Business Today back issues from April 2008:
Wanted: A win-win green deal ; US vice presidents have never really been known for the depth of their intellects. But Al Gore, former Vice President of the US, is an exception.
Apr 06, 2008 ... US vice presidents have never really been known for the depth oftheir intellects. But Al Gore, former Vice President of the US, isan exception. He is passionate about the fight against climatechange, and his address at the India Today Conclave in Delhirecently highlighted both the ...
Where is Sensex headed? ; The recent gyrations of the BSE sensex will make a yoyo look like a model of stability. On average, the swings between the day's highs and lows have increased to 3.24 per cent, compared to 1.8 per cent in 2007. Volatility is at an all-time high; this means it's time for caution.
Apr 06, 2008; ... The recent gyrations of the BSE sensex will make a yoyo look likea model of stability. On average, the swings between the day's highsand lows have increased to 3.24 per cent, compared to 1.8 per centin 2007. Says Gurunath Mudlapur, CIO, Atherstone Capital Markets: It's no more a tussle ...
Instan tip ; Will the UPA government call for early elections?
Apr 06, 2008; ... Will the UPA government call for early elections?Maybe. VenugopalDhoot, President, ASSOCHAM I think the present government willcomplete its term unless the issue of the nuclear deal precipitatesa crisis within the UPA coalition. I don't foresee early electionsalthough every political ...
Enchanting gold ; Gold has been flirting with the $1,000 per troy ounce mark in the international markets. Will it continue to shine?
Apr 06, 2008; ... It's a commodity that has reacquired its lustre as a financialasset. And how? Gold's price in dollar terms has run up by nearly 50per cent over the last six months. Last fortnight, it was nudgingthe psychological $1,000 (Rs 40,000) a troy ounce mark, up from $689(Rs 27,560) in May 2007 ....
The shrinks perspective ; Family businesses are families first and businesses thereafter, argue two Insead professors. R. Sridharan
Apr 06, 2008; ... Family Business on the CouchManfred F.R. Kets de Vries & RandelS. Carlock with Elizabeth Florent-TreacyJohn Wiley & SonsPp:297Price: Rs 1,853 As corporate India's most high profile family drama in recenttimes, the Ambani feud, unfolded over a nearly two-year period,business ...
The flip side of globalisation ; Never before, probably, has the sensex moved as wildly as it has in the past three months. During this short period, the bellwether index of the Indian stock market has shed more than 30 per cent off its January 10 peak of 21,206.77 (on March 17, it closed at 14,809.50).
Apr 06, 2008 ... Never before, probably, has the sensex moved as wildly as it hasin the past three months. During this short period, the bellwetherindex of the Indian stock market has shed more than 30 per cent offits January 10 peak of 21,206.77 (on March 17, it closed at14,809.50). Besides that drop, ...
Plateful of reforms ; It is ironical and somewhat paradoxical that India is amongst the top two producers for most agricommodities, despite Indian agriculture continuing to lumber along at around 2 per cent growth rates.
Apr 06, 2008 ... It is ironical and somewhat paradoxical that India is amongst thetop two producers for most agricommodities, despite Indianagriculture continuing to lumber along at around 2 per cent growthrates. For a very long time, the Indian farmer has been denied areasonable price for his produce ...
SOX has improved accountability ; Former US congressman Michael G. Oxley, co-architect of the famous Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, which tightened corporate governance norms for US companies, was in India last fortnight in his new role as the vice-chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Former US congressman Michael G. Oxley, co-architect of thefamous Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, which tightened corporate governancenorms for US companies, was in India last fortnight in his new roleas the vice-chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. He met BT'sShalini S. Dagar ....
Leadership for the 21st century ; The 7th India Today Conclave brought the world's best minds together for an exchange of ideas.
Apr 06, 2008 ... That leadership is what defines the best in any sphere from therest is a no-brainer. But what specifically are the characteristicsof Leadership for the 21st Century. Some of the best minds fromacross India and the world came together to discuss and debate thisissue at the Seventh India ...
