A case of extortionAnupama KatakamTHE Mumbai police has registered a case of extortion against Rishi Chopra, 31, a Deputy Manager with The Economic Times, Mumbai, and his alleged accom
The Reliance splashV. SRIDHAR in Chennai ANUPAMA KATAKAM in Mumbai With the entry of Reliance and the government's own commitment to sell BSNL and MTNL, the field is being prepared for the appropriation by private com
Relief for cotton farmersANUPAMA KATAKAMThe Maharashtra government decides to continue the monopoly procurement scheme for cotton and announces compensation for the families of cotton farmer
The bonus dilemmaANUPAMA KATAKAMUNTIL 1971 the cotton trade in Maharashtra was controlled by a nexus of private traders, commission agents and textile mill owners. In 1972, in order
THE DEATH TRAPText and pictures: ANUPAMA KATAKAMFaced with mounting debt, a failed crop for the second year and government indifference, cotton farmers in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra are reso
Credit for conservationASHA KRISHNAKUMAR ANUPAMA KATAKAMThree community-based initiatives in India bag the inaugural prize of the Equator Initiative, a UNDP-initiated programme to alleviate poverty while su
Industrial fortunesANUPAMA KATAKAMTHERE are only a few Indian corporate giants that are not based in Mumbai. The State's bustling capital city and India's financial centre houses sever
VSNL's worriesANUPAMA KATAKAMACCOUNTING frauds are surfacing with alarming regularity in multinational corporations in the West. In almost every case, a part of the mess has washe
A state of disparityANUPAMA KATAKAMMAHARASHTRA has a reputation for progress and development in economic terms. However, in the matter of human development the State has performed miser
Birth of a monopolyV. SRIDHAR ANUPAMA KATAKAMThe acquisition of the public sector Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited by the Reliance Group threatens to unleash a domineering monopoly in th
Home truthsANUPAMA KATAKAM in MumbaiThe Rs.600-crore Home Trade scam reveals that investments in cooperative banks are vulnerable to misuse as long as regulatory control of these banks v
The rediscovery of Ekakini, an iconic Hindi work Hindi literary circles are all agog as the first lesbian novel, from 1948, is republished.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
