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JULY 21, 2002

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	No Limp Biscuit, This Its fast-growth dairy business has been hived off as a joint venture with New Zealand-based Fonterra. Now Britannia is focussing on the basics—biscuits —in an ambitious effort to treble turnover by 2005. The rural market will hold the key to this. Business Today details CEO Sunil Alagh's plan.

India's Ambitious Design

A clutch of MNCs and Indian
start-ups are scrambling to replicate the country's success
in software services in engineering and industrial design. Blessed with a surfeit
of engineering and talent can India become an industrial design hub of the world?
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	The Once And Future Reliance Now more than ever before, the Rs 60,000-crore Reliance Group's future will be charted by Chairman Dhiralal Hirachand Ambani's two sons, Wharton-educated Anil Ambani (43) and Stanford- educated Mukesh Ambani (45). more...		Kerala Unplugged It is India's most wired state. It boasts a 100 per cent literacy rate. And has the country's fourth highest per capita income. Still, it missed out on the tech boom that its three neighbours rode so successfully. Now, it has spelt out a new, proactive IT policy. Will it work? more...




	MTR: Stirring It Up The hallowed Bangalore-brand MTR Foods was tasty enough for investment banking heavyweight JP Morgan to pick a 29 per cent stake in it. Now, MTR's founder Sadananda Maiya has poached a hi-profile business head from HLL. His goal: to preside over a food business of Rs 1,000 crore in just five years flat. more...		The Three Hundred And Thirty Five Minute Gamblers Day trading is the hottest game on the stock-street. Quick reflexes, nimble fingers and a strong heart are all what you need to survive in this fast-paced game with huge stakes. But don't blame it if you get hooked. more...




	Can Scorpio Be M&M;s Saviour Its tractor sales are sagging and its automotive business is in a shambles. Can Scorpio—the sports utility vehicle dream-project into which the Mahindra & Mahindra pumped in Rs 600 crore take the company beyond the rugged terrains its Willys once travelled. For Anand Mahindra, the company's 47-year old Vice Chairman and Managing Director, this could be the final throw of the dice. more...




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Net Telephony Kicks Off It's supposed to shrink the world like nothing before, thanks to super-cheap voice carriage over the Internet. Dozens of players have descended into the arena, and the competition promises to be hair-raising, as each makes a headlong dash for customers. A round-up of the latest action. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials





Walkabout By Deputy Editor R. Sukumar

Hard-Sell By Special Correspondent Shailesh Dobhal







	Middle Math Six cities. Six families. Around the same household income, Rs 6.3 lakh a year. Here's how they live, spend, and save. more...		The Hague Brief Indian companies at international courts? It's happening, as global business calls for global justice. Better to be prepared than scared. more...




	The Case Of Hushed Relationship Should Sandeep Sehgal reward his proactive, but underqualified, PA with an out-of-the-system promotion? R. Sankar of Mercer HR, R. Sharma of Whirlpool, P. Dwarakanath of GlaxoSmithKline, and M. Griffin of AchieveGlobal discuss. more...		Wiring The Grassroots The Karnataka government is burning 20 million land records and they will not go up in smoke, but on to online memories. The move has delighted farmers—and angered the accountants. more...




	In Consonance Friends Arjun Malhotra and Shiv Nadar of HCL quietly do their bit for promoting classical music. Radico scion Abhishek Khaitan is keen on growing muscle, and his business. And meet Vijay Mahajan, ISB's new Dean. more...		Pulp It by R. Sukumar Going By The Book by Diljeet Titus Notes From The Trough by Mahesh Murthy Leadership Secrets by Ravi Uppal





	Privatisation Profiterole The government has raked in a lot of moolah by disinvesting, but a clutch of successful bidders have made a killing too. more... Giants No More Some of yesterday's premier family business groups have faded into oblivion. more... SOS For Saregama The Gramophone Company of India's new avatar fails to set the cash registers ringing. more... Scent Of A Man Sara Lee extends the Brylcreem brand to shave gels, deodorants, and after-shaves. Will that turn on the Indian male? more...		Help, Tarun!!! Tarun Sheth addresses your career concerns every fortnight. more...


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