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The article discusses low interests for undergoing business management research by over 4000 business schools operating in India. It mentions that only 36 research paper got published in leading journals between 2009 to 2012 which is far less when compared with business schools of other country. It reports lack of government funding as well as shortage of faculty members to be responsible factor for disinterest towards business research.

The article focuses on Vaspar Green Technologies, a Bangalore firm which produces honeycomb paper. Though used in the West for packaging, M. S. Naren created a cheaper machine which manufactures the product using manual labor. The result is a material that can be used for furniture and low-cost housing as well, when reinforced with other materials. The company already has contracts with local companies and even Walmart to supply cheaper packaging. Prototype houses are available in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. Naren said all types of paper can be recycled.

A reprint of the article "Bihar: Leaked BSSC question papers were being sold for Rs 5 lakh apiece, shows probe" is presented.

The article focuses on the Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India. It refers to theconvergence of past and present converge at the institute to create an ideal environment for students. It highlights a comment by P.S. Chani, head of the department of architecture and planning regarding the campus of the Department.

Reviews are offered for several coaching centres in India including Allen Career Institute in Kota, Rajasthan, Vidyamandir Classes in Delhi and Vibrant Academy in Kota, Rajasthan.

The article focuses on the conducting of examination for the class 10th and 12th students by the Central Board of Secondary Examination in India. Topics discussed include recent paper leak which turned into a political issue, forcing all students to re-answer that examination, effect of discontinuing the multiple set question paper method, and challenge of weeding out unscrupulous elements such as insider complicity, and reconsidering the distribution, storage and collection of answer papers.

The article offers information on the wealth out of waste (WOW) program launched by ITC Ltd. in India, in April 2007. It says that the program shows how inculcating a simple habit of segregating waste and increasing the level of recycling garbage can benefit a company, society, and the country. Households put solid wastes in a bag provided by the company, while kitchen and wet wastes are kept separately. After collecting the recyclable waste, WOW's team sends it to ITC's reprocessing plants.

The article covers various issues in India as of June 2009. Bodhi Art Gallery director Sharmishta Ray is showing the exhibition "Tracing Time," which features paperworks by Indian artists. Starting May 25, the young and committed dancers will perform at Unbound Beats of India festival at the Indian Habitat Centre. The Devarattam dance form is cited as one of the dance styles suffering from declining information and support.

A review is offered for the Haziq and Mohi Rare Book Suppliers Buyers and Exports shop in Hyderabad, India.

The article discusses documents released by India's military chief's on joint doctrine and subsequent criticism by military analysts.The critics say that the doctrine lacks clearly defined national security strategy and looses its effectiveness in the absence of implementation of key reforms that could help the ability of the army, air force and the navy to operate efficiently.Chief of Defence Staff is yet to be appointed which is a crucial problem for carrying out the agenda in the doctrine.

The author comments on the lack of toilet paper in India as pointed out by British travel writers in travel guidebooks. The author also points out that toilet paper was not included in the things necessary for a safe passage through India listed by a 19th century English traveler. A description of the personal hygiene of the Englishman is also presented.

The article discusses the activities of the Maoists in Maharastra, India. It talks about the killing of the Maoists by the police and the guerrilla technique implemented by the Maoists. It discusses the government policies in India related to the Maoists. It also focuses on the fulfillment of the demand of the Dalits and the tribals.

The article discusses the Non-Performing Asset (NPA in the Indian public sector banks and the bank frauds initiated by the billionaire businessmen like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi in terms of availing huge bank loans and not paying. It talks about the strategy of recapitalization and the plans of liquidity infusion into the banks. It discusses the ways to come out from the loads of bad debts.

The article focuses on the need for industrial growth of Madhya Pradesh state, India similar to its agricultural contribution towards economic development. Topics discussed include repeated winning of Krishi Karman Award by the chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for being part of the green revolution, deficit price payment scheme for farmers to withstand the decline in crop price, and chart on per capita income compared to other states.

The article focuses on the efforts of Shivraj Singh Chouhan, chief minister for the development of Madhya Pradesh state, India. Topics discussed include concern over indicators such as education, healthcare and tourism despite progress in electric power, increased wages of school teachers, and agriculture, quotes from various ministers, and detailed analysis of growth in various sectors.

The article focuses on issues concerning the use of personal data by political parties in India to influence voters and the need for data security and privacy laws. Topics discussed include allegations against the Congress party for being a client of political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica (CA) involved in data theft of social networking site Facebook's users, potential misuse of data linked with India's biometric identification programme Aadhaar, and need for a safer digital footprint.

