A tight interest rate regime and falling demand will induce the suppliers of goods to cut prices and focus on inventory rather than ego. Tight interest rates affect demand too, as in home and vehicle loans, but the hit cannot and should not be taken by consumers, says Govindraj Ethiraj.
Was there a possibility that we might have a part solution today to the power and energy shortages of tomorrow?
Because it's the slowest, clunkiest operating system I have worked on....
Oil economists have been arguing the world over, a full removal of subsidies is the only way consumption will fall
The first quarter of 2008 saw India's air passenger growth at 11 per cent compared to nearly 28 per cent for the first quarter of 2007. If you were to pick any airport, let's say Mumbai, traffic growth has dropped to single digit from double digits and forecasts are that it will fall further. So, the rising price of crude is already telling on air traffic consumption, as airlines are unable to hold on to rising fuel costs.
Smaller enterprises who are already fighting a losing battle on various fronts will see credit tightening.
Some zones in Mumbai like sections of Pedder Road, Western Express Highway, Dr E Moses Road, JJ Flyover, experience poor mobile network connectivity. With Virgin Mobile coming into India with a brand franchise agreement with Tata Teleservices, will it make any difference in mobile connectivity? Is brand becoming the biggest or at least a strong differentiator? Except some differences between CDMA and GSM, most service providers give similar kind of network services.
The RBI is of course fighting tooth and nail to hold interest rates while every constituency, political, business and economic is baying for lowering them. So far, the RBI has held on admirably. Whether it will manage to hold on is a question mark. I strongly feel it should, because high interest rates are the last reason growth will be affected. The good news is that an economic slowdown may exert pressure on asset prices, both in the commercial and non-commercial space.
I also find that most websites, beginning of course with big brother Amazon, are increasingly highlighting user experiences and propagating knowledge-sharing on the path to buying products.
The Tata Nano project has scored some amazing firsts in terms of technologies and material costs. The Rs 100,000 question everyone is asking for the past few two weeks and will ask in coming months is how long it will stay that way.
To illustrate now, on an iPhone, you can check precise time and weather in ten different locations (if not more), including at Cupertino in California which Apple has 'thoughtfully' included in all iPhones. You can of course amend it to a location of your own choice. My friends have Goa, New Delhi and Bombay for instance.
Several organisations are already using these tools, though choosing which vendor and technology to go with can be challenging. Particularly since the software and hardware guys are both doing hardsells read Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Avaya and so on. Of course, whoever you go with will tie up the other parties, software with hardware and telecom for instance.
Most Indian businessmen I speak to place a huge premium on the ability to move now and block the space. It's happening in aviation, the media, commodities and finance, to list a few sectors.
A few days after the China recall, reports surfaced in the Indian media about Indian toy manufacturers potentially benefiting from the bad press about Chinese manufacturers.
Parents, teachers and institutions should focus on creating the rule books for engaging with the digital world.
Facebook has obviously designed workplace networking in to its offering. The question is can this become something more useful for organisations?
In India, the government has given in for now by announcing sops worth Rs 1,400 crore or Rs 14 billion (Rs 600 crore or Rs 6 billion of which are speedy refunds). But the initial relief which greeted the move already seems to be fading.
If you are tempted to buy and install the Vista, my advice is to wait. Particularly, if you are a business user.
Some will morph into newer entities while others, make that most, will die
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