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The Copenhagen accord on climate change

Dubai’s debt problems & impact

Is india indispensable to the us

REVIEW OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIA INC

I SPECIAL ARTICLES

* MALL MANAGEMENT: THE CHANGING PARADIGM SHIFT- Prof. Kishalay Roy
* CASE STUDY: ENTREPRENEUR’S DECISION TO EXPAND: RAJ IMPEX- Prof. C.R. Sundara Rajan, Dr. K. Lakshmi
* A COSTING ON THE TOTAL CARGO TRAFFIC PERFORMANCE- Dr. J. Paul Sundar Kirubakaran
* REDUCTION OF RISK THROUGH PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT- M. Madhavi, R. Radhika
* EFFECTS OF MASS MEDIA ON COLLEGE YOUTH- Dr. R. Swaminathan

II ARTICLES OF INTEREST
* CHALLENGES OF RURAL MARKETING IN HARYANA-Dr. Seema Rathee
* RECOVERY IN INDIAN ECONOMY REAL?- Dr. S. Chandirakala
* BUYING PATTERN OF LIFE INSURANCE IN HARYANA AND DELHI - Silender Singh, Manoj Siwach, Abhey Godara
* SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OF URBAN POOR- Piyal Basu Roy, Tapas Pal
* ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ORDER - Dr. M. Lakshmi Bala
* Self-help groups: major issues & problems- Dr. T. Duraipandi
* The changing scenario of kpo industry - N.R. Saravanan, S. Subramaniam, R. Suriyanarayanan

III READERS SPEAK 80]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry100116-051044 Dr. M M Kothari Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:10:44 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=10&m=01&entry=entry100116-051044 http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry091016-203600
2. G-20 AGREE TO CONTINUE STIMULUS PACKAGE

3. GDP GROWTH AT 6.1%, SINGALS RECOVERY

4. RAJASTHAN TAKING GIANT LEAP IN ENERGY SECTOR

5. SMALL AND SMARTY
* Fdi Rules for MSMEs Liberalised
* Indian Economy Slowly Gaining Strength
* Gross NPAs Causing Pressure on Banking Sector’s Profitability
* Government Adopts Mandatory Pruning of Non Plan Expenditure
* Central Sales Tax Can Be levied on Oil Sold from Cairn India’s Fields in Rajasthan
* Jam Nagar ‘SEZ’ Emerges as the Largest Exporter
* Medical Tourism in India-Bright Future Ahead

6. WORLD FOCUS
* India Slips in Doing Business Index
* India Improves in Global Competitiveness Index
* Unctad Forecasts a Gloomy Global Economic Outlook for 2009
* The Indian School Girl Addresses UN Conference on Climate Change
* World Bank Loan to Support India for Infrastructure and Banks
* Private Sector to Wait for Entry Into Nuclear Power

SPECIAL ARTICLES
* FDI Bonanza Amid Global Meltdown- An Analysis- Vijay Kumar Mishra
* Knowledge Management Towards an Organisational Excellence- Vani, H., R. Sushma
* Celebrity Endorsement in Market Promotion- The Indian Context- P. Raja
* Ethical Issues in Advertisements- A Perception Study - Dr. V. Sundar, I. John Britto

II. ARTICLES OF INTEREST
* Clay Tile Industry in Kerala - Dr. M. Abdul Hakkeem
* Education and Child Labour- Ms. Saroj Verma
* The Need to Professionalize India’s Agriculture- S. Arockia Baskaran
* Retail Industry in India: No Limit for Growth- N.R. Saravanan
* Occupation Stratification: Lotha Nagas Getting A Change Slowly- Athungo Ovung

III SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
* International Conference on International Trade & Commerce 9-12 January 2010
* International Conference on Globalization and Consumer Protection -28th-29th January 2010
* 62nd All India Commerce Conference of Indian Commerce Association- 10-12 October, 2009
* 6th International Conference Business Challenges & Opportunities in South Asia- 24-25 Dec.09 ]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry091016-203600 Dr. M M Kothari Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:06:00 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=09&m=10&entry=entry091016-203600 http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry090710-175227
2. IMPRESSIVE GDP GROWTH BRINGS CHEERS

