The last quarter of 2012 reinforced the Indian government’s commitments to reform and growth with a series of big-bang steps - 2013: the Growth of Hope

While the economy slows, businesses can grow by nurturing core consumers and getting new ones - Hunters and Farmers

Apart from demand-supply fundamentals, the prices will be impacted by the monsoon and government policies - Positive outlook for agri commodities in 2013

India's Huge Dependence on fuel imports is what differentiates it from most other emerging market economies - Budget FY14: Comparision with emerging economies

Indian geospatial firms create 3D digital city models that capture minute details — a game-changer for city planning Intelligent Mapping to Give Urban Planning a Big Lift

In urban areas, the distribution and transmission within residential blocks and buildings is carried out mainly through LV & MV cables - DELIVERING MAXIMUM POWER TO THE NATION

The Union government should dispel the States’ fears of centralisation if it wants to rescue the idea from total rejection - Why a national water framework law

This device helps farmers to plant the seedlings at exact locations - New improvised tool for SRI paddy planting method

The phrase grapevine communication is generally associated with gossip, rumours and ill-will among other assorted negative connotations - Grapevine communication

The draft of the 12th Five Year Plan covering the period 2012-13 to 2016-17, approved by the National Development Council last week, aims to achieve an annual average growth rate of 8 per cent, scaled down from 8.2 per cent. - On shaky foundation

Net primary and secondary income flows are smaller - Current account deficit widens to 5.4 % in Q2

An Emerging scientific view of human evolution suggests that we need regular physical activity for our brains to function optimally - Exercise makes the brain Smarter

The economy might still be wobbly. But for Job-Seekers, There are pockets of promise. Sreeradha D Basu picked the minds of the country’s biggest hr names to zero in on 10 job profiles or segments in 2013 -10 Hot Jobs for 2013

Govt outlines a series of measures to boost women’s role in MGNREGS - Rural Jobs to See More Role For Women

This crisis of about the state that positioned itself as a vanguard, then got lost in pathologies - Rage and Helplessness 

Funding is not an issue for viable projects, the point is to speed up clearances and put in place well-defined policies, the absence of which queers the pitch at present - Only Politics Constrains India’s Infrastructure

Some Patients face severe reactions if they consume grapefruit when on medication. Doctors say as many as 43 drugs may be life threatening, some of them fairly common - Forbidden Fruit

Credit inclusion, farm lease and forming clusters can help small farmers overcome poverty much faster - Small is Indeed Productive

India’s return to a growth rate of 8% is unlikely to happen before 2014-15 - Slow Return to 8% Growth

The past few years, from 2008 to 2012, have probably been some of the most volatile for the Indian economy - Recession Revelations: Jobs Down, Salary Up