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View: Diversity
Affirmative action policies exist in several countries including Malaysia, Japan, South Africa and the US. India needs more.
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View: Governance
India needs to discourage political and business aristocracies. Instead, it should strengthen itself as a meritocracy to become a great nation.
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Editor's Note
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Three new rulebooks—GST, IFRS and a new Direct
Tax Code—will transform several aspects of a company’s
operations. The time to prepare for them is now.
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Hiring
There are green shoots in the employment market but
the rebound will be slow. Sectors like financial services, telecom and hospitality are leading while IT is still clearing its bench.
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BSE
If the BSE is fast fading into the twilight,it has only its member shareholders to blame.
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Exchanges
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Cyber Crime
Cyber criminals are banding together to wreak havoc and steal billions. IT security firms also need to unite if they are to beat them.
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Surat
Just six months ago, the diamond town was in panic and despair. Now, the first rays of hope are shining through.
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Right To Food
The Right To Food Act won’t be worth the paper it’s written on unless the public distribution system is revamped completely.
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Info Edge
FullOnce, it needed VC funding. Now,Info Edge has begun investing in start-ups.
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A Mumbai-based production house uses the web for creative comedy shows.
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Hey!
When he’s not running Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer, Jean-Christophe Babin is busy skiing, sailing, or driving an F1 car. Ajita Shashidhar caught up with the man to find out what makes him tick.
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Behind the kings of the chess world, there’s a crack team of knights—or ‘seconds’, as they are called—doing the dirty work.
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Uric acid in our blood helps prevent damage to blood vessel linings—but too high a count is a problem.
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Indian IT’s leaders have a positive way of preaching what they continually practised until the industry reached its tipping point. Subroto Bagchi has captured that shift, sagely.
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First
The RBI wants to tighten monetary policy. The government wants to continue with the prevailing liberal regime.
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Bharti needs to shrug off the disappointment of MTN and go hunting again. A la Vodafone.
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TCS’ new chief Chandrasekaran believes in ‘audacious goals’.
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Analysts are predicting a recovery for the IT industry soon.
Infy’s results seem to second that.
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Per-second tariffs are great for the consumer. But hell for mobile service providers.
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