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MS Swaminathan: A visionary scientist, staunch advocate of farmers' welfare

The formidable agriculture scientist's vision can be of help in the challenges Indian agriculture faces now

Swaminathan's advice was not to turn Green Revolution into greed revolution

The scientist appealed farmers not to harm long-term production potential for short-term gains

Savings puzzle: Does the fall in financial savings show household distress?

The finance ministry thinks otherwise

Santiniketan chronicles: Unesco heritage status adorns the idyllic haven

A functioning educational institute, it will have to navigate the challenges the heritage label presents

Flight of disinvestment: Centre's PSU stake sale programme remains elusive

Air India flew and LIC moved, but a big-bang PSU stake sale programme has proved to be elusive so far

UPI moment for markets: In 21 yrs, Sebi shortened trade settlements to T+1

The T+1 hour trade settlement cycle will put India at the top of the settlement deck among the prominent stock markets

Mohali to Manila: Rice economy faces turmoil as El Nino turns up heat

The agriculture department is coordinating with the state's irrigation and energy departments to ensure optimum supply of water and electricity

The M&M-RBL Bank saga

Why M&M has invested in RBL Bank and what does the bank look like

Railway's freight business up as it faces rising costs and competition

The transport network needs reforms and upgrades to compete in logistics

Gati shakti framework could unsnarl India's infrastructure bottlenecks

Capability-building measures under Gati Shakti framework could address existing challenges

Nripendra Misra on his PMO days, Ram temple, demonetisation and more

Misra has a freewheeling conversation with Nivedita Mookerji & AK Bhattacharya about his days at the PMO, the power structure, demonetisation, the PM's Budget and the Ram temple

Sectoral earnings dashboard: Auto takes the wheel, banks ride shotgun

IT services, a growth driver, showed a revenue and profit slowdown, ranking third in net profit after banks and oil firms

Bringing Gati and Shakti to development

The planning of the ambitious energy corridor of Indian Railways, for instance, has been done completely on the Gati Shakti principles

In a first, non-trade issue gender equality included in FTA talks

Led by Trade Minister Piyush Goyal, India's approach to FTA talks has seen a perceptible shift

The importance of being K Krithivasan: Why TCS picked him as the CEO

In reverting to the old vertical structure, K Krithivasan shows glimpses of why TCS picked him as the CEO

Statsguru: Six charts explain expansion in India's services trade

An analysis of global numbers suggests that other commercial services dominate services trade globally

G20 summit: CCTV to art installations, Capital facelift gets final touch

The Delhi government has identified 61 roads and footpaths that need repairing, especially those around the bigger markets, monuments and 28 hotels where the delegates will stay

Dropping out and finishing your studies too: Boon for startup culture?

Sounds like having your cake and eating it too, as IITs and other institutes allow early exits. What does this mean for the dropout culture in startups?

Author Amitav Ghosh on poppy fields, shifting mountains and eco-anxiety

A prolific writer, Ghosh talks to Chintan Girish Modi about ec0-anxiety, his passion for cooking, and Waheeda Rehman

Amid chaos at Byju's, what is the other side of startup ethics debate?

The goings on at Byju's and some other startups raise questions of not only governance but also the board's role