3. BHARTI - WALMART OPENS ITS FIRST WHOLESALE STORE

4. INDIAN BUREAUCRACY MOST INEFFICIENT IN ASIA

5. Marketing of Politics on Indian Media - Anagha Shukre

6. Tacit Knowledge --- Source of Competitive Advantage - Ms. R. Subashini

7. ECONOMY IN LIMELIGHT

* Prime Minister hopeful of achieving 8-9% GDP growth
* Boards in Indian Companies do not follow Corporate Governance Codes
* Delisting of Companies : New regulations make it easy
* Concept of ‘Anchor Investor’ in IPOs and scrapping of entry load in MF Investments
* Tata’s World Truck : A landmark in Commercial Standard Vehicles

8. SMALL AND SMARTY
* ‘JAIPUR’ : Fast becoming an Outsourcing Hub
* Twenty new IIITs proposed in ‘PPP’ mode
* Consolidation process continues with State Bank of Indore merging with SBI 28
* Inflation turns negative for the first time in 35 years
* Accounting Standards for SEZs finalised

I. SPECIAL ARTICLES
* Business Reorganisation and the Direct Taxes - Dr. G. Velmurugan
* Effectiveness of Government Regulations in bringing physically challenged people to the socio-economic mainstream of the country - R. Balasubramaniam
* Priority Sector Lending by Commercial Banks - C.Paramasivan
* Managing Employee Absenteeism - Pradeep Kautish, Sandeep Kautish

II. ARTICLES OF INTEREST
* A Study on Readers’ attitudes and their reactions towards advertisements in newspapers
- Dr. Gayathri Balakrishnan R.
* Green Marketing : A New Dimension in Marketing Field -By Ms.Shweta Chandra
* Growth pattern in the India’s service sector - B. Gangabai, D. Kumar
* The role of Entrepreneurship in India’s Future Economic Development - Ajay Kumar Kushvaha
* Retail Banking in India - Navdeep Kumar
* A study on Life Insurance Awareness among Bus Drivers (TSTC) in Salem K.Senthilkumar

III SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
* Three-day National Seminar sponsored by ICSSR & Ministry of Tribal Affairs, New Delhi
* 2nd International Conference on “Doing Business in India” 17-18 December, 2009
l AIMS International - The Association of Indian Management Scholars ]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry090710-175227 Dr. M M Kothari Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:22:27 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=09&m=07&entry=entry090710-175227 http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry090413-163401 1. Editorial : SLOWDOWN hits carbon credit market
2. RBI CUTS KEY RATES TO TACKLE SLOWDOWN IN THE ECONOMY
3. Interim Railway Budget 2009-10
4. Interim Union Budget 2009-10 & Third Stimulus Package
5. SATYAM's SCANDAL : AN EAGLE EYE - K. Nagarajan, RST. Kiruthika Nagarajan
6. How to improve living conditions of Slumdwellers in India - Dr (Mrs) Valsamma Antony

I. Special articles
* Interest-Free Banking and Finance : How much is it practable to the Current Scenario? - Dr. S.A. Saiyed
* Socio-economic Aspects and their influence on adoption of E-Commerce in India - Dr. B. Murali Manohar
* Management of Organic Farming Practices and Small Farmers in India - G.Rajalakshmy

II. articles of interest
* NPAs in Public Sector Banks - A Drag on Society - Dr. A. Jayakumar, Dr. (Mrs) R. Amutha
* An Association of Liquidity and Profitability - Case Study with Steel Authority of India Limited and its impact on India - Dr. V. Dheenadhayalan
* A Conceptual Frame Work for Global Customer Relationship Management - Dr. M. Nazer, Dr. A. Asick Iqubal
* Cause, Effect and ways to fight corruption - Dr. I. Narsis
* Changing Scenario and New Dimensions in Telecom Industry in India
-Dr. Vinod Kumar Garg Ms Avni Chawla
* Managing and Maximizing Career Returns - Nidhi Maheswari ]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry090413-163401 Dr. M M Kothari Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:04:01 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=09&m=04&entry=entry090413-163401 http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry090207-082645 EDITORIAL : THE SLOWDOWN NOT YET OVER

THE SLOWDOWN BLUES IN THE INDIAN ECONOMY

MID-YEAR REVIEW HINTS AT A SLOWDOWN IN THE ECONOMY

THE FISCAL STIMULOUS PACKAGE – II

INDIA- VIETNAM BILATERAL TRADE : THE WAY FORWARD

THE CHANGE – THE U S AND THE WORLD LOOK UPON

LAOS IS EMERGING AS A PREFERRED DESTINATION FOR COOROPORATES – DR AMIT MITRA

THE TRADE WITH LAOS PDR


SMALL & SMARTY

Reliance’s second Refinery comes up at Jamnagar.

