With domestic savings rising, there is strong case that they may; but, equally, it may be premature to underestimate the potency of foreign flows.

How media and gadget companies are trying to get along

Reliance Power, which is hitting the market next week with an offering of nearly Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion), will set the trend for a slew of power IPOs from other companies including Sterlite Energy (Rs 4,000-8,000 crore or Rs 40 to Rs 80 billion), JSW Energy (Rs 4,000 crore or Rs 40 billion), JP Associates (Rs 4,000 crore or Rs 40 billion) which have already announced big share offer plans.

Private insurers are planning to launch property title insurance covers in India soon. Foreign investment is therefore likely to enter the Indian real estate market.

While the benchmark Sensex recorded 38 per cent gains during 2007, shares of most brokerage houses more than doubled (Geojit Financial increased by 130.68 per cent, while Almondz Global Securities rose 113 per cent) this year.

Farmers are now using video conferencing to procure good-quality seeds, fertiliser and other inputs. They are also using the technology to access market-related information, and market their products in some cases.

Though SEBI adopted many other measures in 2007 to streamline the capital markets, it was its decision on P-notes, which gave a jolt to the capital market and evoked extreme reactions both in favour and against the move.

Several exporters in Surat said they are finding it tough to clear their stocks for Christmas as they are not in a position to contain the price rise caused by the GSP withdrawal and strengthening of rupee against dollar.

India needs to provide vocational training to at least 10 million people in the 15-29 age group every year.

Karadi Tales, a Chennai-based company which publishes children's books, has released a set of e-audiobooks on Children's Day.

Though fraught with risks, small business can easily fetch better returns than the established companies.

Armed with an international investment limit of $200,000 per head, you can now look at hedge funds abroad.

Volatility will rise in the near term as not more than 40% of an FII's assets can be invested via P-Notes

Why Australia has around 3,84,000 international students from over 140 countries in disciplines at every level of education, including short-term English language courses, Bachelor and Masters Degrees right through to Doctoral Degrees.

At present, irrespective of the pattern of consumption, all consumers have to pay a flat rate for the electricity used.

Till a few months ago, the 22-acre Industrial Training Institute campus on the outskirts of Patiala did not even have a boundary wall.

Kalam had sent Guru's mercy plea to the home ministry for its views.

Some facts you should be aware of before you opt for S P Jain' new management course.

The apex biz chamber said that there is an urgent need to make contract farming legal.

India's export revenue from biotechnology grew by 47 per cent to reach to 1.2 billion dollars in the financial year ended March 2007, a survey said.

Exports revenue of Indian biotech industry grew by 47 per cent during 2006-07 at Rs 4,937 crore (USD 1.2 billion), even as the total revenue, including the domestic figures, stood at Rs 8,541 crore (Rs 85.41 billion).

With software piracy rate still hovering at an alarmingly high rate of 71 per cent in India, Adobe India, a US-based software solutions company, is planning tie-ups with various educational institutions to market original software at a discount.

All you need is a computer, net connection and a subscription to a 3-in-1 online investing account

Tough opposition from Left parties notwithstanding, the government has opened a window of opportunity for foreign companies for managing pension funds of central and state government employees.

The Indian government has admitted that global warming is taking its toll in agriculture production in the country.

The domestic business intelligence sector is fast outgrowing its infancy, thanks to an increase in mergers and acquisitions.

A new column that explores how and why ideas succeed or fail. This month: the power and perils of a great backstory.

The Budget initiative to levy excise duty on MRP of desktops could lead to a 2-3 per cent rise in prices.

Surinder Kapur writes on how Indian Industry is managing quality.

All you need is a computer with an Internet connection and a subscription to a 3-in-1 online investing account with any such service providers.

Bosses in the United Kingdom prefer to hire record number of migrants because they have a "shockingly low opinion" of local British workers, a survey has revealed.

Kenzo Oshima led a 10-member mission to Afghanistan earlier this month.

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee inaugurated the company's year-long platinum jubilee celebrations on Wednesday.

French newspaper Le Monde claimed that at the time Armstrong was being treated for cancer he had admitted taking banned drugs, including erythropoietin (EPO).

Notebooks sales surge; peripherals market vibrant; Q4 sales expected to be buoyant.