Those of you who've seen Al Gore's film would have understood the devastating impact global warming is likely to have on our environment.

An inconvenient truth

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Luxury villas in Mauritius are up for grabs for half their value in, say, Barbados, exults Kishore Singh.

Tax breaks anyone?

For a long time, the market's attention was riveted on the RBI and the US FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meetings.

Deciphering the monetary moves

&nbsp;Fashionable technology is not a new concept. From colourful mobile phones to mp3 players with accessories, adding bling to gadgets is as much in vogue as the pret-a-porter in your wardrobe.

Something for the eye, and ear too!

One evening in boarding school at Rishi Valley, in the south of India, I walked past the open-walled auditorium where people were skipping and curtseying and dos-i-dosing their way through the weekly session of Folk Dance, which at Rishi Valley was as licentious a time as we ever had, unless you agree that cooking Maggi noodles over candle flames after 10 pm is edgy.

On the world`s rim

Lemon Tree Hotels chairman Patu Keswani talks to Anoothi Vishal about his trademark pony tail, roll numbers and, well, dogs with company shares! 
Patu Keswani, the man behind India's fastest growing hotel company, Lemon Tree Hotels, is having a long-hair day today.

The hotel baron`s hairy tales

Fashion and lifestyle brands meet fine food and Shatbhi Basu-created cocktails at the new, relaunched F Bar outlets.

Fashion shows with world cuisine

So Bhajji has got his comeuppance and I have been reading plenty of those holier-than-thou opinion pieces that advocate sterner disciplinary measures for the off-spinner who has now emerged as the pin-up bad boy of Indian cricket.

Badly behaved at work

Hard as it is to believe, little Shirley Temple - precocious, golden-curled child superstar in 1930s Hollywood - turned 80 last week.

A childhood skin-deep

Weekend groups are in fashion with professionals from disparate fields like medicine and software dabbling in amateur theatre.

Now playing part-time

&nbsp;Galleries and collectors love to take artists to exotic places abroad. But how do works coming out of such camps fare in the market? Gargi Gupta wonders 
&nbsp;Gargi Raina's "Flight" is a large diptych, its two halves depicting two wings sketched in rich detail with beeswax dripping down.

Artists Abroad

Move over swimming pools and health clubs - eco-friendly is the new must-have in the high-end residential sector.

The green house effect

We're at a time in Indian art when most audiences know more about the price of an artist's work than what it looks like.

Arty highs

&nbsp;A refreshing car, finally. We have a blast in the Audi TT 3.2 Quattro.

TT Break

&nbsp;I have a budget of Rs 40 lakh and am planning to buy a luxury SUV. My daily running is about 60-70 km in the city, with a drive at least once a week to my factory in Pune.

'Big' confusion

THIS WEEK: The market for ladies handbags in India 
The total value of the bags market in urban India is estimated at Rs 1,470 crore a year.

Strategic tools for the practising manager

    Following the example of American Express, who started a product named Carte Blanche in the early 1960s? It was soon derided as Carte Rouge and closed down.

The Strategist Quiz #045

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<LI>This airline's name when translated in English means "Fresh Air".

Answers to last week`s quiz (#044)

It is possible to get a fabulous Lebanese meal or an authentic Chinese experience in India.

Masala Klub-bing!

In the season of the IPL,Anoothi Vishal says that a fancy at-home dinner is only a phone call away.

Forget pizzas, order in a gourmet dinner

&nbsp;Worries returned to the markets after a four-week hiatus. Not that worries had vanished completely earlier, but the markets had gradually got used to them and were learning to ignore them in their march forward ever since Bear Stearns was rescued by the Fed&#39;s efforts.

Multiple worries haunt the markets

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