There is a need for building bye-laws to insist on a range of on-plot sanitation as mandatory, depending on the location and the groundwater table.

Weather anomalies, pollution, mindless exploitation… the problems are many but solutions are available.

Green buildings cannot be achieved only by reducing power, water and cost consumption, but by relooking at the very way we construct.

K. Sukumaran writes on how we could reduce pollution at construction sites

There is no dearth of ideas in construction, only of implementation, says Sathya Prakash Varanashi

Each one of us has a role to play in combating drought and we should adopt the mantra of reject, reduce, reuse and recycle, says S. Vishwanath

How do married co-founders navigate the personal and professional ties at work

How non-alcoholic mixers, handcrafted by small players, are edging out sugary soft drinks, sodas in cocktail glasses

How clear communication and accountability in healthcare can significantly improve patient outcomes

Sun-sational growth: In September, India’s installed solar power capacity reached 90,762 MW. Given the current rate of monthly capacity additions, there is little doubt that installed capacity will exceed 100 GW in 2024-25.

As entrepreneurship explodes in India, we need more iconic founders who not only build sustainable firms but also retain their humility

The promise of an unchanged, consistent menu and supreme culinary artistry has drawn food lovers to ITC’s tables for decades

ZeroFifty Mediaworks, set up by three ad veterans, wants to bring in Bandra vibes into the agency model

Transshipment port at Galathea Bay is strategically located on the East-West international trade and shipping route

A new E-Class is here and it promises to be better than before. How’s that even possible?

Why startups in India cannot afford to take a hands-off approach towards the armies of gig workers they have created

The new BYD eMAX 7 aims to reduce pollution and keep fuel bills in check without compromising on space and practicality

UK readies law allowing preparation of medicines near hospital setting to reach patients safely, quickly

A global survey maps how willing, and equipped clinicians are in using artificial intelligence to support their work 

Business leaders are realising that longevity may be a better marker for growth than shareholder value maximisation

The Interceptor-based Royal Enfield Bear 650 might’ve crawled out of the woods but it seems to be pretty much in its comfort zone

The meteoric rise of the Santa Clara-headquartered chipmaker is powered by bold innovation

All countries are falling short of their promise to do their mite for climate action

There is unbelievable pressure on entrepreneurs as they work hard non-stop to create bigger, better, faster businesses

The Constitution Bench says laws, rules and procedure governing recruitments to public services must be governed by the overarching principles of fundamental rights of equality and non-discrimination

India was one of the first countries to ban the book’s import and sale, citing concerns over its content being offensive to the Muslim community

Despite the reduction in stubble burning over the years, farmers say the lack of incentive, plus the high cost of machines, pushes them to set fields on fire after harvesting paddy at the start of every winter.  The Hindu reports on the practice in Punjab and Haryana that causes smoke to drift across north India’s Gangetic plain

An exhibition in New Delhi’s DAG covers pivotal moments of legendary artist and painter MF Husain’s artistic journey 

Key solar indicators were lower this week, with average daily solar
flux down from 194.3 to 170.5 and average daily sunspot numbers
declining from 129.3 to 127.7.

On October 22, Spaceweather.com reported:

"THE SUN IS TAKING A QUICK BREAK: Solar Max is hard work. Just ask
the Sun. After flaring almost without pause for the past 10 months,
the Sun is taking a quick break. Solar activity has been low fo...

Solar activity increased this week. Average daily sunspot number
went from 127.7 to 197.4 and average solar flux from 170.5 to 240.2.

Predicted solar flux is 270 on November 1-2, 265 and 260 on November
3-4, 250 on November 5-7, 214, 195 and 182 on November 8-10, 172,
168, 174 and 165 on November 11-14, and 162 on November 15-16.

Predicted planetary A index is 5, 8, 15, and 10 on November 1-4, 5
on N...

Today’s trade frictions are rooted in wealth inequality within countries, but they can be fixed

Former RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya offers solutions on how the central bank can ensure financial stability in the country

Urjit Patel’s book is a tongue-in-cheek comment on the futility of bad-loan recovery in Indian banking

Isher Judge Ahluwalia’s memoirs are also a tale of India’s socio-economic reforms trajectory

Narayanan traces the recent political and economic trajectory of the Hindu reformist organisation

The author could have shed more light on the workings of power given his long stint in govt

The book covers Wipro founder Azim Premji’s journey without pulling any punches

The book explores the complex Vajpayee-Advani relationship

The story of an iconic Indian brand and its loyal followers

A book outlines how speculation can be constructive and lead to the creation of an industrial empire

The book is long on analysis but short on solutions

A lucid account of the challenges facing the WTO and India’s engagement with the multilateral trade body

The book sheds light on the journey of value creation and callous destruction by YES Bank’s promoter

Good coaches are key to ensuring organisation-wide unbiased, connected conversations

Jeff Immelt, the former CEO of GE, recounts his experience of steering the company during turbulent times

The inspiring story of a lifesaving product developed in the fight against Covid-19

An economics book shorn of jargon, equations and graphs