Snooping is one of the oldest peccadilloes of man, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Stating that recent agriculture reforms have opened new opportunities, the RBI Governor said the farm sector is emerging as a bright spot.
About 20 per cent of India's manufacturing firms in sectors like engineering, textiles and aviation are not able to produce quality products due to obsolete machinery and technology, according to a study by industry body Assocham.
Ahead of the G-8 meeting in Tokyo next month, WTO negotiations have picked up pace in Geneva with a strong expectation of receiving support for a Doha deal from leaders of industrialised nations such as US, EU and key developing countries like India and South Africa. Though India is not a member of G-8, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be attending the meeting along with heads of other four 'outreach' countries that include Brazil.
The European Union (EU), which wants India to reduce high import duties on wines, is facing a glut of the beverage at home and is taking steps to protect local producers from new rivals like Australia and the US.
by External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lvavrov met at the Chinese mission in New York.
India and the US will co-chair a 14-member special group on services negotiations, a move aimed at giving a boost to World Trade Organisation talks in services ahead of the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in December.
There is clearly something deeply rotten in the systems of institutional governance in the bastions of higher education in India, says TCA Anant.
On gold buying occasions such as Akshaya Tritiya, Chiraj Mehta points out, investors are often confronted with the question: Should I make just a token purchase, or should I buy more towards building my allocation in the yellow metal?
UBS said RIL's $10 billion petchem capex by 2016 will drive 12 per cent volume CAGR.
Ban on US-EU import of meat & poultry products could, if we get active, allow us to access a $128-billion market.
Anand Sharma who is at the WTO meet at Bali has been making all the right noises in opposing the peace clause. However at 9 PM on Friday, he will have to make a crucial decision.
German magazine expose could have 'severe impact' on US-EU relations
If you simply understand that you do not understand the sock market, that will be a favour. A big favour...
Amber Dubey explains why India needs to stop blocking competition if it ever wants to become the top aviation market.
Indian IT giants are outstanding companies with great management teams, but they have been held hostage by their past success.
Investors should now be looking at trimming their portfolio and making prudent investment decisions
Majority of India's international routes have been captured by foreign airlines.
'India needs to adopt a more proactive policy of triggering exports to China.'
COP 21 is about how much carbon space is left and who gets how much of that space
India must formulate a new growth path to become a top Asian economy.
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