MARKET REPORT
Sensex sheds 37 points on profit booking
Satyam hits 10% lower limit. Infosys down 8%. SBI, HPCL, RIL and Telco gain.

TOP HEADLINES
• Bankers demand sops; Sinha voices concern
• Economic recovery will be slow: Smadja
• Crime branch interrogates Ketan Parekh
• JPC tells UTI to speed up inquiry
• Govt to divest 13 more PSUs during '02-'03
• New panel may favour 26% FDI in print
• Govt to get Rs 20 bn from petro excise hike
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• DSQ Software DQ 01 net loss at Rs 179.30 mn
• Syngenta India Q3 results on January 24
• Hindalco Industries Q3 results on January 30
• ITC Bhadrachalam Q3 net up by 16.87%
• Nalco Chem mulls scheme of amalgamation
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STOCK TALK
'Sensex is ready to test 3800 points'
'I believe old economy stocks should do well after January 10. We will be the world's back office in IT-enabled services,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for January 10, 2002
Sensex, Wipro, L&T, Reliance, Bhel... check out what you can do on Thursday.

COLUMN
Confusing people with doublespeak
'Many suggestions of the Malegam Committee, like the demand for a complete audit of the UTI, have been disregarded. The government is trying to peddle cosmetic changes as reform,'
says Sucheta Dalal.

SPECIAL
Corporate lessons from the Aussies
Roshan Paul and Mathew Paul discuss what corporates seeking durable success can learn from the Australian cricket establishment.

REDIFF SEARCH
Who killed Bill Gates?
A site goes up, detailing the ‘assassination’ of the world’s richest man....

2001: THE YEAR THAT WAS..
What the year 2001 was like for India Inc
Marred by the stocks scam and Sept 11 terrorist attacks, economic reforms took a backseat in 2001 making prospects of recovery more difficult...

FEATURE
Fight pollution for just Rs 4950
After years of toil, Gopalkrishnan's electronic catalytic convertor has finally won recognition with the Asian Innovation Award.

INTERVIEW
'Bt cotton will kill farmers, literally'
'Short-sighted government policies on genetically modified crops will result in destroying the Indian cotton farmer,' says Dr Devinder Sharma.

THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
The Credit Policy: Full coverage
The Rediff Budget Special: Full coverage
Rail Budget 2001-2002: Full coverage
Exim Policy 2001-2002: Full coverage
Economic Survey 2000-2001: Full coverage