The article reports on the state of the political opposition in India whose member parties are attempting to prevent a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in the 2019 elections. United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi stated that the opposition will not let the BJP come to power in 2019 based on several bypolls lost by the BJP in 2018. Several reasons for a possible failure by the opposition to defeat the BJP are also cited, including the lack of a common ideological base.

The article discusses the "One Nation, One Poll" proposal for the election system in India in 2019.

The article offers travel tips for Bengaluru, a city in Karnataka, India along with information restaurants and night clubs.

The article offers tips for wedding planning in Hyderabad, India including suggestions for dresses, make-up and jewelry. Topics discussed include the wedding lehngas offered by designers Sashi Vangapalli, Shravan Kumar and Seema Doshi; the beauty services offered by beauty expert Tamanna Rooz and nutritionist Karen Campos Bhatia; and the Padmavati collection of jewelry from Tanishq. Also mentioned are venues for wedding such as the Chowmahalla Palace and Taj Falaknuma Palace.

The article informs on controversial sex video involving Gujarat Patidar leader, Hardik Patel, and its impact on Gujarat's, India elections. Topics discussed icnlude campaigning of Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani together for uniting Patel and Dalit voters against the Bharatiya Janata Party; his rally in Sarbhan village in Bharuch district; and establishment of voter base by Congress in the city.

The article focuses on a white paper on black money presented by Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The author comments that the white paper does not provide any solution regarding black money and gives mere information related to generation of it. It also contains quotes by Salman Khurshid, Union Law Minister, Subramanian Swamy, National President of Janta Party and T.V. Mohandas Pai, chairman of Manipal Universal Learning regarding black money.

The article talks about the need for Indian taxpayers to have back-up documentation while preparing returns as its supports subsequent tax assessment. Topics discussed include the July 31, 2014 due date for filing tax returns for individuals, the emergence of electronic-filing of tax returns as mandatory procedure, and the documents needed by a salaried tax payer in support of his tax return including Form 16, Form 2AS, and statement of affairs.

The article offers information on the media barons Mahendra Mohan and Sanjay Gupta from India.

The article reviews several Web sites of insurance companies in India including cholainsurance.com, hdfcergo.com and iffcotokio.co.in.

The article focuses on the annual State of the States study that gauge the performance of Indian states across various parameters such as the economy, agriculture, health, education and infrastructure. Topics include India's poorest states such as Bihar and Jharkhand; states that recorded highest economic growth in 2015-2016 such as Goa and Arunachal Pradesh; and methods of ranking of the states.

The article focuses on the sex trafficking of underage girls from the poorest states of India. It discusses how victims fall into the traffickers trap in guise of fake marriage proposal or promise for work especially when victims are from the lower strata in the poorest places like South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India. It also talks about the rescue programs done by anti-trafficking nongovernmental organization (NGO) Shakti Vahini and NGO Guriya.

The article talks about the high court verdict of the Noida double murder case, that has been on trial for justice since 2008. The appellants were acquitted Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, parents of Aarushi Talwar, were framed for the murder of their daughter and domestic help Hemraj. It discusses the flaws the court cited in the investigation which includes defendant's right to justice.

An interview with former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is presented. He explains possible factors behind the defeat of the Indian National Congress in 2014 and the downfall of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II. Mukherjee describes the views of UPA official Sonia Gandhi on the outcome of the 2014 elections. He also comments on Gandhi's selection of Manmohan Singh to become prime minister.

The article highlights the vision of politician Rahul Gandhi for the Indian National Congress. Topics discussed include the expected appointment of Gandhi as Congress president, the pace of decision-making and the party's core structure, and Gandhi's efforts to build bridges with Congress veterans while simultaneously promoting his own team.

The article offers a guide to the best home decor stores in India including Elvy, Eucalyptus and Inhabit.

An introduction to a series of profiles of fashion designers from India is presented, which includes Kabir Sharma, Akshat Bansal and Sreejith Jeevan.

The article focuses on reforms enacted by Punjab, India Chief Minister Amarinder Singh alongside a measure of downsizing the state administration. It mentions that the government has also abolished kurki which allowed banks to auction the agricultural holdings of defaulting farmers. Reforms mentioned include enhanced pensions for aged and disabled; free textbooks and wireless internet in all state-run schools and colleges; and free school and college education for girl students.

