S Viswanathan

Hyper-marketing skills of US universities

My twin grandchildren are moving to the 12th grade. It was interesting to look at their efforts to select a university/college for pursuing graduate...

Power from waves-huge potential

A recent special report, Waves of Change, in the Time magazine gives hope for switching dependance on energy from fossil fuels to renewables. The...

Tesla, it is now real: it drives on its own!

My son Bala who, after pursuing higher studies and settled down in the US, helped IE catch up with technology. ECL, publishers of IE,...

From abrasives and bicycles to agrichemicals to finserve… The ‘Gromore’ group

In the early years of independence, the Murugappa Group under the chaimanship of Sir Arcot Ramaswami Mudaliar as Chairman and A M M Murugappa...

No taker still for Ford TN plant – Labour major issue

Tata Motors’ acquiring the Ford Motors facility at Sanand, Gujarat, is a win-win for both the companies. The extensive facilities with a capacity for...

An elite institute so inclusive…

Amrit Mahotsav years Icons - 1 IIT-M IE has had the privilege of covering the momentous developments of close to six decades. The precious opportunities...

Welcome President, VP

DRAUPADI MURMU, A Santhal tribal leader from the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, took oath as the 15th  President of India on 25 July. She...

Raging inflation impacts US economy

Over the nearly four decades I have been visiting the US, I used to be struck by the ability of this largest economy to...

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