S Viswanathan

Huge surge in travel

The pent up demand for travel caused by the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be resulting in a huge surge in tourism. Railways, even at...

BJP consolidates

Despite winning the largest numbers in the 2019 state elections, BJP could not assume power in Maharashtra. BJP, which had nearly twice the number...

Rishi Sunak, a front-runner for PM’s post in Britain

So, after a tumultuous battle for few months Boris Johnson has resigned as the Prime Minister of Britain. In less than two decades he...

BHEL can build on the record set by VK

We dedicate this issue to V Krishnamurthy (VK). James Boswell said of his hero Samuel Johnson as having the golden touch. VK can be...

Tribute: V Krishnamurthy – He took public sector to commanding heights…

June 1968. It was a couple of months after the launch of the economic fortnightly, Industrial Economist. We carried a short note on Madras...

Sad state of Sterlite

In the mid-1990s Sterlite Industries (now Vedanta) set up the largest copper melting facility at Thoothukudi. This unit heralded the flow of mega investments...

TN’s debut at Davos…

A high-power delegation led by TN Minister of Industry, Thangam Thennarasu, recently attended the World Economic Forum meet at Davos. This is the first...

The Engineer who excelled in Economics…

Pankaj Kumar Bansal, after 25 years of active service in Tamil Nadu, has shifted to Delhi to take charge as Joint Secretary in the...

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