Chennai will have the best metro rail system…

by Adminw - December 31, 20180

For Chennai, heavily dependent on private vehicles, Metro Rail will be a game-changer. The future of transportation lies in efficient public transport. “Congestion on the roads is largely due to two-wheelers and cars. My challenge is to attract these commuters to use the public transportation system. These commuters do not prefer

HI-STORY OF ICF

by S Viswanathan - December 31, 2018January 12, 20190

Sudhanshu Mani, General Manager, ICF, has brought about spectacular changes, not just in the number of coaches produced or their quality, but on a vast range of social indices as well. ICF is today the world’s largest rail coach manufacturer. For several years’ post-independence, industrial development of Chennai metro was synonymous

BJP loses 0-5 in the semifinals

by V Pattabhi Ram - December 31, 20180

With an incredible defeat the NDA needs to rethink on what its realities are. It was the muffler man who first showed that the much-hyped stranglehold of Modi-Shah can be broken. So decisive was his win that a headline writer at Times of India came out with sheer beauty, “Wall to

2018 – Year In Review

by Adminw - December 31, 2018January 1, 20190

Another year passed. And along, with it, another set of memories – good, bad and ugly. Here are ten events that had, in my opinion, the most widespread repercussions globally. Trump’s amazing ability to dominate world headlines continues No review covering the world’s major news items can ignore Donald Trump and

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs…

by S Viswanathan - December 31, 2018January 9, 20190

As you step into the shop floor, you are greeted by 100-metre long production lines which make products in thousands. You suddenly sense that something is different and then it hits on you like a ton of bricks: the machines are manned by nimble women working at six-sigma like accuracy!

Will Das prove he is the boss?

by S Viswanathan - December 31, 2018December 31, 20180

It was quite abrupt and newsy: the appointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor, Reserve Bank of India. Remember his hyperactive pronouncements in the tumultuous days following demonetisation? Das was everywhere: in the news televisions, press meets and news conferences. With his suave and assured pronouncements he was the face of

Piped gas for TN cities soon

by S Viswanathan - November 28, 2018December 20, 20180

A 9 million tonne refinery is to be set up by the Chennai Petroleum Corporation at Nagapattinam at a cost of Rs 30,000 crore - CPCL’s S N Pandey. Speaking at the Chemvision organised by CII, S N Pandey, Managing Director, Chennai Petrochemicals, referred to the increasing use of natural gas

Coming up: big-ticket changes

by V Pattabhi Ram - November 28, 20180

There is an urgent need to alter the way students learn and teachers teach engineering. Mandatory internship in industry, and compulsory pre-course orientation for students, plus a certification course for new teachers are a must. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman AICTE, is pushing for big change. For India to grow, we must have

Pulling millions out of poverty…

In The News

by S Viswanathan - November 28, 20180

Large financial institutions like the World Bank, IMF and KfW lend for countries and projects across the globe. ADB funds countries in the Asia Pacific region. My recent visit to the Asian Development Bank, Manila, provided the opportunity to look at the impact of a global financial institution in funding the

Indian Cities to go Smart

by S Viswanathan - November 28, 2018December 17, 20180

Ramesh Subramaniam is Director General, South-East Asia at the Asian Development Bank, Manila. He was highly appreciative of the wide range of subjects that we had covered on India 2030 in the IE golden jubilee commemorative volume in March 2018. I had a business trip scheduled a trip to Philippines.

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