Econintersect:  Not many people have been noticing but the Mumbai (Bombay) BSE Sensex has exploded to the upside in 2012, advancing more than 19% since the New Year began and over 21% from the market low on 20 December 2011.  The advance has been led by… more »

India needs to solve the problem of its 45 million disappearing girls. A recent article in Times Of India, How we became a nation of baby girl killers? says, "In India, cultural and economic factors make parents desire a son, and in many instances the couple keeps on reproducing just to have a son." more »

The Mumbai stock market was down for the ninth straight day Thursday. In morning trading Friday, however, it was rebounding. Downward pressure on markets around the world has been reinforced in India by domestic issues, including a 50 basis point interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and developments in the telecom scandal trial. At market close Friday the Sensex was ahead by 1.7%. more »