Uttranchal preparing to march ahead in Industrial Development


SPECIAL ARTICLES. :

Recovery of NPAs : Need if the Hour. – Dr (Mrs) Valsamma Antony.

Sub-Prime Crisis : The Burgeoning Problem of the Global Economy and its Impact on India - Dr G B Karthikeyan, Dr K P MalathiShiri.

Human Capital Accounting – Need of the Hour – Dr (Mrs) R. Indradevi, Dr S Gomathi.

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Pre-purchase factors involved in shopping process among Urban Married Working Women- Dr. Sarguna Mary

The success path of Infosys Technologies- Dr. S. Suriyamurthi, Mrs. S. Christiana Sheela, Mrs. T.S. Umarani

E-governance –Gateway to development – Er. Sushil Kumar, Dr. Vinod Kr. Garg

The Impact of Investment style consistency on mutual fund performance with the application of z-score – M. Daniel Rajkumar, Dr. S. S. Rau

Commodity Futures Market efficiency in India- Dr. Shailesh Rastogi, Dr. Amit Agrawal
Implications of VAT – L. Satheeshkumar, V. Selvaraj

Liberalisation not helping agriculture- G.Paramasivan, Dr. J. Sacratees


Manoj Kothari- A biosketch

Book Review - Globalisation & Development- Dr. Mahesh Chandra Prasad.
]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry090207-082645 Dr. M M Kothari Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:56:45 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=09&m=02&entry=entry090207-082645 http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry081019-073126 DELHI-MUMBAI INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR

2. THE US : SUB PRIME CRISIS CONTINUES TO TAKE ITS TOLL

3. THE INDO-US NUCLEAR DEAL BECOMES A FINALITY :
FRANCE TAKES A LEAD

4. THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH ASEAN

5. CHANGE OF GUARDS AT THE RBI

6. INDIA-VIETNAM BILATERAL TRADE - THE WAY FORWARD

7. RURAL INDIA GETTING UP

8. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORTING

9. SPECIAL ARTICLES
* Micro Finance Institutional Operationals in India - Dr. D. Ashok
* Logistics : An Industry Surging Towards Growth - Dr.Krishna K. Agarwal, Vandana Sonker

10. ARTICLES OF INTEREST
* Banking Service Quality & Its Impact on Customer Satisfaction - Dr. I. Narsis
* A Closer Look into Portfolio Analysis - Dr. K.Balasubramani, Mrs. N.Kavitha
* A Study on Investors Perception towards EVA as Reporting Practice in Indian Banking Sector
- R. Satish, Dr.S.S. Rau, Dr.Radhaganesh
* FDI in India not as per her Potentials - Dinesh Mahajan
* Corporate Governance - Turn Comes Out in Banking Sector
- Dr. Manoj Jhunjhunwala, Manoj Kumar Pandey
* Systematic Vs Un-Systematic risks of Midcap Stocks & Midcap Mutual Funds-Dr. A.K. Natesan
* Microfinance and Empowerment of Rural Women - A.V.V.S. Subbalakshmi

11. SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
* National Conference on Tourism Destination Competitiveness & Sustainability
* 7th National Conference on India in the Emerging Order - Challenges and New Opportunities ]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry081019-073126 Dr. M M Kothari Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:01:26 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=08&m=10&entry=entry081019-073126 http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry080711-151359 Editorial : difficulties in finalising the nuclear deal