Move to revive manufacturing ; Industrial output growth slowed to a 10-month low of 5.3 per cent in January, indicating a slowdown in the manufacturing sector. This has set alarm bells ringing in the Commerce Ministry.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Industrial output growth slowed to a 10-month low of 5.3 per centin January, indicating a slowdown in the manufacturing sector. Thishas set alarm bells ringing in the Commerce Ministry. Now, the ministry is taking steps to revive manufacturing.Officials told BT that they want the ...
BlackBerry services under scrutiny ; BlackBerry services are now being monitored by intelligence and security agencies. This was revealed when Tata Teleservices claimed that it was refused permission by the Home Ministry to launch these services because of security concerns.
Apr 06, 2008; ... BlackBerry services are now being monitored by intelligence andsecurity agencies. This was revealed when Tata Teleservices claimedthat it was refused permission by the Home Ministry to launch theseservices because of security concerns. Monitoring BlackBerry BlackBerry ...
Target, soft loans for exporters ; Encouraged by the export figures for 2007-08, despite an appreciating rupee, the government is targeting an ambitious exports target for 2008-09.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Encouraged by the export figures for 2007-08, despite anappreciating rupee, the government is targeting an ambitious exportstarget for 2008-09. Senior Commerce Ministry officials told BT thatthey feel that an export target of $200 billion (Rs 8 lakh crore)for 2008-09 is entirely ...
Talebearer ; Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had recently conceded that there is a case for reducing interest rates to boost consumption expenditure. In particular, he noted, there is public demand that interest rates on housing loans be lowered.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Interest rate muddle Finance Minister P. Chidambaram hadrecently conceded that there is a case for reducing interest ratesto boost consumption expenditure. In particular, he noted, there ispublic demand that interest rates on housing loans be lowered. Butwith inflation rates ...
Newsmaker - Deepika Padukone ; Brand Deepika Padukone is on a roll. If the roaring success of Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan made her the hottest thing in Bollywood, two mega advertising deals in quick succession one with Pepsi this February and the other with ITC for its Fiama Di Wills range of soaps this month have catapulted this 22-year-old beauty into the top league of brand ambassadors.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Brand Deepika Padukone is on a roll. If the roaring success of OmShanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan made her the hottest thing inBollywood, two mega advertising deals in quick succession one withPepsi this February and the other with ITC for its Fiama Di Willsrange of soaps this month ...
Numbers of note ; Estimated revenues of value-added mobile services in India by 2009
Apr 06, 2008 ... Rs 1,395 crore: Estimated revenues of value-added mobile servicesin India by 2009 Rs 1,000: The user fee passengers flying overseas fromHyderabad's soon-to-open international airport will have to pay 3.1 million: The number of broadband customers in India 800 tonnes: ...
Noted ; Reliance Energy, as Reliance Infrastructure, to better reflect its business portfolio. The change is subject to receiving approval from shareholders. Anil Ambani's REL is constructing India's tallest '100- storey' corporate park in Hyderabad and has plans for SEZs in Noida and Mumbai.
Apr 06, 2008 ... Renamed: Reliance Energy, as Reliance Infrastructure, to betterreflect its business portfolio. The change is subject to receivingapproval from shareholders. Anil Ambani's REL is constructingIndia's tallest '100-storey' corporate park in Hyderabad and hasplans for SEZs in Noida and ...
To be precise ; We are a steel family and love steel more than anything. How can we give up in India when we did not give up on Arcelor despite hostility?
Apr 06, 2008 ... We are a steel family and love steel more than anything. How canwe give up in India when we did not give up on Arcelor despitehostility? Aditya Mittal, CFO, ArcelorMittal, to agencies If bankruptcy is a permissible form of business outcome inindustry, what is irrational about this ...
Just wondering ; Whatever happened to paging? Back in 1995, when paging services were allowed, it flourished because it was the first unbundling of telecom services.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Whatever happened to paging? Back in 1995, when paging serviceswere allowed, it flourished because it was the first unbundling oftelecom services. By the middle of 1996, there were 200,000 pagingsubscribers and the number hit a peak of 700,000 users in the middleof 1999.However, the ...
