In the age of recycling, ragpickers perform a socially highly useful function. But the middle class simply wants them banished
The US can no longer afford to downgrade India's envoys
Putting rules in place is one thing, mandating patient governance is quite another
The govt's promise of providing services to the last man, despite private participation, hasn't worked
It's critical for India to ensure that the processes and methodologies that are put in place to implement the new deal do not become unduly burdensome
Shares held in trusts were earlier not available to company promoters for controlling companies
National action plan must be seriously implemented
Ms Gandhi and Dr Singh spoke well, they must now act
India needs a regulatory framework for cloning
Unfortunately, the size of the EFSF looks inadequate to finance a collective exit by short-term investors
The first wish is that politicians and their relatives would be banned from owning media companies