They may not be running businesses or owning them, but this clutch of women in government influences the course that India Inc. takes.

The dollar has been on a yo-yo movement in the last year: appreciating almost 20% at the height of the financial crisis, and since March, sliding almost 12% against most currencies, writes Shalini S. Dagar.

ITC is prototyping a new script for its e-Choupal initiative to take engagement with farmers to the next level-co-creating with farmers and harnessing their entrepreneurship.

The government and the Congress party’s recent “austerity” drive has created much debate. BT looks at a few practical steps that the government can adopt to actually save money.

They have a hunger for running their own business; have a high tolerance for uncertainty; are unreasonable in their desire for change; and are consumed with a passion to do something for the society.

There are people who know what they are going to do in life right in college. Virendra D. Mhaiskar is one of them.

India has too many illiterates but too few entrepreneurs entering into the field of education. Why is this so? The answer is simple: the country is hostile territory for educational entrepreneurship.

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal may be insisting that education cannot usher in a for-profit-participation, but entrepreneurs believe he will become flexible in time.

Educomp has spotted opportunities in virtually every segment of education without getting caught in regulatory hassles.

Most market experts expect the Sensex to remain in 12,000-16,000 range for a while—unless the government lifts the sentiment with big-ticket reforms.

Unlike in the developed world, where expansion of fiscal deficit has been used to bail out banking system, in Asia, government spending has had more bang for the buck.

The Indian healthcare industry may grow by 50 per cent between 2006 and 2013.

If there is no growth then a smaller fiscal deficit or low inflation or long-term rates are of little use.

The commitment to introduce the new Direct Tax Code signifies the government’s vision to keep tax laws simple and promote tax certainty and improve the quality of tax compliances.

This Monsoon Budget is not a downpour, instead it is more like a drizzle. After the decisive Lok Sabha elections, there was hope that the Budget would reflect equally decisive reform steps.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, presenting Union Budget 2009-10, risks it all in his gamble for growth. He does have a few aces up his sleeve, but they may not be enough. Puja Mehra tells us more.Pranab fails to package See special coverage

In India, we have a unique and anomalous situation where there is neither lack of resources nor lack of demand and yet we create hugely suboptimal outcomes in roads construction.

India is a hostile habitat for entrepreneurship because reforms have fixed sins of commission and not omission. This creates the wrong kind of companies.

The government could also consider the recommendations of the Fifth and Sixth Pay Commissions aimed at improving the efficiency of public services, writes Yashwant Sinha.Special: Budget 2009-'10 Video: UPA to unveil Budget on July 6 Photos: Can Pranab's Budget boost the economy?

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can harvest several low-hanging fruits in his second term— most of them in the first three months.