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EDITOR'S NOTE
For India’s many fledgling multinationals, this is a season of pain. But some good might yet come out of it if they can somehow survive this global recession.
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About 300 years ago, Asia drove the world economy. The current economic crisis could see it regain that position of dominance.
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FCCBs are coming back to India. It’s risk-laden capital but the terms are far more reasonable this time around.
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Indian multinationals are poorer after the global recession.
But they are wiser.
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Feature: IOC
Sarthak Behuria didn’t mince words as he went from ministry
to ministry, from bureaucrat to minister, to save India’s largest company from tipping over. He might have to do it again.
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Hathway Cable
K Jayaraman, Managing Director and CEO, talks about the company’s growth plans and its upcoming initial public offering (IPO).
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Corruption
The government can do a lot to contain corruption—if it genuinely wants to.
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Virtual Reality
B-school Insead set up a campus in the virtual space Second Life a year ago. Like many others, it has discovered the power of the simulated world.
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Hey!
Alok Kejriwal spends a good amount of his time with holy men and women, seeking universal truths. Karthik Krishnan caught up with the co-founder and CEO of games2win.com, to find out where he’s reached on his journey.
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Life: Sports
Tendulkar’s contribution as a captain came from his bat: an innings that opened the gates for the middle-order and the Indian team down under.
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Life
If you want to make sure you’re in good health, go ahead, sign up for an annual diagnostic test.
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review
John Mullins, one of the authors of Getting To Plan B, says India needs a few more entrepreneurs. Where does the problem lie?
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first
The new proposal to check foreign currency inflows should be used in desperate times only.
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Climate Change
India Inc was quick to grab the carbon credit carrot. It needs to show the same alacrity in reducing its carbon footprint.
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Q&A
Direct-to-home service operators are reeling under losses. Will they be able to stay the course? Anurag Prasad met with a top executive of NDS Technologies, which provides digital solutions to Tata Sky and Airtel Digital, to find out.
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Mobile TV
Television broadcasters are beginning to embrace the mobile
TV platform. However, until 3G comes in, it will be slow going for viewers.
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Auto
The JCB Dieselmax holds the world land-speed record. Three years after setting the record, it made an appearance in Mumbai.
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