RBI must be bold
The Reserve Bank has reportedly identified trigger points for detecting impending bank failure, and responding to the alarm these set off with corrective steps and, thereafter, with mandatory mergers.

Real growth
The first half of the financial year saw the markets weigh the expectations of a full-blown recovery and the rally in stocks particularly in the third quarter reflected a growing optimism that the performance from companies will justify the rally in prices.

Corporate governance -- The true picture
The various corporate governance codes doing the rounds remind one of the kindergarten poem about nine blind men describing an elephant after touching it.

Millennium budget -- Time to tackle sundry tax laws
With the millennium budget about a month away, I think it is a fit time to make known my suggestions regarding changes to be made in the tax laws.

Use of phosphate in the north
To judge the contribution of a fertiliser product, a long-range analysis proves safe. From this angle 30 years' data from 1969-1970 to 1998-1999 was scanned.

Mantra for the pharmacologists
"Revitalising the Pharmaceutical Business" is simply a must-read for all those with a nose for marketing and an eye for detail, especially in the pharma industry.