ARTICLE ALERT

Vol.1, No. 6

November 2006


ACCOUNTING & AUDITING

01

New accounting concepts in respect of transaction costs and fees - ISA 39 and IAS 18 / Sanjeev Agarwal and Vidhyadhar Kulkarni [The Chartered Accountant, December 2006]
Keywords: Accounting and auditing, International accounting standards

AGRICULTURE

02

New green revolution / Sangeeta Singh and Ashish Gupta [Outlook Business, 5 December 2006]
Keywords: Agri business, Agriculture sector, Retail in agriculture

AGRICULTURE

03

Potential and prospects of Basmati rice in global market / K S Money [Agri Business & Food Industry, Sep-Oct 2006]
Keywords: Rice industry, Global trade, Export of Basmati rice from India, Global production scenario

AGRICULTURE

04

Crop insurance in India: scope for improvement / V S Vyas & Surjit Singh [Economic and Political Weekly, 4-10 November 2006]
Keywords: Agriculture, Crop insurance, National Agriculture Insurance Scheme, State level coverage, Coverage of small versus large farmers

BANKING & FINANCE

05

Budgetary rules and plan financing: revisiting the fiscal responsibility act / Mihir Rakshit [Economic and Political Weekly, 4-10 November 2006]
Keywords: Finance, Fiscal responsibility, Fiscal deficit, Revenue deficit, Cost of taxation

BANKING & FINANCE

06

FRBM act and eleventh plan approach paper / D K Srivastava [Economic and Political Weekly, 4-10 November 2006]  
Keywords: Finance, Fiscal deficit and debt, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, Revenue deficit, Account of Central and State Governments - expenditure and deficit trends, Revenue deficit and net domestic saving of Government Administration, Approach paper - 11th Five year plan

BANKING & FINANCE

07

What is wrong with 'Sound Finance' / Prabhat Patnaik [Economic and Political Weekly, 4-10 November 2006]
Keywords:  FRBM Act, Fiscal deficit, Finance - India

BANKING & FINANCE

08

An even spread: A Businessworld survey of listed banks in India / Manas Chakravarty [Businessworld, 4 December 2006]
Keywords: Banking and Finance, Best banks in India, China vs. India, M&A, Technology, Financial inclusion, Microfinance, Foreign banks,
Liberalization

BANKING & FINANCE

09

Recent developments in state finances / M Govinda Rao [Business Standard, 5 December 2006] 
Keywords: State finances in India, Recent development

BUSINESS HOUSES

10

India's top 5 business houses [Business Barons, November 2006]
Keywords: Top business houses - India, Reliance Industries, Tata Group, Wipro, A V Birla Group and Bajaj Group, BB Market Resonance Survey

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

11

Core critical / Dhruv Rathi [Outlook Business, 20 November 2006]
Keywords: Construction industry, Larsen & Toubro, L&T's growth engines, Company profiles

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

12

Strategy and society: the link between competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility / Michael E Porter and Mark R Kramer [Harvard Business Review, December 2006]
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Business and society, Mapping social opportunities, Social influence on competitiveness

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

13

OECD sees no reason to expect global downturn / Scheherazade Daneshkhu and Chris Giles [Financial Times, 29 November 2006]
Keywords:
International economy, Global downturn, Downturn in international economy

ECONOMIC GROWTH

14

Economic growth: some reflections / Shankar Acharya [Economic and Political Weekly, 4-10 November 2006]
Keywords: Economic growth in India

ECONOMY

15

Too hot to handle; India's economy [The Economist, 25 November 2006]
Keywords: Indian economy, India and China, Investment comparison 

E-COMMERCE

16

Cupid on the net / Prashant Mahesh and Nirav Khatri [Outlook Business, 20 November 2006]
Keywords:
Internet business, Online business in India, Internet users, E-Commerce

EDUCATION

17

Contradictions in higher education policy / Pawan Agarwal [Economic and Political Weekly, 11-17 November 2006]
Keywords: Education in India, Higher education policy in India

EMERGING MARKETS

18

Emerging markets bite back / Peter Thal Larsen [Financial Times, 29 November 2006]
Keywords: Emerging markets in developing countries, Recent overseas acquisitions, Mergers & acquisitions in India, China and Middle East.

