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October 31, 2006
'A smart user can change price on a website'
While private companies are becoming proactive in managing such risks, much more needs to be done in the government sector.
'Poverty in India can actually disappear in 15 years'
Reforms have to accentuate if we have to reach a double-digit growth rate. That's the only way to be able to spend more on social issues like health and education, says Jagdish Bhagwati.
October 27, 2006
Secrets of a successful VC
The ability to look into the future and to be able to predict trends is one of the most important things for a VC, says Waygate Capital MD Rajesh Jog.
October 26, 2006
'My family thought I was mad!'
Lord Bilimoria, Britain's beer millionaire, speaks to Anvar Alikhan.
October 20, 2006
Agriculture to power 9% growth: Montek
As far as the growth target is concerned, we will, first of all, target agriculture - we want to double its growth rate, so that the sector makes a significant contribution to total growth.
'Delhi can't do without a metro'
We've carried 230 million passengers since we began without a single fatality.
October 19, 2006
How IITians aim to transform India
Ashank Desai, Mastek chief and PanIIT 2006 event chairman, says President Kalam and Prime Minister Singh will attend the global conference in Mumbai in December.
October 18, 2006
Carrier chief on the company's future
Carrier is the number one or two in most markets in the world. So I don't see why India should remain an exception.
October 11, 2006
'People don't change jobs for more money'
Iain Herbertson, managing director of Manpower Asia Pacific, speaks about the challenges of finding and retaining talent in India.
October 09, 2006
'Refining margins will stay robust'
I believe crude prices on a long-term basis will be between $40-$50 per barrel, achieved through the natural demand-supply balance and market adjustments.
October 06, 2006
'We're bigger than Naukri'
Thirty-five thousand unique and live jobs - that works out to 90,000 openings across cities.
October 04, 2006
'A great ad is an ad that generates great sales'
An interview with ad guru Alyque Padamsee.
September 29, 2006
The lady behind ICICI Venture's success
Renuka Ramnath is credited with raising the India Advantage Fund Series II, the country's largest private equity fund till date with a corpus of $810 million.
September 26, 2006
'If you do a typical MBA, you'll never be a successful entrepreneur'
Murthy has funded 10 start-ups in India and 3 abroad. Murthy-funded firms like Geodesic, Webdunia, EasyBuy, CareerLauncher, Tulleeho and Pinstorm, his latest venture are today successful companies.
September 19, 2006
The man behind Videocon's success
Over an elaborate vegetarian thali, the Videocon chief says he depends on the Gita for his never-say-die spirit in business.
'Chennai, Bangalore are talent powerhouses'
Many companies are now doing product development from India. There are a lot of products and applications being developed in India, which are suitable for this market.
September 18, 2006
'Indian companies more solid than Chinese'
Both India and China together are the twin engines for Carlyle's third Asia Growth Capital fund. India is the core because it offers growth and globally on a risk-adjusted basis looks extremely attractive.
September 16, 2006
Adobe to invest $200 mn in India
The global business unit of print and classic publishing being shifted to India, the only Adobe business unit to be based outside the US, is a great step in itself.
September 15, 2006
Eurindia's big plans in Indian realty
An early stage venture capital fund recently raised a Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) Mauritius-based fund to invest in Indian real estate and plans to raise a similar fund later this year.
September 11, 2006
Shoppers' Stop plans 30 new stores
In addition to Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities where the company has a presence, we have also identified 23-24 cities for expansion.
September 07, 2006
How to make Tamil Nadu Asia's IT hub
With the theme, 'Creating Knowledge-Driven Eco System', Connect 2006 is all set unveil its sixth conference-cum-exhibition.
September 06, 2006
'Research scholars should be paid well'
AIMA has taken several path-breaking initiatives some of which include strengthening its Advanced Management Programme with active involvement of faculty from the world's leading b-schools.
September 05, 2006
'Just 4 appliances use up India's 22% power'
Fridges, motors, A/Cs and transformers are the top power consuming gadgets, says Mark Ginsberg of the US energy efficiency board. Just 2.5% savings on this save $5.5 billion, he adds.
