A worrisome portion of India’s household SIP flows end up going into IPOs that don’t add productive capacity. As with the River Ganga, the origin of these flows is marvellous but the downstream ...

It was around 1.30 pm on August 5, when after consistent rains, the residents of Dharali, a picturesque village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, began fearing the worst: a disastrous flash flood.

At its peak in the 1700s, Murshidabad contributed a remarkable 5% to the global market and also attracted financiers and bankers, such as the House of Jagat Seth. This is the story of Bengal’s last ...