ENERGY

19

Tilting at windmills / [The Economist, 18 November 2006]
Keywords: Clean energy business, Windmills, Energy technology investments, Renewable energy, Wind energy

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

20

Indian investments abroad: what explains the boom? / R Nagaraj [Economic and Political Weekly, 11-17 November 2006]
Keywords: Indian investment abroad, Indian outward flows

GLOBALISATION

21

Why NAMA liberalization is good for developing countries / Philippe Legrain  [World Economy, November 2006]
Keywords: Globalisation, Non-Agricultural Market Access, NAMA

HEALTHCARE

22

No Easy Cure: India’s Chronic Diseases Challenge / Bruce Neal [Far Eastern Economic Review, December 2006]
Keywords: Healthcare in India, Chronic diseases, Healthcare challenges in India

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

23

Lift outs: how to acquire a high-functioning team / Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams[ Harvard Business Review, December 2006]
Keywords: Human resource development, Best practice

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

24

That's where the money is / Shipra Arora [Dataquest, 15 November 2006]
Keywords: IT auditing, IT auditor's checklist, Why audit?, What it involves, Audit process

INNOVATION

25

Disruptive innovation for social change / Clayton M Christensen, Heiner Baumann, Rudy Ruggles, and Thomas M Sadtler [Harvard Business Review, December 2006]
Keywords: Innovation, Innovation for social change, Investing in health care, Investing in education, Investing in economic developing, Identifying catatlytic innovations

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

26

World economy, geopolitics and global strategy: Indo-US relations in the 21st century / Arvind Virmani [Economic and Political Weekly, 4-10 November 2006]  
Keywords: Indo-US relations, Geopolitics, World economy, Challenges and opportunities, Emerging scenario, Globalisation of national security, 

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

27

Knowledge as a competitive edge: how can companies align knowledge management with corporate strategy / A V Vedpuriswar [Indian Management, September 2006]
Keywords: Knowledge management and corporate strategy, Knowledge strategy, 

LEADERSHIP

28

What did GLOBE really measure? Researchers' minds versus respondents' minds / Geert Hofstede [Journal of International Business Studies, November 2006] 
Keywords: Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness

MANAGEMENT

29

Little steps towards big changes / Surinder Kapur [Business Standard, 5 December 2006]
Keywords: Management, Quality management, Change management

METAL INDUSTRY

30

The Indian copper industry / [ICRA Information, Grading and Research Service, October 2006]
Keywords: Metal industry in India, Copper industry, Industry structure, Key issues, Production, consumption, Price, Capacity utilization, Trade, Demand-supply position, Financial performance

PAINT INDUSTRY

31

Kansai Nerolac's new gameplan / Vidyut Kumar Ta [Business Barons, November 2006] 
Keywords: Indian paint industry, Turnover, Paint industry - India, Company profile, R&D, Financials, New initiatives

PHARMA INDUSTRY

32

Carry on, Dr Reddy / Nandita Datta [Outlook Business, 5 December 2006]
Keywords: Pharmaceuticals, Pharma industry in India, Dr Reddy's Labs, Business-wise performance, Company profiles

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

33

Special economic zones: revisiting the policy debate / Aradhna Aggarwal [Economic and Political Weekly, 4-10 November 2006]
Keywords: Special economic zones, SEZ policy, Indian experience

TELECOM

34

Big deals dominate industry / Andrew Parker [Financial Times, 29 November 2006]
Keywords:
Telecom, Global telecommunications, Wireless operators, M&A in telecoms

TELECOM

35

WiMax: wireless alternative to broadband / Sarmad Ali [The Wall Street Journal, 29 November 2006]
Keywords: Telecom and technology, Wireless and broadband

TELECOM

36

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in Indian telecom industry: a study / Sanjoy Banka [The Chartered Accountant, December 2006]
Keywords: Telecom industry in India, Mergers & Acquisitions, Regulatory framework, Major M&A deals in Indian telecom sector,

TEXTILE INDUSTRY

37

Emerging challenges and opportunities to clothing industry in India: an overview / Chandan Saha [Laghu Udyog, Vol. XXX, No. 9-10 and 11-12] 
Keywords:
Textile industry, Clothing indsutry in India, Emerging challenges and opportunities, Export of readymade garments, Global market, Global trend, Apparel trade

TEXTILE INDUSTRY

38

The Indian textiles & clothing industry / [ICRA Information, Grading and Research Service, October 2006]
Keywords: Textiles, Indian textiles and clothing industry, Textile industry in India, Structure, Key issues, Domestic demand, Technical textiles, Exports, Prices, Financial performance, New Projects, Outlook

TYRE INDUSTRY

39

The Indian tyres industry  / [ICRA Information, Grading and Research Service, October 2006]
Keywords: Tyre industry, Automobile industry, Tyre industry in India, Industry structure, Key issues, Production, consumption, Price, Capacity utilisation, Trade, Demand-supply position, Financial performance

WTO

40

Impass at the WTO: a development perspective / Martin Khor [Economic and Political Weekly, 11 November 2006]
Keywords: WTO, Rise and fall of development issues, Agriculture,  Domestic support,  Domestic subsidy

WTO

41

Issues on trade in environmental goods and services / Archana S Mathur 7 Pradeep Kr. Guin [Economic and Political Weekly, 11-17 November 2006]
Keywords: WTO, Trade and environmental issues at the WTO, Trade of environmental goods, Import and tariffs of environmental goods in India, Exports of environmental goods from India


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