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The author reflects on India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's declaration of war on corruption and his decision on November 8, 2016 to remove and replace large-denomination paper money in the country.

Plastic, especially in the form of nonbiodegradable bags, has become a target of the environmentally conscious. From San Francisco to South Africa, cities have outlawed, taxed or otherwise restricted plastic bags, even here in the developing world where immediate needs, like jobs, often outweigh nobler aims. Just last month New Delhi passed a preliminary ban imposing a five-year jail term or a 100,000-rupee fine, about $2,055, on anyone caught carrying or handing out plastic bags. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Presents world news briefs relating to business as of April 24, 2002. Acquisition of the Mazola cooking oil and other brands from Unilever by Associated British Foods; Earnings losses at the Finnish paper and forestry group Stora Enso; Profits for Indian private oil refiner, Reliance Petroleum; Others.

A group of men arrested in Denmark on Wednesday were about to mount a ''Mumbai style'' attack on the Danish newspaper that ignited Muslim fury around the world by publishing satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005, the head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service said. Several European countries have been on high alert for months over the possibility of an attack modeled on the 2008 assault on Mumbai, India, in which 10 highly trained and heavily armed men stormed hotels, train stations, restaurants, a Jewish center and other sites, in a bloodbath that left 163 dead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports that on January 27, 1997, confidential banking documents were handed over by the Swiss government to Indian authorities, which could shed light on the Bofors scandal. Description of the scandal; Sonia Gandhi's involvement in the scandal; Public's view of the scandal; Swiss authorities' findings in the scandal.

CHICKPEAS are often cooked with spinach, from India to the New World. But in southern Spain, they are mostly made with chorizo. Combine these ideas, and you have a rich, deep, full-flavored stew perfect for a fast dinner on a cold night. The texture of the dish is heightened by drying the cooked chickpeas between paper towels, then shallow-frying them in olive oil. Instead of being mealy, they become crunchy-mealy -- a change most people, I think, will like. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Watercolor painting is an amateur's medium, beloved of the ''Sunday painter.'' And yet it is also among the hardest of artistic techniques to master, for unlike oil or even acrylic painting, where the paint stays where you put it, water-soluble paint is runny and difficult to control. Mistakes cannot easily be painted over, either, for the paper is absorbent and adding more paint often results in a watery mess. Painting with water-soluble paints is an ancient art, dating all the way back to the decoration of caves during Paleolithic times. It is also common to many world cultures, including China and India. But its modern Western history begins in the Renaissance, when it was used to beautify manuscripts as well as for botanical and wildlife illustration. During the 18th century, particularly in England, it was embraced by amateur artists and more established painters for wider cultural, scientific and even travel uses. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]