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FEBRUARY 3, 2002

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			Property Pasha Just two decades ago, DLF City in Gurgaon was a mere dream in the eyes of one man, the 49-year-old Kushal Pal Singh. Today, it's a 3,000-acre township, housing some of India's best corporations and rich executives. In the process, Singh has made DLF one of the biggest and richest real estate development companies in India. Business Today presents an indepth analysis.




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How corporations are using e-sourcing to cut costs. But can reverse online auctions replace paper tenders? Read More



What's Hot The internet is proving its sceptics wrong. It isn't just working, but transforming work itself. Read More





	Coke's Second Wind The Big Red is making a bold attempt to grow in India outside its carbonated soft drinks portfolio. On the American giant's radar are products ranging from tea to juices. Will the strategy work this time round? more...		Cashing In On Cellular Cellular service companies in India are making a bold prediction: that by 2005, there will be 50 million subscribers. But for that they will have to double the current 6 million subscriber-base every year. Guess what? more...



	The Guns Of Erehwon Tension between India and Pakistan seems to be diffusing. But just how exactly will the Indian economy do if a Indo-Pakistan war breaks out? more...		The OTC Rush Every pharma company worth its capsule is making a beeline to the over-the-counter (OTC) market. The prize: A growing Rs 2,500-crore market. more...

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Auto-Expo 2002
A lot of the big names were missing. Just the same, people came, saw, and drooled over the hot-rods at the biennial automotive fest in New Delhi. Click here for a review of the show.

Show Me The Money
The Finance Minister is going to have a tough time balancing the government's books this fiscal end. Estimates of gross tax collections for the period April-Dec 2001, point to a shortfall. Unless the kitty makes up in the last quarter, the fiscal situation will
turn precarious.
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Quote-Unquote
By Assistant Editor
Seema Shukla

Plain Speak
By Special Correspondent
Suveen K. Sinha



	Interview with Richard Sykes As the CEO of Glaxo-Wellcome, Richard Sykes saw through its merger with Smithkline-Beecham, making it the UK's biggest corporate merger. Now, as GlaxoSmithKline's Chairman, Sykes is pushing for greater focus on R&D. more...		The Reliance Connection Whether Reliance was responsible for the US 64 debacle is a question that still remains unanswered. But, clearly, the country's largest financial institution lacked a consistent investment policy. more...





	The Best Picks of 2001 Tech bust-up, global slowdown, scams—these are what the stockmarkets will best remember 2001 for. But a handful of scrips survived, even emerged stronger. BT brings you 15 winners in the 2001 equity sweepstakes. more...		By Intuition Growing complexity, rapid change, and uncertainty are forcing every manager of the industry to hone that most primitive, yet sophisticated, of survival tools across the world: hunches. more...





	Case Game Has Smith & Robin chosen the right entry strategy for the Indian market. Arvind Singhal of KSA Technopak and Y.L.R. Moorthi of IIM-Bangalore discuss. more...		After The Gold Rush It was India's celebrated lode. A year after closure, shell-shocked miners struggle to survive as the town their forefathers built crumbles like so much fool's gold, says Venkatesha Babu. more...





	Starring: N.R. Narayana Murthy and Nandan Nilekani of Infosys; D.R. Mehta of Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and N. Srinivasan of India Cements. more...		Business Revival By Pradip Chanda Going By The Book By Diljeet Titus Leadership Secrets By B.P. Agrawal





	Hope For The Best The new year should bring hope to the forlorn Indian techies, but not right away. more...		Help, Tarun!!! Tarun Sheth addresses your career concerns every fortnight. more...

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