Google to tap Indian talent pool
Google India plays an important role in furthering Google's technology and market leadership and in serving our customers and partners world over.
September 02, 2006
Cairn totally focused on IPO
India is massively underexplored, says Rahul Shir, CEO, Cairn India.
September 01, 2006
Biyani: 'Never said I'm No. 1 retailer'
Money is not a problem for us but we have to raise it judiciously in view of our aggressive plans.
August 22, 2006
Gautam Singhania: India's 'complete man'
'Raymond is as much a part of me as my family and hobbies,' says the Raymond's chairman.
'Investment bankers know nothing of branding'
Investment banking valuations are a starting point and from that all companies should do a brand due diligence, says brand guru David Haigh.
August 21, 2006
Nilekani on the future of Infosys
We are very clear we are building a company that will outlast the founders, demonstrate its longevity and sustainability, and be there for several generations, says the Infosys CEO.
August 18, 2006
Meet the man who heads Ernst & Young India
Written off by most, Rajiv Memani has powered ahead in the last two years.
Nilekani reveals Infosys's winning formula
Nilekani talks about the Infosys success story, new challenges and future plans.
August 14, 2006
All about NIIT's success story
With a presence in 32 countries, the company has been able to reach millions of households globally. Through boom and bust of the IT bubble and the proliferation of management education in India, NIIT has continued to spread further.
August 11, 2006
How Indian (Airlines) plans to fly high
The key thing is domestic revenue passenger kilometres, and we're second. Jet is 29-30 per cent, we're 22 per cent and Deccan is under 20 per cent, according to us.
August 09, 2006
'India is a role model for Africa'
Our relationships at the political level with virtually every country in Africa is stable, it is very positive, says India's consul general designate to Johannesburg.
August 07, 2006
'Innovation best comes from people who know nothing about the topic'
Kodak's Steven J Sasson says inventors have to spend a lot of time being wrong than being right, and being comfortable with failure, because that is how you learn.
'Internet biz has grown by over 400%'
TV18 is banking on acquisitions and Internet properties for growth, says Haresh Chawla, CEO, TV-18.
July 25, 2006
'China is a non-event'
It will take 30-40 years for China to even catch up with US
July 24, 2006
'We must scrap Pay Commissions'
The new pay panel lead to an increase in inflation and will shave off 1.5% of GDP growth, says PHDCCI secretary general Bibek Debroy.
'India is moving in the right direction'
BNP Paribas Asset Management's global strategist is more inclined towards developed markets going by historic valuations.
July 18, 2006
'Mumbai should be like the Shanghai of 1930s'
Mumbai shouldn't be the Shanghai of 2006. Just having skyscrapers is not going to matter, says MIT don Yasheng Huang.
July 17, 2006
'India is seeing a new breed of entrepreneurs'
The activity taking place in the SME sector is phenomenal. I think we are seeing a new breed of entrepreneurs, says ICICI Bank CEO K V Kamath.
July 14, 2006
'US sales will also grow soon'
Wockhardt Hospitals will expand to 10 to 15 hospitals over the next few years
July 11, 2006
'We are not against divestment, per se'
DMK organising secretary T K S Elangovan says the party is opposed only to the sale of profit-making PSUs.
How Satyam will be a one-stop shop
One of the major soft assets that Satyam has is strong relationships with global companies.
July 07, 2006
'Intel's India arm is at par with the world'
He talks about issues such as his company's plans to set up a manufacturing plant in India, the possible pruning of its work force and the increasing rural penetration in the country
July 05, 2006
4 vital tips to succeed in e-marketing
Suresh Reddy, co-founder and chairman, Ybrant Technologies, explains about the company's e-marketing initiatives in India and the challenges ahead.
July 04, 2006
'ISB to be in top 10 global B-school list'
India is a happening place, so more students now prefer to study in India and take up a career here, says I V Ranga Rao, director, admissions & financial at the Indian School of Business.
July 03, 2006
'Irda doesn't want more powers'
Irda chairman C S Rao speaks about the need for detariffing, pitfalls to be avoided and the impact of detariffing on the insured.
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