S Viswanathan

UP – development, well-publicised

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has a well-chiselled strategy for promoting UP. He is lavish in buying liberal space in the mass...

The rise and fall of Hotel Saravana Bhavan [HSB]

Either by neglect or lack of management prowess, Tamil Nadu’s iconic restaurant chain Hotel Saravana Bhavan (HSB) seems to be sliding downwards. From the time...

ESSAR -soared high, crashed big

Massive support by development finance institutions and banks, lack of accountability to the investor and a supportive ruling dispensation through crony capitalism spawned many...

MRF – a tiring maze

Remember this TV advertisement jingle that was ubiquitous in yesteryears? ‘The tyres we race are the tyres you buy.’ The assurance of quality and...

Solar manufacture – a big leap of faith?

A solar manufacturing unit in India is a GDP and employment enhancer, foreign exchange saver and a means to China-proof India. But the big...

TN – step up infrastructure spend…

The defence corridor through TN from Chennai through Salem, Coimbatore and Tiruchi is missing in the chief minister’s demand for multi-lane highways for the...

Realpolitik routs reforms

The reform thrust image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received a severe dent in his scrapping the three farm laws. For over a...

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