No regulation of the derivatives market could work without a strong mandatory clearing mechanism that provides raw data on exposure and use to regulators in policing the markets for misuse and containing associated credit, market and other risks, says Sonali Ranade

vice consuls from the US Consulate General in Mumbai hosted a chat with Get Ahead readers on April 8. For those of you who missed the chat, here's the unedited transcript.

Have a query regarding your home loan? Maybe we can help. Drop us a line and our expert, Harsh Roongta, will answer it.

Get Ahead home loan expert Harsh Roongta on tax benefits fo availing a home loan.

Have a query regarding your home loan? Maybe we can help. Drop us a line and our expert, Harsh Roongta, will answer it.

Eighteen programs that add skyrockets to your "genius phone."

Electrical Engineering Students Association (EESA), IIT Bombay is organising Aagomani '07, a 2-day workshop cum lecture series in the field of Multimedia and Digital Entertainment. It will be held at the Electrical Engineering Department, IIT Bombay on 13 and 14 of October 2007.

If you have a huge debt, pay up, don't neglect it, says personal finance expert Harsh Roongta.

In Part I of this feature, Ankur Jain discussed hosting options. Here, he explains how you can design a homepage for your own website.

Before you shrug off the idea of setting up your own website pleading ignorance of all things technical, check out our easy-to-use guide.

Escape to the quaint hills of Kumaon in Uttarakhand for its idyllic natural beauty and the majestic Himalayas.

Paying your taxes is not as difficult as you think it is. Here are some tips that will help.

IBM announces 'Cell Broadband Engine' contest for students across the globe.

Do you feel you could be using your time and talent in a better manner and earning a lot more as well? Read on...

IIT Roorkee is organising its annual youth festival Thomso Encore 2006.

The Indian Institute of Planning & Management, Pune, invites applications for its two-year full-time Programme in National Economic Planning and Entrepreneurship management.

IE Business School, Madrid, Spain, is offering scholarships for its online Global MBA programme.

The Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, invites applications for admission to its Post M Sc/ Junior Research Fellowship programme in Biophysical Sciences.

PT Education is organising mock tests for aspirants of the Common Admission Test 2006.

The GATEForum is organising a free mock test for aspirants of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering-2006.

These include the Professional Education-I, Professional Education-II and Final examination.

TransWorks, the BPO/ ITES arm of the Aditya Birla Group, is looking for Voice-based Telemarketing Associates.

In the Global Corruption Index, a survey of 133 nations conducted by Transparency International (an anti-graft watchdog), India stood 83rd, recording a score of 2.8 out of 10.

Management Aptitude Test/Masters in International Business

RIB Redemption Cell. National Science Contest.