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Pranab Mukherjee is looking to mend the government’s finances without giving up growth. He might well pull it off.
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The pending Bill on land acquisition tries to meet the needs of industry, while protecting landowners. It can do better in both areas.
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Central agencies are beginning to work in tandem and a solar ecosystem is slowly emerging. But much still remains to be done.
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India’s Competition Commission can do little to combat unfair trade practices. It needs more powers if it is to unearth them and punish violators.
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Selling small stakes in PSUs brings only small benefits. It is stake sales to strategic partners that make the big difference.
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The right policy changes in the financial sector can add 1-2 percentage points to GDP growth.
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Enterprise
What’s On India is raking in the moolah by helping viewers
find something worthwhile to watch on the telly.
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Drucker’s ideas were so ubiquitous that scholars supported and managers practiced them without recognising their origin.
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Camera
Has the photographer in you died just because you could not afford to buy a professional camera? Well, maybe it’s time to resurrect him. Here’s a list of prosumer (professional-consumer) cameras to get you going. These cameras have better lenses, detail, and control over exposure. They’re not cheap but they won’t burn a hole in your pocket like a professional camera would.
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During his school days, Sanjay Modi was a table tennis champion. The game taught him many a life lesson and helped him go far. Now, more than two decades later, he’s picked up his racquet again. Anurag Prasad got to see his skill first hand recently and managed to speak to him between games.
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Wellness
Get tested. Find out what you’re prone to. Live healthy, and live happily ever after.
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Books
Giselle Weybrecht’s tome is a ready reckoner on sustainable business practices.
Navan Ignatius on The Sustainable MBA: The Manager’s Guide to Green Business by By Giselle Weybrecht
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Bharti Airtel
Bharti will have to pay top money for both Zain and 3G—at the same time. Paybacks won’t come easy or soon.
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entrepreneurship
A unique initiative is taking India’s budding entrepreneurs places. And nurturing their talent.
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Q & A
Spanish major and world No. 3 wind-turbine supplier Gamesa has set up an Indian arm. The €3.6 billion company has a 500 MW plant in Chennai. Sriram Srinivasan spoke to Chairman Jorge Calvet about its plans. Excerpts:
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Q & A
Australian coffee chain Gloria Jeans entered the Indian market last year in partnership with the Dubai-based Landmark Group (which owns retail chains such as LifeStyle). Nabi Saleh, the company’s Vice-Chairman,
spoke to Ajita Shashidhar about its plans in India.
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Changing Stakes
Deal Street is back in business: January’s M&A numbers match those from the heady days of 2008.
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Digital Publishing
Harvard Business Publishing plans to price digital content according to reader habits.
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