Prime but don’t pump

Wednesday 12 November '08

To get out of this crisis, government needs to ensure markets are strengthened

The tiger will roar

Tuesday 28 October '08

The world is on the brink of a recession that could perhaps be the worst since the ’30s. International pessimism is also being transferred lock, stock and barrel to India.

CMs to Tata, drive in

Wednesday 27 August '08

Tired of the long delay in getting unhindered use of land for the Nano plant, Ratan Tata has threatened to pull out.

Elections in a time of inflation

Thursday 24 July '08

The vote is over, and the nuclear hungama is thankfully on the backburner for a while.

Some crude realities

Wednesday 28 May '08

Crude petroleum prices have gone up 11 times in nine years, four times in the last five years, and doubled in the last year.

I choose, therefore I am

Monday 14 April '08

Closure of schools not recognised by government is a blow to the idea of competition

To the market, softly

Friday 29 February '08

The Economic Survey has almost 27 pages devoted to the happenings in the agriculture sector...

Fields and refineries

Monday 4 February '08

Will bio-fuels lead to food scarcity? Not if we finally focus on increasing farm productivity.

Wheatish complexion

Monday 28 January '08

Why has increasing wheat consumption not been backed by any significant increase in output in almost a decade?

All That Hot Air in Bali

Saturday 8 December '07

It is said that the per capita emissions of carbon dioxide from fuel combustion...

Farming out prosperity

Thursday 15 November '07

We should aim at more than just 4 per cent growth in agriculture. And it is possible.

1984: the Dow story

Saturday 27 October '07

Justice has been inadequate for Bhopal victims, but don’t blame the latecomers to the story.

Riots+economic growth=?

Monday 15 October '07

Narendra Damodardas Modi appears to dominate Gujarat, election-bound now, like no other political leader dominates his immediate constituency.

India in the hot seat

Tuesday 4 September '07

On global warming, India shouldn’t just bargain hard at international fora. It should start acting unilaterally

Social justice without PhDs

Friday 10 August '07

The government should thank the court. Implementing the new quota would have landed it in a mess

The friendliest energy of them all

Thursday 26 July '07

India doesn’t really need to choose. It needs a portfolio of several alternative energy sources

Mint or melt?

Thursday 5 July '07

Metal coins represent a battle between official fiat and profit motive. Price not punishment is key

What’s government for Gurjjars?

Tuesday 5 June '07

At market’s lower end, public sector jobs are prized. To stop caste fights redefine eligibility

Trends & trivia in India story

Friday 4 May '07

NSSO data shows urban-rural consumption convergence, and some fascinating differences

It’s not hammer vs sickle

Friday 16 March '07

Conversion of farm land for industrial use is progress. We have to plan and diversify

The devil is in the leakage

Thursday 1 March '07

It is not enough that the outlays and number of social sector programmes are increased. We need ongoing evaluation of such schemes to find the gaps and plug the leakages rapidly

Wages of the young

Saturday 17 February '07

The problem is not ‘job-less’ growth; it is the quality of India’s demographic dividend

No homes away from home

Thursday 11 January '07

India is on the move but migrants remain its most vulnerable people

Class monitor needed

Friday 20 October '06

New planning commission targets on primary education will have to depend on the success of the ongoing Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. The government doesn’t know it yet but field-level data doesn’t hold out much hope. There has been little improvement in primary school completion rates.

Suicide notes from the country

Thursday 28 September '06

Politicians throw money. Throw out bad laws to help farmers