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Race against time ; Commonwealth Games can transform Delhi by overhauling it's infrastructure. It can provide better roads, power and water supply. But the city is not making the most of the opportunity. Shalini S. Dagar goes into the details.
Jun 28, 2009; ... Delhi's infrastructure will get an overhaul. There will be betterroads, power and water supply. The legacy value of the city, too,will get a fillip, asserts Rakesh Mehta, Chief Secretary, Delhigovernment. He is counting the benefits to citizens, courtesy theCommonwealth Games, which are ...
Cities in numbers ; A selection of indicators and survey results showing the best and the worst of Life at Work and Life after Work.
Jun 28, 2009 ... A selection of indicators and survey results showing the best andthe worst of Life at Work and Life after Work. EDUCATION The highest number of seats for MBA and Engineering per capitaare in Noida, but it also has one of the worst literacy rates.Respondents ranked Vadodara ...
The methodology ; This is a two-pronged study incorporating the results from secondary as well as primary data. Primary data was collected by way of an online survey. The secondary component was primarily used to create indices. This is done in the following manner:
Jun 28, 2009 ... This is a two-pronged study incorporating the results fromsecondary as well as primary data. Primary data was collected by wayof an online survey. The secondary component was primarily used tocreate indices. This is done in the following manner: Overall, about 40 measures are ...
Noida catches up with top five cities ; It isn't as posh as Gurgaon but Noida outstrips its neighbourhood rival in the generation of jobs, registering 14% employment growth versus 11% in Gurgaon, thanks to a fountain of small scale units.
Jun 28, 2009 ...6th RANK:NOIDA Tech City Twelve years ago, Adobe India's head Naresh Gupta lived threedays each in Gurgaon and Noida to pick the right place toheadquarter the global software giant. For Gupta, Noida beat Gurgaonbecause of one main ...
Gurgaon tops BT's best five cities list ; However, it scores a distant 11th in the 'Life after Work' index not because of a lack of malls, restaurants or movie theatres of which it has plenty but because of its shoddy roads and inconsistent power supply.
Jun 28, 2009 ... Here's a peek at what separates the top five cities from the restof the pack.1st RANK:Gurgaon All grown up As little as two decades ago, Gurgaon took its first baby stepsfrom a sleepy little hamlet in Haryana to becoming a ...
The best cities to work, play and live ; Changing work culture, transformed lifestyles and rise of the services industry make 'life after work' as important as 'life at work'. Chronicling this trend for the first time, BT's ranking of best cities shows some big changes.
Jun 28, 2009; ... What makes a city a destination of choice for today's urbanworker? Most people living, working and playing in today's fast-paced corporate environment are desperate for a sound businessinfrastructure that includes good opportunities for jobs, quick andefficient ways to travel to work and ...
At Warren's annual Buffet ; Business Today catches up with four pilgrims who made the long trip to Omaha to hear the Oracle speak at Berkshire Hathaway's annual general meeting.
Jun 28, 2009; ... Warren Buffett is sleeping on a mattress in the NebraskaFurniture Mart, ostensibly checking product quality. He's rudelyawoken by a store manager, who tells him to get on with his job ofselling mattresses. Buffett's new job is thanks to the steep fall inthe shares of his flagship ...
Pushing the accelerator instead of brakes ; Focussing on growth when it should have been working on consolidation cost Subhiksha its business. Can it make a comeback?
Jun 28, 2009; ... Over the last nine months, R. Subramanian has aged much beyondhis 43 years. The Managing Director of Subhiksha Trading Serviceswhich pioneered the discounted retail format in India has beenstruggling to get his brainchild operational again after itcollapsed in February following a cash ...
Making every moment count ; Keeping a time log will help you figure out how you are using or wasting your time.
Jun 28, 2009 ... Are you forever racing against time to meet deadlines? Does yourmost common refrain happen to be so much to do and so little time ?If you have answered in the affirmative to both questions, chancesalso are you just can't get through that to-do list stuck neatly toyour work station. Your ...
Thriving in the shadow of big retail ; Most kirana and mom-and-pop stores have been able to hold their own against the might of India Inc's giant retail formats. Can they survive in the long run? Business Today walks into five such stores in the metros to gauge the pulse of unorganised retailing. The verdict: Don't write them off, yet.