IIM grads rake it in yet again ; While the world at large grapples with the prospects of a slowdown, it is raining riches for IIM grads. This year, IIM Ahmedabad topped the salary sweepstakes.
Apr 06, 2008; ... While the world at large grapples with the prospects of aslowdown, it is raining riches for IIM grads. This year, IIMAhmedabad topped the salary sweepstakes. A foreign finance company offered a student at IIMA a Rs 1.44-crore package for a foreign posting. The highest domestic ...
Marked by market ; Exposure to overseas credit derivatives takes a toll on Indian banks.
Apr 06, 2008; ... It's clearly India's Rs 1,28,00,000-crore hedging gamble in theglobal market. Markto-market (MTM) losses, which are based on thevalue of positions at current market prices, have begun hauntingIndia Inc., and particularly the banking sector, after the subprimecrisis erupted in the world's ...
Queered pitch ; Will P&G's media review dictate Madison Communications' fate?
Apr 06, 2008; ... When the media business of a blue-blooded consumer products MNCcomes up for review after close to eight years, you'd expect plentyto be at stake. And there is, including an account worth Rs 150crore, as well as the future of India's largest independent mediaagency. The ...
Road to retail ; It was an acquisition from the blue not just because of the high price tag attached to it but also because of the profile of the buyer.
Apr 06, 2008; ... It was an acquisition from the blue not just because of the highprice tag attached to it but also because of the profile of thebuyer. Last fortnight, when infrastructure financing major IDFCsnapped up Standard Chartered Mutual Fund for $205 million (Rs 820crore), many eyebrows were ...
Betting on a cloudy future ; A founding board member of Google is onto his next big thing.
Apr 06, 2008; ... His name should be enough to inspire faith in the hearts ofentrepreneurs looking for seed or funding capital; but if that won'tdo, Ram Shriram's credentials as the force behind Google's successshould do the trick in 2000, Shriram, 52, founded Sherpalo Ventures,which went on to become an ...
A leg-up for broadband ; Tata Communications, formerly Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), has joined hands with California-headquartered Telsima Corporation to roll out WiMAX services.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Tata Communications, formerly Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited(VSNL), has joined hands with California-headquartered TelsimaCorporation to roll out WiMAX services. This will be for TataCommunications' broadband wireless network in India. The projectwill entail an investment of $500 million ...
Stepping back to win ; TVS Motor launches new products that may revive its fortune.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Towards end-February, Venu Srinivasan was in a real dilemma. AsChairman and Managing Director of TVS Motor Company, India's third-largest twowheeler manufacturer, he was caught between hisstakeholders' interest on the one hand and his strong conviction onthe other. The company's original ...
Adobes Computing 4.0 ; The media software maker is eyeing rich web applications.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Adobe Systems can now officially consider itself a member ofsoftware's old guard, after recently turning a quarter-century old,yet in terms of revenues, the company is perched in the middle ofthe table, closing 2007 with revenues of $3.15 billion (Rs 12,600crore). Osmania University ...
Redefining the testimonial ; HP gets real celebrity customers to do the selling for it.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Satjiv S. Chahil is an old fashioned marketer living in anextremely modern world. The Vice-President of Global Marketing forSilicon Valley giant, Hewlett-Packard (HP) is responsible for HP'snew 'The Computer is Personal Again' campaigns. The campaigns, which feature celebrities, or ...
Take-off troubles ; Some in Bangalore want the old airport to stay open.
Apr 06, 2008; ... The new Bangalore Iternational airport will not take off on March30, as scheduled. The official reason cited is that the air trafficcontrol facility is not fully in place. Even as the new airportauthorities are preparing for a May 11 launch, the demand forkeeping the existing airport, ...
Street wear, street smart ; Modi Revlon takes on HUL by going mass in cosmetics.
