Microfinance pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus is embattled in his homeland Bangladesh on graft charges. Open invited him to have his say.

The Government gets serious about subsidies in the form of direct cash transfers to the needy

BP is believed to have the technical expertise that RIL needs to ramp up gas output

Gold Exchange-Traded Funds hold 16 tonnes in India, which has 18,000 tonnes of real gold

Having averaged about 5.5 per cent growth over the past five years, Indonesia now nurtures a desire to join the BRIC league.

Budget carriers like IndiGo and Virgin America are moving towards smaller planes that are easier to fill with both people and gas.

Why has the agriculture sector growth not eased surging food inflation

The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline will likely test the political patience of some unlikely allies

The IEA’s latest annual report puts the world oil subsidy total at $312 billion for 2009, with India listed as the fourth biggest subsidiser with $21 billion spent by the state to cushion fuel users.

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