States begin to reimpose curbs as new variant sparks alert

As concerns mounted over a potentially more contagious coronavirus variant spreading to many countries, the Centre on Sunday decided to review the resumption of international flights, introduced......

COVID-19: How Mumbai has been done in by poor planning

Urban planners and real estate experts say bad town planning in Mumbai and rising deaths during the ongoing pandemic are a “sad reality”.  Dev Chatterjee and Raghavendra Kamath......

How Indian students travelled during COVID-19

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, most universities across the globe shut down. Or switched their classes online.That forced many Indian students abroad to either go home. Or make alternate......

China coronavirus toll up to 170; cases soar to 7,711

The nationwide death toll from China's novel coronavirus epidemic has jumped to 170 with 38 more fatalities reported mainly from the worst-affected central Hubei province, the government said on......

How India can raise $1,000,000,000,000 to fund infrastructure projects

Diwesh Sharan, of Asian Development Bank, says beside the PPP model and viability gap funding, there is a 3rd option - value capture - to raise funds for India's ambitious infrastructure projects.......

Media firms hiring, but not like pre-boom days

If the early signs are right, then Network 18's letting go of 200 people may just be an aberration. Across the Rs 80,000-crore (Rs 800-billion) Indian media and entertainment industry, hiring is......

EQ is the key to successful investing

Compared to managing one's emotions in the face of a charging bull or a clawing bear, managing investments is a piece of cake. But then, successful investment management and emotional management is......

Hyderabad to get Rs 9,696 cr metro rail

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved a bill to implement Rs 9,696 crore Hyderabad Metro Rail Project which is expected to be completed by 2011. When approved by the State Assembly, the Andhra......