The reluctance of the RBI to reduce interest rates had primarily been on account of the fact that the government has not moved on the fiscal front to control the level of fiscal deficit and...
Old satellites and pieces of shuttles are floating in the space around Earth. Is space debris dangerous? What can we do about it? Experts are discussing solutions at a conference in Germany. At the 6th...
We know the director Ang Lee for his Academy awards and accomplished direction, the most recent being Life of Pi. He gets the best people together, displays their acting skills to the world at large...
Archimedes said that if he had a lever long enough and a place to put his feet, he could move the world. Investors have access to incredible pools of capital and can lever immensely. They...
Organizations have mission statements. These mission statements that describe reasons for an organization’s existence are made visible to employees and visitors. They are plastered on walls and displayed with great pleasure, referred to by a...
“Do what you do best and outsource the rest,” said management guru Tom Peters. It is mostly unclear whether he was pro or anti outsourcing when he uttered this. But we know for sure that...
In India, power to tax agricultural income lies with the state governments. For a variety of reasons the state governments have been reluctant to introduce a full-fledged agricultural income tax, thus introducing a basic inequality...
Noise isn’t just irritating, it can also be costly. It can lead to mistakes in production because it can affect how machines work. That’s why researchers are finding ways to reduce noise at its origin....
I find myself in a lot of conversations about finance with my wife, a home maker. My chosen profession revolves around financial market and so is my chosen passion “writing on MarketExpress”. My wife allows...
Medicine can save lives if you can get it and afford it. But now, generics are a cheaper alternative to more expensive brand name drugs. Generics no longer only play a major role in developing...
There is no escaping ‘stress’ today. Stress comes from all areas of life…work, home, relationships, loan companies, traffic jams and the list goes on…!!! The ill effects of bad stress are known to all. Being...
In March, six years after inception, the first ECB-organized Eurozone-wide household-wealth survey results were trickling out. But when the Bundesbank refused to publish the German data, insiders leaked the reason: too explosive for the current...