Bandipur's tiger boom spells doom for those on the fringe

It was between 2010 and 2014 that wildlife biologists began to realise the heavy proliferation of tigers in the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka. The fiercely-territorial beasts are today locked......

Ashwin Mahesh: Balance of Aspirations

Each year the Worldwatch Institute publishes an assessment of the important environmental, economic, and social themes of the times, gathered together in a volume titled State of the World. The......

Invisible Growth behind Sensex Rise

'The growth drivers are mostly invisible, but the growth is undeniable at least for now,' notes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   In my earlier column I offered the......

'Returns from stocks in next 1 year will be disappointing'

'If one believes that the Indian stock market will go up 70 per cent every year for the next 10 years, I wish you good luck!' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Most equity markets across......

Economy-wise, Modi's re-election will be favourable: Marc Faber

'As an investor, I feel Modi has done well during his tenure.' 'That said, some mistakes have happened like the demonetisation / cash ban.' 'As a foreigner who has been visiting India since 1973, I......

One will not make a lot of money by buying stocks and bonds: Marc Faber

'We have a bull market across asset classes. However, the value of paper money depreciates, as it has done for the past 30 years. Whatever central banks do now, asset prices will depreciate against......