'At the first sign of rain, Mumbai's infrastructure begins crumbling.''The monsoon is the true test of the durability and effectiveness of any system.''What most don't realise is that the city is......
Pratham USA, which aims to educate India's underprivileged children through awareness programs about illiteracy, was awarded the 2010 Henry R Kravis Prize in Leadership last week. The $250,000......
Bangladesh government on Wednesday said it was looking for ways for an amicable settlement of the issue of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus's controversial removal from Grameen Bank last month."A......
The unravelling of events at Satyam has, among other things, put the spotlight again on two key elements of a healthy corporate sector -- the framework of corporate governance and the role of......
WCP Mauritius Holding, an investment vehicle promoted by former World Bank president James Wolfensohn, has bought a minority stake in India's ethnic wear company Fabindia for about $11 million, a......
The closing session, which marked the conclusion of the five-day annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Sunday, identified imbalances in global growth as one of the key areas of......
Paul D Wolfowitz took charge as the World Bank's 10th President on Wednesday.US President George Bush had recommended the name of the controversial Wolfowitz, who was the former US Deputy Secretary......