Pak-proofing Iranian gas supplies
As violence intensified in the West Bank and Gaza, the "peace process" in the Middle East, as South Block's West Asia is known in the rest of the world, once again grabbed international attention.

Protecting small investors
The Companies (Second) Amendment Bill, 1999, passed by the Lok Sabha last month, has many welcome features although it dilutes the provision on the appointment of a director from the constituent of minority shareholders.

A significant power plant
What's common to man, the fruitfly, the nematode worm, over 600 viruses and two dozen-odd bacteria? All of them belong to the exclusive club of organisms that have revealed their entire DNA blueprint.