Magazine (24 August 2009)   COVER STORY: STATE OF THE NATION BW identifies six basic rights that are essential for economic growth Foreword: The Fundamental Rights Of Business Why corporate India needs more guarantees to realise its potential   Core Sector: Time To Rebuild The Nation Good infrastructure lays the foundation of a great nation. It is not just a need, but a right. Five experts chalk out the roadmap   Regulations: Tangled In Red Tape India needs to simplify and integrate a maze of regulations to make it a favoured destination for investors Comment: S. Gopalakrishnan   Corruption: The Hidden Costs Of Business Corruption adds one more layer to doing business in India Comment: B. G. Verghese   Labour Laws: Workers Need More Security Liberalisation has eroded workers’ rights. It is time to revert   Labour Laws: Make Hire And Fire Easier The 245 laws that make retrenchment difficult should be simplified   Direct Tax: Making The Right Cut A stable, fair and equitable direct tax system is a fundamental requirement   Human Resources: Turning Burden Into Boon More industry participation is required to tackle the issue of shortage of skilled manpower Comment: The Right Chapter   Essay: Getting It Right We must try to attain growth, but without sacrificing our constitutional values   ON POINT Index Of Industrial Production: Dancing Numbers   Mutual Funds: Exit Strategy   Strictly Business   Sugar Consumption Soars   Exports: The Elusive Fish   IN THE NEWS Drought: Talking Away The Problems   Taxation: In Search Of A Perfect Code   Corporate: NTPC’s Moment Of Reckoning   Company Affairs: How To Prevent The Great Vanishing Act   Power: Grid Of Access   Real Estate: Dharavi: Cluster Of Controversy   Healthcare: Keeping The Virus Away   IN DEPTH Inflation: Growing Food Fright Rising food prices may impact demand in the economy     Volume 29 Issue 14 For the week 18 Aug- 24 Aug 2009 Cover Design: Jyoti Thapa Mani Photograph: Sanjay Sakaria Released on 17 Aug 2009 Banking: Cashing In On Transactions Managing cash for corporates means big business for banks   Art: A Tint Of Recovery Indian art market is looking up finally, albeit only in dabs   Logistics: Cheque’s Not In The Mail Courier firms carry the burden of slowing finance business   COLUMNS Comment: Ashok V. Desai Corrupt practices in treatment, drug testing and diagnostics in India will have to be cured by doctors alone   Bound Together: Nayan Chanda There may be fancy talks of a new world order run by a China-US combo. But it is an idea whose time is yet to come TECHTALK Technology, Science, Innovation...   IN VOGUE Golf Accessories: Right On Course   BOOKMARK Book Review: Water, Ecosystems And Society   Selection: The Silver Lining Sam's Story   Alert: Listening To Grasshoppers   Browsing: Sanjay Soni, MD, Logix Microsystems   BW OPINION Global Crisis Revisited IMF’s global estimates show that other than unemployment, most economic indicators have stopped worsening, but the end of the crisis is still not clear   EDITOR'S NOTE The State Of The Nation By Prosenjit Datta, Editor     Articles Blogs Conversations Placements Events