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Archive January/2012


Letters to the editor

Are Indians good at creating ideas or implementing them? This, no doubt, is a million-dollar question, and the best example is the sudden objection by the Standing Committee of Finance

Eavesdropper

The newly-appointed aviation minister Ajit Singh, in his very first interaction with the top officers, made them realise that he is the smartest of all.

Research Economics

Given China's higher proportion of R&D expenditure and its vastly higher GDP, it's not surprising that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should complain about the low levels of Indian R&D spend-the

FE Editorial: So lets go get that gas

The year appears to have got off to a good start. After the good core sector numbers that 2011 ended with, 2012 began with a sharp jump in manufacturing PMI,

Column: Sebi does its bit for disinvestment

The June 2013 deadline isn't really approaching but Sebi's decided to make it easier for promoters, who hold more than a 75% stake in their companies, to shed enough of

Column: After the 3G headache, a 4G one

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has once again surprised the market.

FE Editorial: Should Airtel be worried?

A couple of years ago, when Bharti-Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor was asked whether he was worried about Anil Ambani's foray into films, his answer was that Bharti-Airtel preferred to be

‘The cures are well-known, but we need political will’

Investment revival is key to making 2012 a better year for India. FE spoke to chief ministers, corporate honchos and policy wonks to share their ideas on this front.

Telecom-like plans for diabetics

In the not-too-distant future, diabetics in urban India could be discussing 'subscription plans', 'top-ups & value-added services' and 'need for portability' while corporate hospitals haggle over 'subscriber base', 'churn rate'

Divestment in deep freeze as finmin meets fiscal target with borrowings

Cabinet clearance for disinvestment aiming to raise funds through buyback of shares and banks picking stake in public sector units is unlikely to go through.