similar is available for our bruised primary market, faith in which has been badly shaken partially ... More

INTERVIEW
Fight frauds with a culture that supports controls
Fraud detection IT tools, intrusion detection systems, whistle-blowing hotlines, reference checks before hiring employees… Companies have tried almost all these techniques to mitigate frauds, but big rackets continue to hit the headlines. ... More

Do our companies understand financial risk?
While companies understand the concept and related implications of traditional financial risks managed historically, knowledge and awareness of financial risks associated with new and complex financial transactions are evolving. More

BOOKS
The black hole called war
There is no free lunch, so too there are no free wars, declares Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz in a new book. “In one way or another, we will pay these bills,” he bemoans in The Three Trillion Dollar War: The true cost ... More

CARTOON
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LETTERS

Inflation control

Recommendations of Hoda panel

Small finance banks

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Radar: Resources elsewhere
Food: Who pays the price (Video)

ADB World Outlook 2008

ADB's Outlook on India

Union Budget 2008-09

Railway Budget 2008-2009

Economic Survey 2007-2008

In Focus
People's car

P-Note blues

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