Indian Economy

On November 24, 2011, the cabinet approved 51% FDI in multi-brand retail — then suspended the decision within days. The story of India's most politically

November 24, 2011 · 2 min read

A reader meets Maneka Gandhi at a People for Animals launch and finds her hour-long talk impressive. A brief 2011 snapshot.

November 1, 2011 · 1 min read

Mukesh Ambani's 27-storey Antilia was called the world's most expensive home — and sat empty amid reports its owners feared bad luck. Inside the 2011 story.

October 26, 2011 · 1 min read

Manmohan Singh skips the 2011 Commonwealth summit in Perth — and the reason is Australia's refusal to sell uranium to non-NPT India.

October 16, 2011 · 2 min read

A new generation of Mumbai's underworld families is walking away from the family business — training as pilots, doctors, engineers and bankers instead.

September 27, 2011 · 1 min read

In September 2011, speculation swirled that Nandan Nilekani might quit UIDAI as Aadhaar faced opposition from within government — including the Home Ministry.

September 26, 2011 · 2 min read

In 2011, World Bank economist Justin Lin forecast China would be twice the US economy by 2030. The forecast's hit-and-miss record is instructive.

September 11, 2011 · 2 min read

From Indra Nooyi to Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai — how Indian-origin executives came to lead the world's biggest corporations.

September 6, 2011 · 2 min read

Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh was arrested on September 6, 2011 in the 2008 cash-for-votes scam and sent to Tihar Jail after a dramatic courtroom appearance.

September 6, 2011 · 2 min read

As CAG, Vinod Rai's 2G audit pegged the spectrum loss at Rs 1.76 lakh crore — and made a quiet auditor the most feared man in Indian public life.

August 7, 2011 · 2 min read

A Bangalore call-center firm could hire only 3 of every 100 graduates in 2011, exposing India's employability gap and the failures of its education system.

April 6, 2011 · 1 min read

April 4, 2011: Parliament’s PAC questioned Ratan Tata and Niira Radia on the 2G spectrum case — Joshi called Tata candid and Radia evasive.

April 4, 2011 · 2 min read

Placements are back, and IIT students are refusing employer bonds — asking recruiters to earn their commitment with better incentives instead.

December 10, 2010 · 1 min read

A story did the rounds in 2010: a Mumbai chemist shop paying Rs 42 lakh a month in rent. On why the anecdote's plausibility was the real story.

November 30, 2010 · 1 min read

Ratan Tata moved the Supreme Court claiming the leaked Niira Radia tapes violated his right to privacy. On the collision of public interest and private

November 30, 2010 · 1 min read

2G spectrum, the Commonwealth Games, Adarsh, the Radia tapes, Karnataka mining, UP foodgrain, the IPL franchise row — on the scandals defining India in late

November 27, 2010 · 1 min read

With season two of Pune Fashion Week announced, Maharashtra's second city is staking a claim against Mumbai and Delhi as a fashion destination.

November 24, 2010 · 1 min read

Nepal planned to import India's Haryana and Sahiwal cow breeds to lift dairy output — a deal as much about shared heritage as milk.

November 18, 2010 · 1 min read

In 2011 Google acquired a face-recognition startup — and then refused to ship the technology. The story of the one product Google held back.

November 14, 2010 · 1 min read