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Jan 24, 2009
Regulars
Just when you thought that every book on Toyota Motor had been written, another one comes along. It’s a racy read, but it covers little fresh ground
Cover Story
Reliance is looking to storm GAIL’s bastion. GAIL is not cowing down. An intriguing battle lies ahead in city gas distribution
Companies want to change the way urban India cooks, travels and produces goods. This is the new business opportunity in natural gas distribution
The intense blue flame of natural gas promises to transform the face of India’s energy economy
Insufficient gas for cities may slow expansion
The government has set up a regulator, but hasn’t empowered it fully
Banking & Finance
Sovereign wealth funds were flexing their muscles this time last year. Now, they have lost some of their clout and their appetite for investments
Enterprise
This investment bank has closed life-giving deals for many a Southern entrepreneur
Companies & Industry
Countries are taking to geothermal power. India could too—provided the government wakes up
Biocon has not delivered as much as it initially promised. One drug could change all that
Everything there is to know about IN-105, Biocon’s upcoming oral insulin drug
Infrastructure & Realty
The Chandras are burning the midnight oil to save their house from collapsing. The worst may be over, but they are not yet out of the woods
Interviews
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman, Biocon
Puneet Goenka, CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprise
Dr. Roger New, Chief Scientific Officer, Diabetology
Columns
Even if you let them go, do it with grace, sensitivity and transparency
The global financial crisis poses a threat to the Indian IT-BPO industry. It also presents opportunities. Nimble, progressive companies will find them
One minute, they fight climate change. The next, they fleece shareholders. This two-faced nature of companies is commonplace and confounding
Life
Sulekha.com takes the blogs posted on its website and prints them. Bloggers get the thrill of being published, the website gets more traffic—and more ads
Shailesh Rao, Managing Director, Google India
Take One
Even with the best intentions, the government seems to be mishandling telecom policy yet again
If Texas Pacific Group bids for Satyam, the PE firm’s charismatic Partner can restore client and employee confidence
Is the government bending backwards to help private airlines by allowing investments by foreign airlines
It is yet to dethrone the dollar, but this currency has insulated European nations to some measure
No clear contenders have yet emerged to dethrone Ramalinga Raju from his perch at Satyam Computer
The success of stimulus packages depends on the character of an economy. Unlike US and China, India may have got it right
Real airfares haven’t come down as much as fuel prices. That’s because the industry is less competitive now
The US must help prune its auto workforce and shift job gen-eration to newer industries. Only that can save the Big Three
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