Use the Net to manage human resource
The Internet can be an excellent tool for HR managers, primarily because of the wealth of information available that would help in skill-upgradation and decision-making. One of the common problems that a HR manager in India faces in the country is the lack of sufficient data on the subject that is easily available. You can easily overcome this by using resources available on the net.
A strong consumer movement is the need of the hour
The dividing line seems to be blurring. Consumer courts are fast becoming like civil courts. Set up to protect the rights of consumers by providing them speedy and inexpensive redressal, consumer courts are barely living up to their gigantic task because of either the lacunae in the law or inadequate implementation of the law.
Lull in stamp releases, a breather for collectors
February was a dull month for philatelists, after a spate of stamp releases in the past few months, with only one commemorative stamp issued on February 25. As a policy the Department of Posts issues 40-45 special commemorative stamps in a year.
Finance fair tests skills of budding portfolio managers
Finance professionals from all over the country had an opportunity to experience the dynamism of the capital markets by participating in the recently concluded FinceX fair at the Management Development Institute in Gurgaon. FinceX organised by the students of the post-graduate programme in management course at MDI drew responses from more than 900 participants.
White rum from Bacardi bar soon
Bacardi Martini International, one of the top liquor companies in the world, has decided to make India a major source base for its overseas markets. Bacardi-Martini India, Bacardi's local arm, has started commercial production at its plant in Karnataka.
NHB bond issue oversubscribed
Unfazed by the tight interest rate regime, National Housing Bank's Rs 300 crore tax-free bond issue with a coupon of 9.5 per cent has sailed through easily. The priority sector bonds, which had a maturity of seven years and a put and call option after five years, were oversubscribed within two weeks of its launch.
