HUMAN RIGHTS – FOR EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE

Today is Human Rights Day. The day is observed world over every year on December 10. On this day, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year, Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,...

In favour of appointing directors from academia in corporate boards

Nonexecutive directors in large companies are either secretaries of various ministries, senior officials of government organisations, or professionals, particularly chartered accountants. Although many of the nonexecutives in our companies have required expertise, they are not independent in the sense that they have positional power. Companies want 'real life and real...