Apr 06, 2008; ...For a company that has a turnover of Rs 150 crore, Modi Revloncould be considered a minnow compared to the girth of the Rs 13,717-crore Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL). However, that's not stopping itfrom foraying into a territory that's considered a stronghold of thelatter mass market ...
And the Oscar goes to ; ...An LA animation company with Mumbai operations.
Apr 06, 2008; ... In late February, when Nicole Kidman-starrer The Golden Compasswas awarded an Oscar for best visual effects, there werecelebrations in Goregaon in suburban Mumbai. No, they weren't elatedfans of the Hollywood actress rejoicing the moment of glory for thefilm. Rather, the 150-odd ...
Banner banter ; Online advertising may slow down in the US, not in India.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Ever since the first banner advertisement was sold online 15years ago, online advertising has come a long way. It is estimatedto be a $42-billion industry in the US, and has proved to be agrowth engine for companies like Microsoft and Google.Internationally, online advertising is ...
Aerotropolis now ; Along with airports will come hotels, townships, theme parks.
Apr 06, 2008; ... As more and more airports are being built by private sectorplayers, a buzzword that's emerged is the aerotropolis a cluster ofaviation-related enterprises (including hotels and business parks)around an airport. Bengal Aerotropolis Project Ltd (BAPL) is one ofthe country's first ...
Phoenix rising ; The mill that sparked off Upper Worli in the '90s is being refitted.
Apr 06, 2008; ... This was around the time around the mid-90s when advertisingagencies and media houses were giving up their old and tatty officespaces in the commercial district of South Mumbai to move to the newand swanky Tulsi Pipe Road, Parel, in the centre of the city. Thosewho found the notion of ...
New CEO, new HUL ; Hindustan Unilever is on a roll again. That HUL has been finally able to stoke up the growth embers, improve profitability, regain market shares, and grow fledgling markets in the past three years, are significant indicators of its business success. But that doesn't make new CEO Nitin Paranjpe's mandate to pump up HUL's mojo in highly competitive markets any easier. Business Today's Brian Carvalho reports.
Apr 06, 2008; ... When 52-Year-old Douglas Baillie heads for London in April, toassume charge of Unilever's Western Europe region as President, hedoubtless will be focussed on the task at hand to keep the growthengine purring in a mature market. On Sunday, April 13, 9.45 a.m.onwards, the MD & CEO (till ...
Jain Irrigation Systems: The winner that came in from the cold ; Jain Irrigation Systems is the second-largest drip irrigation company in the world and one of the largest suppliers of ducting to telcos globally. Now, it's eyeing revenues of $1 billion.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's newfound love for the farmsector he mentioned the words farm, farmer and agriculture dozens of times in his last two Budgets has had an unintendedbeneficiary. The stock of Jain Irrigation Systems (JISL), theworld's second-largest drip irrigation ...
Indias coffee barons ; Coffee is fast emerging as the beverage of choice for a larger number of the GenNext consumers, and a number of home-grown entrepreneurs is riding this trend to fame and fortune.
Apr 06, 2008; ... India has traditionally been a tea drinking market. But over thelast decade, coffee has made steady inroads into the popularconsciousness. Driving this trend are MNCs like HUL and Nestle,domestic biggies like Tata Coffee and a band of relatively smallcompanies like Coffee Day and Barista ...
UB under attack ; With global beer brands making a strong pitch in India, the longstanding domination of Vijay Mallya's UB Group is under serious threat.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Back in December, sitting on a beach in the Andamans whilesupervising the last leg of the Kingfisher Calendar shoot, VijayMallya, Chairman, UB Group, is asked by this reporter what he thinksof the several wellfunded new players entering the Indian beermarket. Mallya ponders for a while ...
GEs innovation hub ; Quietly, GE's decade-old John F.Welch Technology Centre in Bangalore is making breakthrough innovations in everything from wind turbines to X-ray machines to new-age locomotives.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Until recently, for the residents of Wolf Ridge, Texas, a town ofsome 250,000 people, the nearby wind farm of around 100 windmillswas quite a bother, notwithstanding the 150 MW of green electricity that it generated. Reason: the windmills can bedisturbingly loud and, according to some ...
