Peak season spells peak cost and frenzied hordes, but with a little effort, you can still find yourself holidaying at dirt cheap rates in near deserted locales.

T Muralidharan put the failure of his first venture, a seeds company, behind him to start a human resource solutions firm that's now worth over Rs 30 cr.

Stocks of HDFC bank and Power Finance Corp are safe bets. If you want to get more aggressive, consider IDBI.

The loss of government jobs is good riddance to an extent. But private organised sector must become a net employer soon. If that happens, the wealth creation party will surely last.

Reverse mortgage is ideally suited for senior citizens who are asset rich but cash poor.

Trading in the stock market is risky but also immensely rewarding if one understands the basics before taking the plunge. The issue aimed at clearing the mist surrounding equities while offering advice on what’s hot and what’s not.

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A few nimble players are furiously delivering financial services to a widely dispersed population and are making money - one customer at a time.

Ethiopia emerges as the new land of hope for Indian agri-business.

By helping farmers till their land, Coromandel International has created a new revenue stream.

More than legal contracts, it's companies' contact with farmers that's the name of the game.

Hand in Hand's goal is to help millions of entrepreneurs bloom.

Puneet Dalmia has injected into his group a strong appetite for growth - something it lacked for six decades.

They say they touch more consumers than any other Indian company — and it's not just with soaps, locks and cupboards.

It may not have the glamour of mobile phones or airlines but no-frills housing is beginning to get off the blocks and promises to be a big, big business.

Two years after the property bubble burst, developers are back with cleaner balance sheets and projects that range from no-frills homes to swanky towers. But customers are not biting.

Ponni Sugars is desperate to grow and has the cash to do so. But the management needs to think big and change its mindset.

Here is a take on people, place and products doing the round these days.

The STAR Network of channels says it has emerged the largest in India, for the first time. But the big breakthrough will be if Rupert Murdoch's Indian operations can lead the country's media and entertainment pack. He's getting there, fast.

He's made tentative investments in the energy and steel sectors, via joint ventures and acquisitions, but the big bang will clearly come when the chairman of the world's largest steel company freezes his plans to set up a mega-steel unit in the country. So, what's stopping him?