Orphaned cities

Everyone wants urban infrastructure. But there isn?t enough government money. From 1988 onwards, urban municipalities have been allowed to raise…

Trading water

Clear water rights: This means that people overlying aquifers have a defined but limited right to withdraw water.

Go hybrid

The launch of Honda?s hybrid technology Civic car in India last week could not have come at a more appropriate…

The I in BRIC

The investment bank, Goldman Sachs, has been bullish on India for a while now, ever since the famous BRIC report.

Smart regulation

Non-Banking finance companies are arguably RBI?s toughest regulatory remit. The case of Sahara?s NBFC, which has received a detailed dos…

Core politics

Inflation in double digits and at a 13-year high?whether by statistics or numerological superstition, the Congress can hardly receive worse…