Latest guidelines from IRDA threaten to further tighten the screws on web aggregators but they aren’t rattled yet—after all, internet-savvy consumers are their insurance
India’s recent economic failures are the result of the breakdown in accountability at the Centre, says Ruchir Sharma. But mass-based leaders in states are faring much better
Companies in emerging markets may not need to build brands. But, if they do, China can show how. It is far ahead of the game than India
Inconsistencies in impurities pose a challenge but Eureka Forbes is using data and local communities to get a foothold in the rural water market
Even as gas takes off in the US as a cleaner and cheaper fuel, India is heading in the opposite direction with policy flip-flops and failed promises strewn along the way
Jobs are growing, suggests the government’s latest employment survey. But these may largely be poor quality jobs. Not something for the UPA to tom-tom after nine years
Google has a staggering amount of control over the Indian internet space. That can’t always be good
RBS’s Drew Brick explains why the dollar is holding up even though US growth isn’t something to write home about—and the impact on India if the Fed goes slow on its money printing operations
Government is pouring crores of taxpayer money into skill development programmes. But can committees and bureaucratic talk shops match skills to jobs?
By secretly monitoring and recording all Indians through a Central Monitoring System, our government will end up making citizens and businesses less safe
Nokia, BlackBerry and Samsung are all victims of product line-extensions