Bhowali, a valley-like settlement 10 km downhill from Nainital, was once known for the brief sojourning of stalwarts like Kamla Nehru and KL Saigal in the historical TB Sanatorium it has. Many know it for being the fruit basket of the central Hima
In a bid to counter losses sustained during April- June 2013, steel authority of India (SAIL) is gearing to export close to 7 lakh tones of steel as opposed to 3.3 lakh tones which was exported last year. As of June 30, the company is lang
(This story first appeared in the August 16-30, 2013 print edition. We reproduce it to look at the basic issues that will stare the new state and the residual one, now that Telangana is up and running and N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to take oath
Quite naturally the whole nation is outraged at the tragic and treacherous killing of four army jawans at LoC in Poonch sector. There were statements, protests, expressions of solidarity, unity, Pakistan-bashing and will-not-tolerate-such-incident
Just after independence, one of the questions before the young republic was what to do with the 400-odd civil servants the British rulers had bequeathed to the Indian state. When, on October 1949, KM Munshi moved a proposal in the constituent asse
The Bangalore-based public sector undertaking HMT has significantly revised its accounts for the previous year. The listed company’s much-delayed mandatory filings of financial results for 2012-13 to the stock exchanges reveal the severe hit
India will soon have GPS and geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN) operationalized. Releasing the GAGAN certification documents, K N Srivastava, secretary, ministry of civil aviation, said that market GAGAN beyond aviation was large and stressed on th
India will soon have GPS and geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN) operationalized. Releasing the GAGAN certification documents, K N Srivastava, secretary, ministry of civil aviation, said that market GAGAN beyond aviation was large and stressed on th
Telecom service providers owe the government Rs 39,800 crore in terms of outstanding amount for spectrum usage charges, licence fees, penalties and interest, according to a news report published in The Hindu. Public sector telecom o
ITI Ltd, a state-run telecom equipment maker, may soon get the much-awaited Rs 4,100 crore revival package from the government. According to a news report published in Mint, Telecom department has almost finalized the note on the revival p
Amidst reduced demand for credit, rising NPA worries and slump in the banking sector, one of the public sector banks in the country, Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), is on an expansion mode. The bank is set to open its 3000th branch in Vaniankudi in Ta
With tremendous growth in technological outreach and internet, more consumers are drawn towards availing services and buying products online. India’s e-commerce market has grown to $14 billion by 2012. About 75% of this is travel-related (ai
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has surprised many, within his party and outside, by writing to the prime minister, seeking a review of the food security legislation. In his August 8 letter the PM, he has termed the food secur
Innovation may be the toast of entrepreneurship everywhere, but how much are companies, small and big, engaging with it? Planning commission member Arun Maira believes innovation in India, even as the country completes the first quarter of its Inn
While we mourn the death of our jawans in the recent Indo-Pak border incident, the question that disturbs me, having been part of the paramilitary forces, is whether we are performing our duty properly. I joined the CRPF in December
Background India, the largest democracy in the world, is home to nearly one-third of the world`s population living below $1.25 a day. Poverty is an endemic in India where a whopping 650 million (53.7% of country’s pop
With the supreme court dismissing the petition of former Bihar chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav who sought to change the special CBI judge in Ranchi hearing the fodder scam case, there is a strong possibility of political equations in Bihar underg
At a time the Kishtwar riots were rocking the Lok Sabha, an actor-turned-TDP MP used his theatrical skills to good effect to draw attention towards the Seemandhra stir. Dr Siva Prasad, representing the Chittoor Lok Sabha seat in Andhra Pradesh, tu
Adam Smith was a moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. He is best known for his second seminal book: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, which strongly emphasizes on the role of ‘self-interest&rsqu
Affairs of men often proceed like a Mexican wave and all human beings are imitating animals in some respects. So, there is hardly any reason to find fault with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for his full-throated invocation of "we can&q