Jun 28, 2009 ... Most kirana and mom-and-pop stores have been able to hold theirown against the might of India Inc's giant retail formats. Can theysurvive in the long run? Business Today walks into five such storesin the metros to gauge the pulse of unorganised retailing. Theverdict: Don't write them ...
Big bing, big bang ; Microsoft's latest search engine is impressive, but not a Google killer.
Jun 28, 2009; ... In 2004, speaking to this correspondent during an interview forBT, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer mentioned that Google was just afad, and that Microsoft's (then) soon to be launched MSN searchengine would finish off Google. The rest, as they say, is history. Bing, the latest from ...
To go from zero to ten ; At the close of the UPA's last term in April, BT rated its top economic ministers. Our conclusion: the good, the not-so-good and the bad individual performances collectively drew a zero. Still, voters handed it another stronger mandate. Here's where the new ministers stand for earning a 10 for UPA's second tenure.
Jun 28, 2009; ... At the close of the UPA's last term in April, BT rated its topeconomic ministers. Our conclusion: the good, the not-so-good andthe bad individual performances collectively drew a zero. Still,voters handed it another stronger mandate. Here's where the newministers stand for earning a 10 ...
People, places, products ; A snapshot of people, products and places in news.
Jun 28, 2009; ... Amitabh Kant Perfect host He is the man behind the successful campaigns 'God's Own Country'and 'Incredible India' and has just penned a book, Branding India:An Incredible Story. But Amitabh Kant, Principal Secretary & SpecialCommissioner (Industries), Government of Kerala, ...
Curbing mis-selling ; Your insurance agent will lose heavily if he sells you a policy that has a hefty first-year premium.
Jun 28, 2009; ... The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) hasintroduced a regulation that will help curb the mis-selling menace.Agents henceforth will not be able to sell policies with a heftyfirst-year premium and smaller subsequent premiums. IRDA gets cracking How agents ...
A safe bet ; Short-term debt funds have emerged as an attractive investment option for investors.
Jun 28, 2009; ... With the stock market having run up 82 per cent since March,investing in stocks over the short term is fraught with risk due tothe possibility of an imminent correction. When this fact isjuxtaposed with the prospects of a flattish interest rate over atleast six months, a clear case ...
Free financial diagnosis ; Keeping tabs on your investments regularly is the first step to intelligent investing. Online trackers make your task easy.
Jun 28, 2009; ... If you spend too much time keeping track of your portfolio, it'stime to embrace the Net. Savvy investors have long turned to theNet, in particular, to the many online financial websites, forcalculating their returns and even working out tax liabilities. Onthe Net, online tools make your ...
Succession planning, B.K. Modi style ; The patriarch, who once doggedly pursued joint ventures with global majors, now wants his son and daughter to build their own tech- savvy next-gen brand.
Jun 28, 2009; ... Jostling for a piece of the family silver is something B.K. Modihas been privy to on several occasions from extremely closequarters. In the '80s at a time when the unified family rankedamongst India's top 10 business groups the group was laboriouslycarved up amongst the eight sons of the ...
Growing a new crop of talent ; India Inc. is increasingly going rural. Is it geared up to face the talent challenges?
Jun 28, 2009; ... Ever since January this year when a soft drink major sought 70girls to be placed as business developers in seven districts ofAndhra Pradesh, Jitendra Kalra, CEO, Dr Reddy's Foundation, has beennoticing a major shift in the nature of demand for talent fromcorporate India. This was other ...
IPL boost for India Inc. ; The just-concluded IPL 2 looks set to usher in a vigorous engagement between Indian and South African businesses.
Jun 28, 2009; ... As the curtains came down on the DHL Indian Premier League (IPL)cricket carnival in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 25, PresidentJacob Zuma, in his closing ceremony speech at the glitteringWanderers, summed up the impact of the 39-day extravaganza on hiscountry and people. A ...
How power shortage hits India Inc. ; Most businesses such as IT, banks, telecom networks and manufacturing processes require 24x7 uptime or uninterrupted power supply.
Jun 28, 2009 ... Manufacturing is the worst hit, losing annually Rs 15,466 crore Rs 42,547 crore is the estimated amount lost by Indian firmsannually due to power cutsMost businesses such as IT, banks, telecomnetworks and manufacturing processes require 24x7 uptime oruninterrupted power supply ....