IN INDIA, where private drivers are already a middle class staple, one man has created an entirely new category of executive wheels: The mobile office.

WE ALL know that keeping our weight under control can help avoid serious health consequences such as type 2 diabetes, and the recommended route is normally a simple combination of diet and exercise.

IT happens seemingly overnight: a slim, curvy waistline is replaced by a stubborn, hard-to-shift paunch. Equally frustrating, the diet tricks we used in our 20s are no longer effective in shedding pounds in our 40s.