Economy : The SME sector is a vibrant part of the economy, accounting for 40% of manufacturing and generating jobs on a scale second only to agriculture - LEVERAGING THE STRENGTHS WE HAVE

Ban import of agriculture produce: Toddy Movement - Use ethanol instead of petrol

Science & Technology : The much needed big push towards low-cost, highly-efficient, cutting-edge renewable energy technologies was lacking till recently - Sayonara nuclear power

It is government p olicy that has led to the socialisation of risk and privatisation of benefit - The West’s banking crisis – I

Aggressive Chemotherapy and invasive surgeries may beat cancer,but brings host of problems for patients - The Pain of Cancer

Instead of spending time on polemics over policy, India should make infrastructure projects top priority - Picking up the slack

Extending India's Growth momentum required institutional reforms that did not take place.Now growth constraints have resurfaced - A Wasted Sweet Spot

Fat margins, increased volumes — this cigarette maker can’t do anything wrong even as the world, and India, tighten the noose around cigarette makers and smokers - Despite a war against cigarettes, ITC is sizzling

Agriculture: In the last five years the group has supplied 60 tonnes of paddy seeds - Organic SRI motivates seed production by small farmers

Socio - Economy : One of three nations still registering indigenous transmission of wild poliovirus, Pakistan is eager to learn from India’s success in eradicating the disease - Cross-border lessons in saving lives

Research has proven that lack of praise and recognition is the main reason for employees leaving an organisation - Recognise employees’ achievements to improve engagement

In the noise over the irregularities in allocation of natural resources, the huge environmental and related costs of exploiting these have been forgotten - Costs that Coalgate brushes around

Economy : Growth has resulted in some decline in poverty, but the condition of those at the lower levels remains pathetic - Slums dwarf skyscrapers

Economy Statistics - STATSGURU

Transplantation remains an involved procedure with the country lacking in organs as well as awareness - The Wait for the Donors Organs

The euro should steadily depreciate, and Europeans should tighten their belts - Solving the euro zone’s problems

Economy : The stock market and large sections of the media have reacted with predictable euphoria to last week’s bold economic announcements, hoping that the latest reform measures will revive the ‘animal spirits’ of entrepreneurs and reverse the slowdown in growth - Irrational exuberance

Those who are given rights by the government to exploit nature’s bounty must share a part of their profits with the people of the country - Eight simple steps to fair resource allocation

A Radical new method disposes of garbage, without the harmful byproducts of incineration,to provide electricity - An unlikely source of energy

Higher-than-average rainfall during the past three weeks would help boost yields of summer-planted crops, which were hit by weak rains at the beginning of the monsoon season - MONSOON REVIVAL AIDS RECOVERY OF CROPS