Rs 60,000-cr waiver for whom? ; Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's populist scheme will not make much difference to farmers in the suicide-prone districts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.The day the FM announced the Budget, six farmer suicides were reported. Thirty-four farmer suicides were reported in the 10 days following the Budget.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Pola is the harvest festival in Maharashtra. On this day everyAugust, farmers in the agricultural belts of the state bathe theirbuffaloes, paint their horns and parade them around their villages. As the villagers of Bhadumri (in western Vidarbha) were busysprucing up their cattle ...
The truth about dearer food ; Global food prices are on a boil as biofuels and freak weather play havoc with the demand-supply equation. Not for the same reasons, food prices in India too are inching upwards.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Rising food prices across the world are generating a great dealof heat and dust. Some of that high-decibel debate about food versusfuel and end of an era when food prices were declining, has foundits way into India as well. The worst hit here is, of course, the common man, who ...
Seeds of change ; Cotton's resurgence signals the path ahead for meeting rising food demand. Adoption of simple farm technologies too can fetch higher yields.
Apr 06, 2008 ... The cotton farmer, in India, particularly in Vidarbha, isrenowned for his despair and for his alarming propensity to suicide.Yet, last fortnight, even as the farm loan waivers were makingheadlines (see Rs 60,000-crore Loan Waiver for Whom? on page 86),the cotton farmer in India had ...
Money to feed ; Investments are flowing into the food and agri-business sector. Good news: this is just the beginning.
Apr 06, 2008 ... When leading private equity fund SAIF Partners invested $8million in Tamil Nadu-based food processing company Asian DhallIndustries (now known as Asian Health & Nutri Foods) early lastyear, it sent hopes soaring of many entrepreneurs in the agri-foodsbusiness. Most could easily ...
Coke is out of the ditch, now it needs to go faster, says E. Neville Isdell ; Edward Neville Isdell, who is the 12th Chairman of Coca Cola, without doubt has the juices flowing once again at the beverages giant. Come end of June, Isdell, will be replaced by Muhtar Kent. Recently in India on a pleasure-cum-business trip, he took time out to speak with Business Today's Sanjoy Narayan and R. Sridharan. Listen to the unabridged interview
Apr 06, 2008; ... In June 2004, when the Coca Cola board picked Edward NevilleIsdell to become its 12th Chairman, the 60-year old was already intohis retirement. A little over two years earlier, Isdell, a native ofIreland who moved to Zambia at age 10, had retired as the ViceChairman of the Coca-Cola ...
Funds for growth ; Many stocks have started looking attractive, particularly if you look at them as a long-term investment. As equity markets become cheaper, it's the perfect opportunity to grab a few growth funds for the long term.
Apr 06, 2008; ...For investors, the last three months were easily the worst ina long time. The BSE Sensex lost 26 per cent from its peak of 21,207as more than half the stocks traded on the BSE are close to their orat 52-week lows. But given the recent carnage, many stocks havestarted looking ...
A time to balance ; The market's unpredictability can completely skew your asset allocation. That's why you must rebalance your portfolio regularly.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Has the volatility of the past two months altered your risktolerance level? Has the value of your stock portfolio declinedalarmingly and been overtaken by bond assets, which have increasedin size? In either case, your asset allocation needs a makeover.Themain challenge investors face is ...
The last minute tax guide ; Before the financial year ends, here is a checklist to keep your tax outgo to the minimum.
Apr 06, 2008; ... As the financial year draws to a close, investors have verylittle time to plan their tax savings instruments afresh. But if youhaven't done so yet, a few last minute moves can still cut yourincome tax bill. From the next year onwards, investors will havemore avenues, like post office ...
Bollywood calling? ; A new fund seeks to invest in films, and will benchmark returns against equities.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Finally, investors may soon get a new sector to invest in: films.Recently, Vistaar Religare Capital Advisors filed for a film venturefund with the regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI), to fund new films. As there are no comparable funds, it willmeasure its ...
