And then there were two

Fears that the infamous PIGS Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain would spell trouble for the world at large have resurfaced.

When the sovereign debt crisis first hit Greece about.. Read full story

Where are the projects?

The government has appointed yet another committee on financing infrastructure, with an 18-month tenure.

No amount of expert advice is too much on how to fund infrastructure and .. Read full story

Tech-ready humans

It is not unusual to contemplate a time when technology will literally change the face of humankind. If down the millennia, we have dispensed with such things as tails and increased the space in the c.. Read full story

Political reform

The World Bank’s latest global ranking of Ease of Doing Business, 2011, lists India among the 40 mostimproved economies, with overall position marginally improved from last year, but it is still.. Read full story

Implement licence terms

Telecom regulator Trai has woken up to the failure of several of those who obtained new telecom licences in 2008 to roll out services and recommended punitive measures ranging from cancellation of lic.. Read full story

Refused to pay bribe to setup airline: Ratan Tata

TATA SONS Chairman Ratan Tata’s bombshell of a claim that demand for a bribe had scuttled Tata’s domestic airline venture 15 years ago has set off a political storm. With his characteristi.. Read full story

Point taken! Encash rewards on plastic currency

CREDIT cards are often blamed for debt woes as well as other consumer-related ills prevalent in the society. In reality, however, most of such woes result from the misuse of plastic money or the ignor.. Read full story

Hard Times

IS THIS judicial activism at its best? Or at its worst? How is the average citizen to view the Supreme Court’s unprecedented directive to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to explain his sil.. Read full story

Mega perks

Now that the (in)famous cannabis cafes of Amsterdam are likely to be made out of bounds for foreigners if the new coalition Dutch government has its way, the invention of an American coffee shop ow.. Read full story

Stiglitz has a point

Nobel laureate Joseph E Stiglitz has rightly advised India to create a learning society for sustained and inclusive growth.

His advice, in the latest edition of the Jawaharlal Ne.. Read full story