The evolving information technology in banking can not only help introduce transparency and reduce costs for the banks, but also improve customer service and reach, while enabling financial inclusion - Technology as agent of change in Indian banking

Economy : Refiners, power and fertiliser producers to benefit the most from the fall in prices - Natural Gas Spot Prices Drop 20%

From India to China,growth models must adjust to a darkening global outlook - The emerging Slowdown

Economy : The Cabinet Committee has passed the proposal seeking a total ban on employing children under 14 years and of 14-18 year olds in hazardous occupations - Finally, the will for the right ban

The growing incidence of violent confrontations between peri-urban communities and municipal authorities in big cities over mindless dumping of garbage underscores the urgent need for environmentally sustainable solutions - Trashing the suburbs

Economy : The Planning Commission’s draft 12th Plan for health has attracted much debate and controversy - Anybody ill here and seen a doctor yet?

While the penicillin business sale deal will help lower the company’s debt, the Street is awaiting
more clarity on the product road map to rerate the scrip - Not yet ready to bloom

Economy : An anthology of independent evaluations of MGNREGA shows that it has provided income security, improved health, narrowed the gender gap and created useful assets - Much more than a survival scheme

Careful analysis suggests the supply side of the economy is still capable of sustaining nine per cent growth - Supplying demand

Agriculture : ‘Jal’ cyclone hit the standing paddy crop very badly in rabi-2011.Plans are afoot to distribute black gram, green gram, and maize seed - Scanty rainfall casts shadow over paddy yield in five mandals

MONSOON IN INDIA Rainfall for the period June 1, 2012, to Aug 28, 2012 - August rains best among recent drought years

Agriculture : The Krishna Western Delta (KWD) is in the grip of severe agrarian crisis and farmers who have pinned their hopes for a normal kharif are looking worried a lot - Dry spell shatters hopesof paddy farmers

Agriculture : Sweet potato weevil causes extensive damage in the field as well as in storage - Integrated management of sweet potato weevil

Consumption Expenditure outpaces urban areas by 25% from 2009-12 - Rural India outpaces urban spendings

A Society where the private commercial gain trumps the larger public interest in promoting educational access can never be a fair one - Publishers VS Students

India-focused cases are in demand as MBA and executive education faculty seek to add content from emerging markets - Harvard courses focus on India cases

Forcing banks to hold govt assets while opening up to foreign capital flows winds up penalizing small Indian savers - Favoring foreigners in finance

Women are admired for their traits like compassion, tolerance and amiability. But sometimes, these traits are mistaken for submissiveness - Women, stop holding yourselves back

A lack of regional champions and disinterest from the rest of India make the northeast poor and militant - Northeast India: A bridge not to burn

Private players will unearth the full potential of this natural resource but it is the state that should benefit from its mining - Should coal be denationalized?