2. New Fertiliser Policy to cut subsidy bill

3. RBI HIKES ‘REPO RATE’ and ‘crr’ TO CHECK INFLATION

4. FUEL PRICES AND THE SUBSIDY BURDEN

5. India’s tallest dam in Arunachal Pradesh

6. CAIRN INDIA STARTS CONSTRUCTION OF PIPELINE

7. INDIA DOWN IN THE GLOBAL TRADE INDEX

8. Small and smarty
* Inflation at a Thirteen-year high
* Lack of Consensus on Farm Talks
* Lower sugar production expected in the crushing season ‘2007-08’

9. Bold and brief
* Bharat IV norms to be introduced for pollution control
* Air conditoners manufacturing plant to be set up in Rajasthan
* Companies may be asked to keep account of the CRS work
* India to accelerate renewable energy

10. Special articles
* Ethics and Social Responsibilities in Marketing : Some Emerging issues - Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao, Dr. P. Malyadri
* Ad-Hoc Networks : A New Era to Modern Business - P.B. Pankajavalli, K.G. Santhiya
* The Agenda for Indian Agriculture under WTO - Md. Reyazuddin
* Store Brands in Retail Industry - Mr. R. Sethumadhavan, Dr. A. Ramchandran

11. Articles of interest
* Corporate Social Responsibility in India -Dr. S. Suriyamurhti, Dr. O.T.V.Latasri, V.P.T. Dhevika
* Emerging Scenario of United States' Foreign Direct Investment in India - Dinesh Mahajan
* Private Equity in India - An Overview - Dr. K.K. Agarwal, Madhu Bhartia
* Profitability trends of selected Indian Oil Refineries - Dr. C. K. Sonara
* Evaluating competitiveness of SMEs as preferred employers -Sonal Sisodia, Dr N.S.Kothari
* Value Added Accounting : Customer Value Added in Banks - Dr. Nazir Ahmad
* Understanding the ABCD of Environmental Pollution - Dr.A.Vinayagamoorthy, T.Thirupathi
* Do shades shape the buyer preference? Dr. I. Francis G. Sekar, Sharon Edmends

12. VIT students become a preferred lot for the ‘it’ companies ]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry080711-151359 Dr. M M Kothari Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:43:59 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080711-151359 http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry080411-214334 2. THE ECONOMIC SURVEY 2007-08
3. THE RAILWAY BUDGET 2008-09
4. THE ECONOMIC BUDGET 2008-09

3. SMALL AND SMARTY
-Shopper’s Stop to Move into Tier - II and Tier - III cities
-Gold reaches an all time high
-Indian Crude Basket Rises

4. WORLD FOCUS
- Fear of Recession gripping the US Economy

5. SPECIAL ARTICLES
- Foreign Direct Investment and the Indian Economic Scenario
- Dr. A. Ramachandran, N.Kavitha, N.Krishna Veni
- Retailing in India : A New Paradigm for Economic Growth - Prof. S. Solamalai
-Sugar Industry and Ethanol - L.Sathees Kumar, Dr. V. Selvaraj

6. ARTICLES OF INTEREST
- Impact of Retail Giants on Retail Trade - S.Dharmaraj
- Non-Performing Assets in Public Sector Banks - A Study- Prof. B.D. Awasthi, Rahul Singh
- Cross Border Transactions - Transfer Pricing - A Change in Paradigm in Indian Income Tax Act 1961 - Dr. G. Velmurugan
- Need Based Training - Need of the Hour - Ms. R. Subashini ]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry080411-214334 Dr. M M Kothari Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:13:34 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=08&m=04&entry=entry080411-214334 http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry080122-071801 A WORD OF CAUTION ON RISING FOOD PRICES AND CLIMATIC CHANGES

2. LEADING INDIAN CORPORATE HOUSES IN INDIA -
Dr. S. Suryamurthi, Dr. O.T.V. Latasri, Ms. VPT Dhevika 04

3. WHERE IS SHE SAFE AND HER STATUS OF FAMILY? - Arun Kumar Tripathi 10
3. SMALL AND SMARTY
* New road map to fight Climate Change 14
* Rajasthan unveils new IT & ITES Policy 18
* Rajasthan to be self-reliant in Power 20
* Deepening detach between Stock Market and Economy - A. Pandu 23

