Zapping oil slicks with micro-organisms
Six years ago, the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) indigenously developed a biological method of using microorganisms to clean up oil contaminated sites. Toady, after successfully demonstrating the technology in about a dozen refineries in the country,

Once a pioneer, always a leader
The Leela, Mumbai, is the first environment friendly hotel in India. And the credit goes to Captain C P Krishnan, founder and CEO of The Leela group of hotels.

The Surya's new avatar
Come September 15, and the new-look Surya Hotel will be unveiled to tourists and business travellers in Delhi. The five-star hotel nestles in the very heart of Delhi, close to its busy commercial district, Nehru Place.

Sec. 88 rebate only on loans from specified sources
For claiming tax exemption on interest and principal payments on housing loans, does one have to take a loan from banks or housing finance companies? Do company loans qualify for this purpose?

McDonald's goes more Indian
Gimme a Big Mac" may be a popular term in the West, but in India, McDonald's, creators of the burger revolution, realised they had to change to survive.

Mumbai's pub is Delhi's restaurant
One of Mumbai's popular pubs is having to live life under purdah in Delhi. After a soft launch, Mumbai's happening pub, Geoffrey's, is masquerading as a family restaurant, yet retaining all the trappings of a contemporary British pub.

Workshops on industrial design to help corporates
The National Institute of Design (NID) at Ahmedabad is creating a new centre for `Industry Programmes and Projects' to develop an interface with industry.

Going beyond conventional boundaries
I never cease to marvel at the endless possibilities that always appear to the human mind. There is never any limit to creativity. There is always a product, however good, that can be improved.