India

Some low-tech innovations are making a big difference.

Emerging markets that thrived during the recession are seeing the flow of capital dry up.

A poor onion crop in India has sent onion prices skyrocketing.

With the Syria headlines, the price of oil could become a drag for the U.S. economy and beyond.

With the focus on Syria, also keep an eye on an unfolding economic meltdown in one of the world's most important economies: India.

A run on India's currency presages trouble in other emerging markets.

India has a strict rules for big international retailers: 30 percent of the merchandise sold at big box stores has to be purchased in India.

Indian officials have announced plans to place 50,000 troops on the northern border with China. The move could cost $11 billion over seven years.

On Sunday, India's last official telegram will be sent from state owned telecom company BSNL, cutting the cord of an old technology that was the fastest way to communicate before landlines, mobile phones and email.

After a dazzling rise to more than $1,900 an ounce, the yellow metal has clearly lost its luster. The price of bullion has slumped by 10 percent since the end of last week, down to $1,420 an ounce.