India’s Tata Group: A Leader in Green Business Practices

Reenita Malhotra — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:00:11 +0000

The Tata Group, India’s oldest and most respected industrial conglomerate has a reputation for being a lead player in sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Bailing Out The Banking System

Earlier this week, Tata came to the rescue of AIG policy holders to protect the nation’s banking system and bought Citibank’s Indian back office operations, preserving thousands of jobs.

Single Car Family: Surviving in the Suburbs with One Car

Tara Benwell — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:21:56 +0000

We are a single car family and have been so for five years. This is seen as a sacrifice by some, especially my own father who has four vehicles of his own and just married a woman with two more. To me, living with one car is a convenience. I work from home and we live in a small town where almost everyone can walk to work, school, and the beach. Weeks go by when I don’t even get behind the wheel. This is all about to change as we move across Canada to eastern suburbia.

Though we’re excited about the change and the opportunity to be closer to family, my husband insists that we’re going to need two cars. I think “need” is too strong of a word, though I’m close to admitting that it will be difficult living with one car when the kids get older. Still, I want to try, and this is one eco-battle/financial scrap I’m determined to win. Here are our arguments. What do you think my chances are?

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India’s Tata Group: A Leader in Green Business Practices

Bailing Out The Banking System

Single Car Family: Surviving in the Suburbs with One Car