New Delhi: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has introduced a new refinance product for warehousing. The refinance scheme incentivises banks to accelerate the pace of creation of quality warehousing facilities for agricultural commodities. The scheme will help in creation of around 9 million tonne (MT) of additional storage capacity in the country.

New Delhi: The US$ 16 billion media giant Bertelsmann has opened its India Corporate Centre in Delhi. Through this, it will identify investment opportunities and build new businesses here. Education and digital media are two key areas the company has identified in India.

Chennai: Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes, has volunteered to promote South African tourism in India as a brand ambassador. India is one of the most 'vibrant' markets to attract tourists to the Rainbow Nation, according to Hanneli Slabber, Country Head, South African Tourism.

Mumbai: Amazon.com on February 2, 2012, flowed into India by launching a website called Junglee.com. It is being positioned as an online shopping service that will help customers discover products from other websites (including Amazon.com). When users select or choose to buy a product from Junglee.com, they would be redirected to the seller's website.

Mumbai: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has approached the international markets, to raise funds for its ambitious US$ 11 billion mega petrochemicals project (J-3) in Jamnagar. RIL officials were in Rome to sign an agreement for US$ 400 million loan facility from Italian insurer and finance group SACE Spa.

Can technology restore the balance between people in their conversations about public issues? And can this help foster a better and more inclusive democracy, asks Shubhranshu Choudhary.

The principal contribution of the Malkha initiative is in its idea of rooting cotton handloom production in the rural economy, much against the trend in urban discourses. Neeta Deshpande reports.

Can we tap into the power of crowds and popular fashion to address persistent poverty? And what would such an effort look like, wonders Gijs Spoor.

The first set of hearings winds its way through the newly established environment tribunal, against the backdrop of a government push to speed up industrialisation in forest areas. Kanchi Kohli reports.

Suman Ghosh's documentary about the Nobel Laureate has not found its way to many screens yet. Nonetheless, it is a noteworthy effort to bring the economist a little closer to the people. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.

The case of the Army Chief's true age is only seemingly one of an individual's besmirched honour. It is instead one in civil-military relations, writes Firdaus Ahmed.

While government and other sector actors are on the alert to address the power crisis, some find a business opportunity in it. Meanwhile, attention to rural supply continues to be low, write Sreekumar N and Shantanu Dixit.

Why has this honest, intelligent, experienced man, whose appointment as prime minister in 2004 was so widely welcomed, been such a disappointment in office, asks Ramachandra Guha

There are wide differences between the various parties on various provisions of the Lokpal Bill. And India Against Corruption wants its own amendments too.

As the most significant region yet to be urbanised, India presents a unique opportunity for capturing impacts of urbanisation on the spatial dimension, writes Madhav Pai.

In search of new funds to keep the growth story alive, the Centre opens the doors to foreign investment a little further.

To improve food security and to bring extensive lands now left fallow into cultivation again, the government must support millets just as it supports rice and wheat. Karuna M reports.

Grounded in its feminist views, Praajak works with runaway boys and young men, to give them livelihood options and help them reunite with their families. Shoma Chatterji reports.

Should bureaucrats working in the national security bureaucracy have a working knowledge of the defence sector, or would that just foster group-think? Firdaus Ahmed explores the question.

It is tempting to take a rosy-eyed view of the future of successful entrepreneurship at the bottom of the pyramid. But what is the picture really?