Why the Copenhagen climate accord has become a non-starter

Spurred by the demand for affordability, some enterprising entrepreneurs are taking baby steps to develop low-cost, high-quality medical devices. Will their efforts bear fruit?
Gauri Kamath

If you want to see the future of the information technology industry, South Korea is one of the best places to begin. As the world wrestles with using IT for solving industrial problems, South Korea is experimenting with IT projects that could help with some of the world

In April 2007, the top brass of Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) was given a lengthy presentation on the Chinese power market by a team from equity research firm CLSA, which had just done a one-of-its-kind study of that market.

The world

Demand for quality healthcare fuelled by economic prosperity is opening up a new market beyond the metros to India

As bw goes to press, the last day of the copenhagen climate summit still has some way to go. However, there is little hope for a treaty. Even the gathering of about 110 heads of government is not expected to break up the scrum in which their climate negotiators have been locked for 10 days.

As the Indian climate warriors start thinking of ways and means to cut down carbon emissions in line with their commitments, one method of reducing emissions is already proving to be a non-starter. The great hope that ethanol-blended fuels would reduce emissions while simultaneously cutting down India

In a few months, a villager buying Tata Tea bags at the local kirana store will also probably buy a cartridge for Tata Chemicals

The knives are out in Copenhagen. Forget a global legal agreement on climate care, even getting an encouraging public posture by the world