4. WORLD FOCUS
* Emulate China and promote Neem aggressively 25

5. BOLD AND BRIEF
* 24% investment cap removed on SSIs 26
* Non-Tariff Barriers : Major hurdle in textile exports 27
* Indian Patent Office goes global 29
* ‘One Person Company’ form must get legal sanction in India 30
* 10% Ethanol - doped fuel is being envisaged in India 32
* World Bank loan to Bihar for Development 33
* Bihar agricultural land not to be given to SEZ 34
6. SPECIAL ARTICLES
* Performance and potentials of economy of Bihar during Globalisation-Mahesh Chandra Prasad 35
* Telecom Reforms in India - Amarjit Singh 43
* Indian Textile Scenario in the 21st Century - N. Kavitha, Dr.A.Ramachandran, N.Krishna Veni 51

7. ARTICLES OF INTEREST
* Cosmetic Tourism - L.Shankari, Dr. A.Vinayagamurthy 56
* Organized Retailing : Vista and Intricacy -Dr. Amit K. Agrawal, Mrs. Jagrati Agrawal 60
* Global Economy-An Overview - Dr.K.Prabakkar Rajkumar 62

8. MICRO STUDIES
* Spending pattern on Cosmetic Products in rural areas : A case study
- Dr. B. Suresh Lal, N.V. Sreeranga Prasad, G. Kavitha 64
* Unemployment and its consequences in Haryana - Bijender Kumar 68

9. A Report on National Conference on Significance of Social Marketing in India 73
at VIT Business School, VIT University, Vellore.

10. Fifth National Conference on Emerging Dimensions in Financial Sector - Challenges Ahead 75

11. Indicators ]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry080122-071801 Dr. M M Kothari Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:48:01 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=08&m=01&entry=entry080122-071801 http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry071103-100848
2. INDIA RIDING THE NUCLEAR BUS ? 04

3. INDIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY CONSUMER CONCERN - Prof. S. Unnikrishnan, Prof. S. Verma 06

4. SMALL AND SMARTY
* Corporate rural farming to boost rural sector 09
* India to raise the strategic crude reserve size 11
* India’s exports show a rising trend 12
* India’s prospects for producing Bio-Diesel 13
* GDP growth above expectations 15

5. WORLD FOCUS
* China embraces Interest rate hikes 18
* Economic growth slows down in the U.S. 19
* The US trying to come out of the Subprime Mess 20

6. BOLD AND BRIEF
* Himachal Pradesh : Awarding hydel projects contracts on most favourable terms 24
* Volkswagen launches its first car in India 26
* Enhancing Cruise Tourism in Kochi 27
* Inflation Lowest at 3.23 per cent 29
* Slowdown in the industrial growth in July, 2007 30
* Amendment to the Competition Act 32
* Fed cuts interest rate by 50 basis points 34
7. SPECIAL ARTICLES
* The Outsourcing Story : Myths & Realities-Dr. Krishna Kumar Agarwal, Meenakshi A. Singh 36
* India's Recent Economic Performance and Future Prospects - Dr. (Mrs.) Martina R. Noronha 43
* Human Resource Management and strategies in the retail sector 47
- Prof. Akhilesh Chandra Pandey, Dr. S.P. Kala
* Issues and Challenges in the Rural Marketing - Dr. A. Selvaraj 52
8. ARTICLES OF INTEREST
* Indian Banking:Managing Emerging Challenges In The Present Era - Dr. R.K. Uppal, Rimpi Kaur 57
* Sugar Industry Need of the Hour - Mr. L. Satheeskumar, Dr. V. Selvaraj 61
* VAT: Revenue impact and usages in Tamil Nadu - Dr.K.Prabakkar Rajkumar 64
* Is the women really empowered in india? - Mrs. Poonam Aroa 66
* Biomass in Rural India - C. Sivamurguan, Dr. V. Anbumani 68  The Sri Lankan village company model - Dr. Amit Kumar Agrawal 72

9. BIG SUCCESS BUT LARGE GAPS IN INDIAN ‘IT’ INDUSTRY 74
10. SENSEX AND NIFTY SCALE NEW PEAKS 76
11. INDICATORS 77
]]> http://www.economicchallenger.net/index.php?entry=entry071103-100848 Dr. M M Kothari Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:38:48 GMT http://www.economicchallenger.net/comments.php?y=07&m=11&entry=entry071103-100848