The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 12, 2007

AWARDS & HONOURS
‘Mechanism design’ in this year’s Nobel
Irritated about the Rs 75,000 that he had lost in the stock market, Krishnan sat in a corner. “I am never…I mean NEVER going to that wretched place again…I have had enough of it,” he said to his wife Savithri who looked ... More

AGRICULTURE
How to ensure that farmers get more?
Send in your responses to Sticklish@thehindu.co.in

TAXATION
Why are bribes not allowed as business expenditure?
It is a reality of the business world that nothing moves without greasing the itchy palms of those wielding power. Given this reality, why are bribes paid not allowed as business expenditure? Prashant Sahu, ... More

MANAGEMENT
Alternative solution to an assignment problem
The CA Final examination on cost management, which was held on November 6, 2007, was once again based on the previous pattern, that is, as existed prior to November 2006. Unlike the previous two exams, that is, in November 2006 and May 2007, ... More

GOLD & SILVER
India’s Marshal Mackennas
Story so far: Returning from a six-month sabbatical for a diploma in developmental economics, I find things look totally different. Society seems to be in the grip of impatience, with almost everyone watching the charts. Are we ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
World Bank loan for rural projects
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated November 5. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
THE FOURTH QUADRANT
Where do you want to get to?
“What kind of a career can I look forward to?" asked Sneha. She is one among the 60 odd students of MBA from one of the business management schools on the outskirts of Chennai. Quite like the Cheshire Cat in Alice in ... More

EVENTS
Just Do IT
B Ramakrishna - Dy DGFT (Retd) - Ghaziabad - krishnabr1942 at gmail.com, C.Gowthaman - cgowthaman at yahoo.co.uk, D.Prasad Rao - dprasadrao at unionbankofindia.com, D.Venkatramana - Bhimdolu - venkatramana15 at gmail.com, G K Ramachandra - ... More

Number Crunch
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PEOPLE
Value the individual capability of a person
Arup Gupta, President and Chief Operating Officer, Polaris Software Lab, is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and a longstanding member of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE). Arup is in charge of the ... More

BOOKS
Everyday problems in economics
Rajnish stays in the college hostel. His dad, who used to send Rs 5,000 every month for expenses, became generous for some reason, and hiked the stipend to Rs 7,000. Rajnish is now going to lot more movies than before, and eating less at the ... More

Getting the right feedback is not easy
Nindak niyare rakhiye aangan kuti chavaye, bin sabun pani bina nirmal kare swabhay. Vivek Mehrotra cites this line of Sant Kabir to stress the need for honest feedback, in Why My Horse Doesn’t Listen ... More

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