Cyrus Mistry’s 'letter bomb' may not have blown up Air Asia – but it has caused great turbulence

The joint venture between Tata Sons and Malaysia's low-cost carrier had always been mired in controversy. Is this the tipping point?

Mayank Jain

· Oct 28, 2016

Winter is coming but the pollution is already here. (In fact, it never went away)

The first in a series that hopes to examine India's massive pollution problem – and what is being done to battle it.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 28, 2016

Cyrus Mistry's successor will have to fight debt (and maybe the Tatas themselves)

The 148-year-old business empire is in the midst of a deep turmoil and it could be headed for more uncertainty after the surprise ouster.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 25, 2016

Indian banks have denied responsibility for the huge debit card data leak – leaving no one to blame

The RBI proposed that banks must compensate customers for fraudulent transactions but it also allows banks to hide details of security breaches from the public.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 21, 2016

As data for more than 32 lakh debit cards gets leaked, here are seven things you must do immediately

How to make sure that you don't face potential threats and limit damage from one of the biggest debit card data leaks ever reported in India.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 21, 2016

With GST, India is supposed to get one tax rate. But will it actually be four (plus cesses)?

Will our GST come with more cesses?

Mayank Jain

· Oct 20, 2016

Indians want to #BoycottChina but Prime Minister Modi wants just the opposite – more trade

The government made several attempts to woo Chinese investment and business even as the boycott call was spreading on social media during the festive season.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 17, 2016

Indian industry is on life support – and the government’s denial of this isn't helping

Multiple indicators, from factory output to low demand for bank credit, show that the manufacturing sector is in the doldrums.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 13, 2016

Oil prices could rise again soon – and bring India's growth engine to a halt

Crude costs touched a one-year high on Monday and any further increase will offset the major savings that India made on fuel imports in the last two years.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 12, 2016

India is borrowing more and more to pay its existing loans, and that could wreck development dreams

The government has set up a cell to manage India's public debt and expects better results than those achieved by the Reserve Bank and the Finance Ministry.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 11, 2016

Four charts show how expensive an India-Pakistan war would be – and not just in cash

Previous conflicts have drained both countries of funds while policy gains towards peace have vanished too, say experts.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 08, 2016

Urjit Patel debuted with a rate cut but even he knows your EMIs may not come down any time soon

The Reserve Bank, the government and industry are all keenly watching how much of the benefit banks will pass on to consumers.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 05, 2016