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SEPT. 10 2006
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Ranbaxy Revs Up
In the eight months he's been in
the corner room, Ranbaxy's
Malvinder Singh has snapped
up five businesses abroad.
But that's just one part of the
drugs giant the 33-year-old
wants to build.

BT SPECIAL
Small Ain't Beautiful
They produce 6 per cent of the country's GDP, 34 per cent of national exports, and employ close to 30 million people. But guess what is hurting India's small and medium enterprises? It's not so much Chinese imports as continued reservation of key products that forces them to remain small.
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The Cash Crunch
Access to timely and cheap finance is possibly the biggest problem for most small enterprises, but that situation will only change when they clean up their act. Read More

REPORTER'S DIARY

Kolkata's Venetian Dreams

In which Business Today participates in an effort
by the West Bengal
government to restore a
186-year-old canal for commercial purposes.
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Is India Inc. Safe?
Low promoter holdings coupled with limitless opportunities and potential make Indian companies ripe targets for corporate tigers
on the prowl.
more...
 
 

  The RI(gh)T Connection
R is for retail, I for insurance and T for telecom, and India's biggest conglomerates want a fat slice of these sunrise businesses-and an even fatter slice of consumers' wallets.
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60 Minutes
David Filo, Co-founder, Yahoo, speaks to BT on a variety of subjects, including Yahoo's tussle with Google, the future of the internet, the technologies that excite him, and the importance of India, both as a market and a resource base.

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BT EVENT: ACUMEN ../2006 - NORTH ZONE
Action Redux

The North zone round of the fifth Business Today-Aditya Birla Group Acumen, held at the IIFT campus, set a thrilling note to the much-awaited return of the mega contest.

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MONEY  
Roadmap For Life
Life insurance has evolved way beyond that mandatory LIC policy you bought to save on taxes. Get clued in on this vital aspect of financial planning.
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  The Adventurers
If you love the outdoors and want to do all the things you saw John Wayne do on screen, you can-and even make a career out of it..
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India Today Group : News Window
 
 

Net, Net Gain
Indians are taking to the world wide web in a big way, outpacing the US and China in terms of online population. The total online population, aged over 15 years accessing the net, in India rose 7.8 per cent to 18.02 million in June, from 16.71 million in March. The growth in the country's online population outscores the rise of 2.7 per cent in the world's online audience size, which rose 713 million in June, from 694 million in March this year. A look at the unfolding revolution.
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Surge In Exports
Indian exports are on a healthy track, touching $100 billion this year. Merchandise exports for ../2005-06 rose approximately 25 per cent over the previous financial year. Exporters have widened their market base. In ../2004-05, services exports grew 71 per cent to $46 billion and by January ../2006 had surpassed the previous year's performance with 75 per cent growth. Interestingly, Indian companies are making gains in non-traditional areas like Africa and Latin America.


Soaring Suburbs
Suburbs are the new growth engines. Gurgaon, Noida, Thane, Howrah, Kancheepuram... the list is endless. With the realty boom continuing, suburbs are fast catching up with cities in spreading the consumer culture far and wide. With the rising population in suburbs, marketers now have a new avenue to spread their message. A look at how suburbs are leading the way.

Trading Days
The World Trade Organization talks may have failed, but developed and developing nations have very little to gain from stalling negotiations. Nations are already trying out new permutations and combinations in forming alliances, and regional blocs; free trade agreements are the order of the day. An analysis of the gameplans of various regional economies in furthering their interests.
 
 

"Orderly Disorder"
A fresh attempt to provide a framework for managing in a complex, inter-connected world.
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Homes Can Be Smart, Too
Technology now allows you to set the
ambience of your house according to your
moods. You can switch on the AC from your
office, open doors for your guest from the
road and draw the curtains from your car.
But, mind you, these will cost you a packet.
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People
Starring AV Birla Group's Kumar Mangalam
Birla; India's Union Civil Aviation Minister
Praful Patel; Vedanta Resources' Anil
Agarwal; HSBC India CEO Naina Lal Kidwai;
TRAI Chairman, Nripendra Misra; and Jindal
Steel & Power's Navin Jindal.
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Leadership Spotlight Rana Talwar
Chairman, Centurion Bank of Punjab
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Is An Asset Bubble Forming?
No. RBI's rate hikes will ensure that it doesn't.
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Time For A Breather?
The I-banking sector is facing some rough weather.

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Top Of Mind
Focus on lookalike, sing-alike version of the iconic pop band ABBA; and Lithium-Ion batteries.

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Newsmaker
This fortnight, it's Jet Airways' Naresh Goyal, who's in news after his airline has been put under scanner in UK and the US.

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Fruit Punch
An apple a day keeps growth their way, believes corporate India.
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SEZ Who?
The Finance Ministry, that's who.
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Lawyers' Poker
Improved prospects result in increased litigation.
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Conversion Pangs
FCCBs lose favour with companies.
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Advantage GSM
CDMA player Tata Teleservices is painted into a corner.
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FDI>FII?
For the April-July period, that was the case.
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Fear Of The Foreigner?
A telecom CEO from overseas could be growth-restrictive.
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Shopping ITch
Indian IT firms are both the acquirer and the acquired.
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Biyani's Bill of Fare
Food and drink is what it is all about.
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Chasing Fees
Hardening interest rates have banks eyeing other revenue.
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The Cairn IPO
So, why is Cairn really making an IPO in India?
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A Finance Play
That's what Tata Sons' investment in the Nagarjuna refinery is.
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Arbitration Blues
The Hutch-Essar spat may not end anytime soon.
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Pay By Mile
General Insurance gets ready for detariffing.
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New Friends For Old
West Bengal's Salim-group fixation could offend the Japanese.
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27001 Reasons
Indian BPOs discover a new mantra.
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A New MPV For M&M
The company's auto-renaissance continues.
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Shortage Specifics
The country could be set for a LPG shortage.
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Fine And Be Damned
FIIs still have the upper hand in dealings with SEBI.
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Top of Her Game
PepsiCo gets an Indian CEO.
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Coming Soon: Server Farms
And Google may be first off the blocks.
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A Chip In Time
Tamil Nadu's hardware belt gets a chip unit.
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