For farmers of perishable produce - fruits and vegetables – it is a story of either making a killing or being financially killed. Some months ago, onions were fetching the prices of silver; now they are bringing tears to the eyes of the grower.
Section: Analysis | Tuesday, May 17, 2011 8:35 IST
Is it a cultural thing? Is it in our genes? Or is it the overall environment? I am referring to our propensity to inevitably land up in a quagmire of delays, shortcomings and chaos in conducting any major public event.
Section: India | Friday, March 11, 2011 2:01 IST
Instances of patients venting their fury on doctors and the latter going on strike have been growing. This cannot go on. We need better interface between public and hospitals.
Section: Analysis | Friday, September 24, 2010 0:37 IST
America’s efforts to outmanoeuvre the Soviets during the Cold War led it to prop up China instead. This is how China became the world’s factory and the US started losing jobs.
Section: Analysis | Friday, August 27, 2010 2:05 IST
The Maoists can be tamed only with the creation of a trained army of specialists.
Section: Analysis | Monday, May 3, 2010 3:19 IST
Develops thin-film solar PV module production line.
Section: Money | Monday, March 15, 2010 1:44 IST
One of the panaceas prescribed by environmental activists to combat global warming is to switch to renewable non-fossil energy sources.
Section: Money | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3:16 IST
The steep decline in profits of steelmakers in the December 2008 quarter showed the double whammy of demand and price decline hitting the global steel industry last year.
Section: Money | Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:27 IST
The capital goods sector is the first to feel the pinch of falling orders during an economic downturn and the machine tool industry.
Section: Money | Friday, January 23, 2009 3:25 IST
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