The global crisis will eclipse the Indian economy, but only partially. And recession is nowhere in sight. That's because the country's economy was already in a slowdown and India is also one of the least globalised economies among the emerging markets. However, will the financial crisis prolong the slowdown and make it more painful? Answers Shalini S. Dagar.The global financial crisisSo, where is the money?Panic grips Dalal StreetIs something wrong with ICICI Bank?When bad loans are sown in good timesWhen exotic turns toxicWall street woes, India’s opportunityThe Rs 60,000-crore time bomb

Avoid the tourist trail in Mussoorie and this land of rain, mist and stunning peaks continues to exert its magic.

The downturn in the stock market is a good time to review your portfolio. Here's how to do it.

Investing for growth and trimming expenses go hand in hand for Samsung India.

The government finally extended the ban on futures trading in four commodities—soya oil, potato, rubber and chana.

The adventure tourism industry is booming for the new executive class in India. To find out why, BT More puts on its helmet and knee pads and heads out into the wild.

No doubt the city’s infrastructure is improving, but its satellite towns are still a mess and, worst of all, crime continues to be a serious problem.

As a research scientist at the MIT between 1975 and 1991, James P. Womack directed a series of comparative studies of world manufacturing practices. Impressed by Toyota’s ‘lean’ manufacturing system, he turned a lean evangelist in 1997. Since then, Womack has been propagating the lean religion. He spoke to BT’s R. Sridharan on the benefits and challenges of going lean.

Inflation is a bugbear that continues to give mandarins in the economic ministries sleepless nights. The latest figures show it at 11.98 per cent for the week ended July 19. Sub-normal rainfall in large parts of India can push inflation to 14 per cent.

Mohnish Pabrai and his friend Guy Spier paid $650,100 to dine with the world’s best-known investor. This is what they took out from their three-hour lunch. A Business Today exclusive.

There’s plenty the UPA government can still do, subject to several ifs.

With the inflation rising, mandarins at North Block now seem to have adopted a wait and watch policy. They are hoping that RBI’s monetary measures will have an impact over the medium term.

Once touted as India’s counterpart to France’s Grasse region, Kannauj’s perfumery industry doesn’t smell so sweet anymore. Business Today's Tejeesh Behl reports.

A Hawaiian massage as you look at the Taj Mahal, a yoga session up in the Himalayas, sipping wine on a private beach—there’s nothing quite like a luxury spa holiday. Here are seven of the very best.

Away from the arclights, Wipro’s Consumer Care & Lighting division is expanding its market share and challenging the established players in the business. K.R. Balasubramanyam reports.

The fortnight’s burning question. Will the inflation rate come down to less than 8 per cent in Q2, 2008-09?

The inflation rate touched a 13-year high of 11.05 per cent for the week ended June 7, 2008. The big question now is: will the projected above-normal monsoon this year result in a bumper kharif harvest and a softening of food prices?

Farmers in Karnataka went on the rampage over the shortage of fertilisers, which has put their kharif crop at risk.

The tea gardens of Assam are faced with an unexpected and severe labour crunch. This is affecting their operations this plucking season that started in April. The reason: the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). BT's Ritwik Mukherjee reports from the Martycherra tea plantation in the Cachar district.

Your cover story was timely. The report highlights the tenuous balance that needs to be maintained between controlling inflation on the one hand and sustaining and promoting growth on the other.