How to make it as a VC ; For all the wannabe partners vying the VC and PE Fund space, here's the mantra for success.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Harish Gandhi, 37, nurtured a dream for 16 years the dream ofbeing a part of the venture capital (VC) industry. An MBA from theWharton Business School, Gandhi has worked in the US for over 12years with LCC International and Bain & amp; Company. In 2004, hedecided to relocate to India to ...
Cultivate a sound career path ; Agriculture is offering unlimited opportunities on the back of retail.
Apr 06, 2008; ... It's raining jobs for agriculture graduates in the country. Anumber of retail players are getting into packaged food, freshproduce, and dairy products. So, naturally they are making a beelinefor various agricultural universities and specialised educationalinstitutions to hire fresh ...
Ticket to ride ; The innovative Golden Chariot will need to quickly iron out some operating niggles if it is to be a successful luxury train.
Apr 06, 2008; ... March 10, 2008Bangalore The Golden Chariot, A luxury train run by the Government ofKarnataka, runs into controversy before it can even get started fromBangalore's suburban Yeshvanthpur railway station. A group, callingitself (rather wordily) the Karnataka State Committee ...
Firefox gets better, opera hits back ; Microsoft's Internet Explorer now has to face two serious rivals.
Apr 06, 2008; ... One of the more remarkable things about the internet is the speedat which it evolves, but when in late February AOL announced that itwould stop support for Netscape Navigator, it was a sad moment,particularly for those who had experienced the bad old days of theinternet, before ...
Expats in new India ; It's all about social bonding amidst a melting pot of cultures for expats across the country.
Apr 06, 2008; ... It was a bizarre sight by all accounts. More than 50 foreigners,expat executives to be precise, were zipping around Bangalore inautorickshaws as they tried to complete a long list of 'tasks'ranging from making a chain of flowers to hugging a goat.Inquisitive onlookers were told: This is ...
YouTube gets better ; When Time Magazine declared 'You' as the person of the year, they really didn't mean you, they meant user-generated content as epitomised by YouTube.
Apr 06, 2008; ... When Time Magazine declared 'You' as the person of the year, theyreally didn't mean you, they meant user-generated content asepitomised by YouTube. The problem with YouTube, however, was simple: the quality ofmost of the videos was atrocious because of the need to ...
The road to rippled abs ; Swiss balls, available at most leading sports good shops, keep the body in a natural position during exercise and actually provide far greater stability while allowing the muscles to stretch fully. Here are a few abs exercises that use Swiss balls.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Some of the best exercises are also the simplest. Walk into anymodern gym and you're likely to see machines that promise to helpyou do abdominal crunches, some of them adjustable for targetingeither your lower, upper or middle abs. Yet, the most effectiveequipment for abs training is ...
Low-cost innovation ; If there's one human trait that has seen mankind through the Earth's tumultuous history, it is the ability to innovate.
Apr 20, 2008 ... If there's one human trait that has seen mankind through theEarth's tumultuous history, it is the ability to innovate. Theability to make fire ensured that man no more died of cold; theinvention of wheel took him to safer and more bountiful places onthe planet; and everything else that ...
Hobsons choice ; Despite its best efforts at keeping prices down, the government is faced with an inflation fire that refuses to die out. The inflation rate based on the wholesale price index shot up to a 13-month high of 6.68 per cent for the week ended March 15.
Apr 20, 2008 ... Despite its best efforts at keeping prices down, the governmentis faced with an inflation fire that refuses to die out. Theinflation rate based on the wholesale price index shot up to a 13-month high of 6.68 per cent for the week ended March 15. Then, therehave been ominous signs over ...
Its time to rethink the Tibet question ; It's a paradox that India's foreign policy mandarins have to address. India harbours big power ambitions but is stuck with a strategic doctrine that remains mired in the Third World mindset.
