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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

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

The new inn-keepers

The hospitality industry may be known by the likes of Taj and Oberoi. But hotel owners are now emerging from the shadows of big names and transforming the industry. Chitra Narayanan reports

From realty to hospitality — there’s room for all

The professional SAMHI, a PE- controlled hospitality firm was born because Ashish Jakhanwala, who had led hotel development for Accor Group in India, ...

Consumer should know what he pays for: Ram Vilas Paswan

Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution clarifies his views on food wastage and portions. Excerpts: Your ...

Saving food, TTD style

Faith, and an informal system help the temple limit waste

The right to eat

The impulse to control choices has rarely worked in India

Criminal waste

We squander a lot of food, period. But is fixing portions the answer? Rashmi Pratap reports

Problem is under-employment not unemployment: Panagariya

While Arvind Panagariya is vocal about the need to create jobs, the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog points out, in a conversation with BusinessLine, ...

Tirupur is getting back on its feet

With a rise in exports, job opportunities for skilled workers are looking up in the textile hub

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised one crore jobs during the 2014 elections. At the present rate of job creation, this will take 30 years. Muthukumar K and Seetharaman R report on the employment crisis

Come home to food

In a country that abounds as much with cooking talent as with customers craving for authentic food, home chefs have found the perfect market to not just make money, but also preserve traditional cuisines. Rashmi Pratap reports

When small is beautiful

Home chefs are free of hassles that come with opening a restaurant

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