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Entering the fort red

The BJP, led by its President Amit Shah, think that the road to power in Kerala is through Kannur. Given the coastal district’s Communist legacy, it might well be. Monu Rajan reports

The struggle for a profit

The store owners strive to make money from an otherwise well-intended business

The low-cost dilemma

Despite deep discounts, Jan Aushadhi shops struggle to build clientèle

Jan Aushadhi: Not yet a generic choice

Come November, the Jan Aushadhi initiative completes nine years. But despite its recent achievements, there's more work to be done. PT Jyothi Datta writes

KD Malviya: Father of India’s hydrocarbon industry

His daughter Asha Seth recalls the zeal of India's first oil minister

Possible to reduce import dependency by 10%: DGH

Atanu Chakraborty, Director General, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, says a mix of policy change and entrepreneurship will take the country towards oil security. Excerpts from an interview:

Oil security: Not just a pipe dream

Even as we enter the 50th year since the first oil discovery in Independent India, lack of new big discoveries is a bother. The NDA Government hopes that its policy push will make a difference, and reduce import dependency. Richa Mishra writes

The world of Doraemons and Narutos

Indian youngsters now can’t do without Japanese animation (anime) and comics (manga)

It’s not just Sushi anymore

Indians now want a wider spread of Japanese cuisine

Konnichiwa!

More and more Indians are saying hello in Japanese as our fascination with everything from the Land of the Rising Sun — including bullet trains — keeps growing. Swathi Moorthy reports

Nursing distress

The move to increase their wages might bring little respite to Kerala’s nurses. V Sajeev Kumar reports

The scare of a bigger wage bill

Hospitals fear the increased pay for nurses might put them out of business

Patel rap: out of tune?

Two years on, many wonder if the Patidar discontent will have a say in the upcoming assembly elections

The angst of the Jats

The once powerful community is showing signs of perennial distress, reflected in intermittent, violent agitations

When the haves want more

Facing agrarian distress, many of the supposedly elite communities across the country are asking for more. Poornima Joshi and Rahul Wadke report

Essential for the Government to be alert to the situation: Hasmukh Adhia

The Government adopted unconventional methods to educate stakeholders and ensure a smooth rollout of GST. These included the week-long ...

In Gwalior, traders are cautiously hopeful

Most of them are still selling old stock, and are uncertain about the GST impact

GST regime: A muted response in Hyderabad

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhara Rao is ambivalent about the new tax structure

GST’s tentative first steps

The six-week-old tax regime evokes a mixed response from the ground, writes Richa Mishra

At IBM’s labs, it’s all about India

Its labs in Bengaluru have developed some of the biggest successes including Watson and Blockchain

Brain Inc 2.0

Forget the price advantage. Multinationals are using their R&D centres in India to develop some of their biggest future bets, reports Varun Aggarwal

A global initiative

Fortification is a popular tool to healthy life in countries like Finland and Sweden

Giving their food the +F edge

A public-private partnership might finally fortify India against malnutrition. Preeti Mehra writes

Connected @Kharagpur

A Wi-Fi project backed by Google is immensely popular here

Signing up India

US tech giants are leading the charge of Internet access in the country. But is it all altruistic?

From madrasa to blind school, Internet makes life easier

In Bidadi, students enjoy the perk as telcos ramp up their broadband play

A fiscal dilemma for the States

The waiver bill for the States could amount to 1 per cent of the GDP

Caught in a price trap

Loan waiver can be a temporary balm for the country’s farm distress. What Indian farmers really need is a fair price for their crop. TV Jayan and Rahul Wadke report

Will the techies raise the red flag?

Despite the increasing job insecurity, IT employees are not yet convinced about forming a union, write Venkatesh Ganesh and TE Raja Simhan

The IT ecosystem is yet to feel the pinch

But real estate and cab companies are wary of the negative sentiment

Plugging the power deficit

But the agrarian crisis is worsening

As SMEs suffer, jobs scenario worsens

Failure to generate employment could be KCR’s Achilles heel

Will the balloon soar, or burst?

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao might be the favourite for the 2019 elections. But three years into his first term, KCR’s performance is a mixed bag. M Somasekhar reports

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