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The article focuses on the problems in Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) in Chennai, India. It states that MRTS was expected to be overflowing with people; however, it only carries 80,000 people a day. It says that the people were not taken to the MRTS because of poor safety and lack of integration with other form of transport. It mentions that Southern Railway Co., Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), and other agency are aware of the problems but disagree with the solution.

The article discusses the business condition of Chennai, India-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) vendor Ramco Systems Corp. According to the article, Ramco has been piling up lossess in its eight years as an independent listed entity. By 2004-2005, it had accumulated losses worth Rupee (Rs) 297.62 crore and chose to set off the losses against the share premium account in a bid to make its balance sheet a bit more reassuring for prospective customers.

Information about several issues discussed at the seventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference in Chennai, India. Topics include the opportunity for many nations as well as India, particularly for business opportunities, to grow well in its security markets, as it remained insulated from the economic turmoil. It featured several business leaders and executives including Anand Ramlogan, Shashi Tharoor, and Harmit Singh Sethi.