The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 10, 2007

ECONOMY
A high-speed discussion on slowdown
Scene: Chennai airport passenger’s lounge. The Air India flight 172 to London has been delayed for another hour, so passengers are moving around and chatting with each other.Mrs Spendthrift, a pleasant, matronly young woman in an ... More

ENVIRONMENT
Are industrial units doing enough to prevent disastrous gas leaks?
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TAXATION
Accounting for a reduction in liability
In case a company is asked to make a settlement through a legal edict with its suppliers towards the outstandings that results in a substantial reduction in liability, what would be the accounting treatment? More

MANAGEMENT
HR analytics for a high $ yield
Kavita Jamtani was appreciated for assembling a youthfully mature workforce. But Ruth Walter, her mentor cautioned her about mistaking it for competitive advantage. What else could explain the dramatic difference in annual per capita ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Sure about the quality of gold you buy?
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated December 3 More

CORPORATE BONDS
Debenture redemption reserve
Section 117C of the Companies Act, 1956, was introduced in 2000 as a measure to protect the interest of debenture-holders. It requires every company which has issued debentures to create a Debenture Redemption Reserve (DRR). As per this ... More

INTERVIEW
COMPETITIVE GUIDANCE
Myths about Indian Civil Services
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EVENTS
Just Do IT
A.Manohar - Student - Vizianagaram - leelamanohar at rediffmail.com (Winner), A.Satyanarayana Babu - Chennai - andali1968 at yahoo.co.in, Arun Rudran - Thiruvananthapuram - arunrudran at gmail.com, B Ramakrishna - Dy DGFT (Retd) - Ghaziabad - ... More

Number crunch
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PEOPLE
Move faster than your competitor
Andrew Tsui is the Managing Director of India operations of Asus, which is one of the world’s largest technology manufacturing company. He has a degree in Power Mechanical Engineering and also a management degree. Andrew enjoys cooking, ... More

BOOKS
Three rules of storytelling
Purpose, truth and action are the three rules of storytelling, says Jim Loehr in The Power of Story ( www.landmarkonthenet.com). “Purpose is the sail on ... More

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