Business

Pipeline of Peace

Shailendra Tyagi

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

The Mac Superclone Peddler

Adam Matthews

DaSilva’s company Quo is selling Mac clones, but without the Mac OS. Is it legal? Well...

Real Estate Must Get Real

Ninad D. Sheth

There is hope that exposure of dodgy players will lead to a better market.

Oil Is Well, or Is It?

Shailendra Tyagi

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.

It’s one of the most audacious auditing attempts on earth, putting nature on the balance sheet. Pavan Sukhdev, head of the UN Green Economy Initiative in Nagoya talks about India’s move towards a natural wealth economy

Dharavi: In Search of Due Credit

Atiya Hussain

India’s largest slum is built on the creative zeal of entrepreneurs who had no access to finance from banks. But things are changing now

Tale of Two Takeovers

Shailendra Tyagi

Fancy taking over a company? Vedanta’s bid for Cairn India and BHP Billiton’s bid for PotashCorp offer differing lessons on how to. And how not to

Not Withering Away, Just Yet

Jaideep Mazumdar

It sells just 8,000 units a year, but the venerable Ambassador is getting some mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with a redesign that will make it look almost exactly the same.

Why are Nanos Burning Up?

Madhavankutty Pillai

A few days ago, another Nano suddenly caught fire. Why is this happening to the world’s most famous small car? A) It’s a lousy car B) It has been sabotaged by Tata’s rivals C) Everybody is overreacting to a problem that is not uncommon to vehicles D) None of the above.