Apr 20, 2008 ... It's a paradox that India's foreign policy mandarins have toaddress. India harbours big power ambitions but is stuck with astrategic doctrine that remains mired in the Third World mindset.How else can one explain the diffident, even servile, Indianreaction to Chinese repression in ...
Chidambarams real balance sheet ; The government is in a generous mood. Close on the heels of the Rs 60,000-crore farm loan waiver package announced in the 2008-09 Union Budget comes the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, which are likely to be accepted.
Apr 20, 2008; ... The government is in a generous mood. Close on the heels of theRs 60,000-crore farm loan waiver package announced in the 2008-09Union Budget comes the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission,which are likely to be accepted. This will cost the centralexchequer Rs 30,621 crore. Between ...
Instant tip ; The fortnight's burning question. Is the Indian Economy heading for a slowdown?
Apr 20, 2008; ... Is the Indian Economy heading for a slowdown? Yes. D.K. Joshi, Principal Economist, CRISIL I expect economy toslow down in the short-term. The high interest rate regime and fearsof a global slowdown are likely to slow India's economic growth toabout 8 per cent. But I think, even if ...
We will launch our entire range here ; Matthew Abramo, Director (International Trade), Tiffany & co. at this iconic jewellery company, was recently in Mumbai for the brand's imminent launch in India. He spoke to BT's Deepti Khanna Bose on Tiffany's plans in this country.
Apr 20, 2008; ... Tiffany & co. is also lovingly referred to as The mostbeautiful place on earth, where nothing bad ever takes place.Matthew Abramo, Director (International Trade), at this iconicjewellery company, was recently in Mumbai for the brand's imminentlaunch in India. He spoke to BT's Deepti ...
Five foods to keep you healthy ; A busy day doesn't have to stand in the way of great health. Eat these five healthy foods to keep your energy levels up.
Apr 06, 2008; ... A busy day doesn't have to stand in the way of great health. Eatthese five healthy foods to keep your energy levels up. Citrus fruits: Says Dr Puja Tewari, Consultant, Fortis Hospital,Noida: Citrus contains flavonoids, an essential nutrient thatlowers the body's production of ...
Toasting corporate excellence ; Business Today honours the winners of the BT-E&Y study of India's best managed companies at a glittering awards gala.
Apr 06, 2008; ... The moment of reckoning had come. After months of collating andanalysing data by scores of researchers, it was time to declare andfete India's Best Managed Companies, the winners thrown up by theBusiness Today and Ernst & amp; Young survey of Indian companiesand their business ...
Lords of the greens ; The cream of India Inc. came together to play golf at the 13th Business Today-Honda Pro-Am of Champions 2008.
Apr 06, 2008; ... After what seemed an interminably long winter, the summer hasmade a brutally swift appearance this year. Not that it deterred themovers and shakers of India Inc. from teeing off at the Grand Finaleof the country's only stand alone Pro-Am. The ITC Classic GolfResort, a half-hour's drive ...
eBays hot pick ; He closely follows football, loves to read and is taking his baby steps towards becoming a collector of Discworld memorabilia. Ambareesh Murty, an alumnus of Delhi College of Engineering and IIM Calcutta, replaces Rajan Mehra as Country Manager of eBay India. Mehra is moving out to pursue an entrepreneurial role in venture capital space.
Apr 06, 2008; ... eBay's hot pick He closely follows football, loves to read and is taking his babysteps towards becoming a collector of Discworld memorabilia.Ambareesh Murty, an alumnus of Delhi College of Engineering and IIMCalcutta, replaces Rajan Mehra as Country Manager of eBay India.Mehra is ...
The alchemist ; Nicholas Piramal India (NPIL), one of India's leading pharmaceutical companies, is going through a major makeover.
Apr 06, 2008; ... Nicholas Piramal India (NPIL), one of India's leadingpharmaceutical companies, is going through a major makeover. And theman steering the transformation is Chairman Ajay G. Piramal, who hasnot only given NPIL a new corporate identity, complete with newnames for the firm and its group ...