The article reports that the Central Bureau of Investigation in India (CBI) has raided in a fresh corruption case against politician Lalu Prasad Yadav and son Tejashwi Yadav, which has landed their party Rashtriya Janata Dal's alliance with politician Nitish Kumar in crisis. Topics include CBI stated to have accused Lalu of rigging a tender in 2005 to award the sublease of two railway hotels in Ranchi, and Puri in India to a favoured hotelier in returen of transfer of land to Yadav family.

The article offers information on the Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Way, a highway corridor project by Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of state of Maharashtra in India, to connect the cities of Nagpur to Mumbai. Topics discussed include the protests faced by the project from farmers against land acquisition, the reduced travel time by the corridor, and the lack of compensation for farmers whose land is taken for the project.

The article discusses a unique government-designer partnership in order to rescue the handloom sector from oblivion. Topics include Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicating August 7 as National Handloom Day, initiatives from Union minister for textiles Smriti Irani, and lunch of Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme in 2008-09 to develop mega handloom clusters, with 28 weavers service centres to provide assistance.

The article focuses on Jamia Millia Islamia's history as central university which goes back to India's pre-Independence era and mentions that it has several students pursuing several courses at its campus. Topics discussed include views of Nuzhat Khan, dean of law faculty at the campus, on the classroom environment for students, classroom attendence to be maintained by students and zero tolerance ragging by the university.

The article focuses on the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) which boasts tennis courts, stadium and great deal of space and mentions how Students are spilling out of their hostels and research labs. Topics discussed include area of specialization such as visual communication, entrepreneurship and film making, views of institute's director, Partha P. Chakrabarti on the same and hostel provision for students.

The article discusses the plans of Indian political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah. Topics mention including the state visitation as part of his 95-day plan, identifying the growth areas in states and strengthening the BJP's electoral network such as raising an army of dedicated party workers.

The article profiles Faculty of Visual Arts at the Banaras Hindu University that focuses on fine arts education in India. Topics discussed include an overview of the school, its concentration in fine arts, its admission process and requirements, the upgrade of its facilities to better serve its students, and its placement process.

The article profiles Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication that focuses on mass communication education in India. Topics discussed include an overview of the school, its concentration in mass communication education, its admission process and requirements, the upgrade of its facilities to better serve its students, and its placement process.

The article profiles IIT Delhi that focuses on engineering education in India. Topics discussed include an overview of the school, its concentration in engineering education, its admission process and requirements, the upgrade of its facilities to better serve its students, and its placement process.

The article reports on the possibility that the heads of state of Uttar Pradesh are trying to hide documents related to the Babri Masjid proceedings in an attempt to mislead the Indian Supreme Court. It states that one of the documents contains a message from former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, urging someone to remove the statues of Lord Rama from the Ayodhya mosque. S.A. Siddiqui, who represents advocates of the mosque, believes that such documents were hidden, since they prove the site was originally a Moslem place of prayer, and not a Hindu one.

The article offers information on the fund raising initiatives of Microfianance institutions (MFIS) in India. It states that MFIS have been able to raise funds through non-convertible debentures (NCDS), commercial paper and securitasation of loan receivables. Moreover, MFIS has also resorted to portfolio buyout to raise funds.

The article discusses the process of managing insurance policies through online repositories in India. Topics mentioned include a list of repositories including Central Insurance Repository, SHCIL Projects, and CAMS Repository Services, the process of updating personal information such as a change of address, and how the increased efficiency of this system will lead to savings for the insurance firms.

The article reveals the truth about the funds sanctioned by the Centre, the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Predesh governments in India, to states for drought relief in Bundelkhand region. According to the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), the amount includes additional central assistance and central schemes. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning Ashwani Kumar mentions the lower spending of the state governments compared to what has been allocated to them.

The article reports on the issue of plastic pollution in India with particular focus on the United Nations Environment's 2018 World Environment Day theme Beat Plastic Pollution. Topics include the struggle of the Indian government to resolve crisis on plastic wastes, the responsibility of manufacturers to take part on the issue according to Singh Sabyl of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), and the lessons that may obtained from plastic reduction efforts in Kenya, France, and Sweden.

The article reflects on the condition of the science and technology sector in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Topics discussed include the progress seen in the sector due to its significant success in the field of space exploration, information and communication technology (ICT), and environmental negotiations. Information on the status of commitments developed in 2014 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manifesto is also provided.