FOR STUDENTS set to appear for their Class X and Class XII board examinations, the pressure to perform does not seem to abate. But some schools are trying to extend a helping hand.

IT exports are on course to hit the mark next year. But rising costs are a worry for the prospects beyond Wipro and Infosys are today household names in India. About a decade ago, many had not even heard of them. Thanks to the buions of dollars they have generated in exports, the coun- try’s image has gone up in the international arena. Lakhs of information technology professionals are now India’s brand ambassadors in the large markets of the US and Europe…

Welcome to the aviation revolution, which is just beginning to unfold. Back in 2003-04, three domestic airlines had 123 commercial jets; today, six airlines fly 310 planes, selling 35 million seats a year more than twice the 15.6 million seats they sold in 2003-04…

Manufacturing and drug discovery drive the hunger for talent TIPS & TRICKS ? Being a skill-ori- ented industry, both educational background and experience are vital ? In this dynamic industry, openness to learning is important ? Willingness to take up responsi- bilities is another key asset ? Aptitude tests also cover general English, maths, general knowledge and reasoning abilities…

THE MORE things change for rural India, the more they seem to remain the same. Successive generations of Indians have dreamt that their lives would be transformed by the Green Revolu- tion, food sufficiency, high yield technologies, liberalisation and so on. But miracles have eluded us so far. Even transparent and rule-bound global trading hasn’t helped…