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OCTOBER 22,2006
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Auto's Big Boom
Car companies in India have lined
up more than Rs 30,000 crore in investment. The money will not
just double capacity, but make it
more global.

BT SPECIAL
Made in India
Slowly but surely, Indian manufacturing is beginning to become globally competitive. Here are five sectors that have the best chance of making it big.
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Manufacturing's Winning Industries

The Road From Detroit
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The Global Industry

The Alchemists

The Dawn Of A New Era

Taking China Head On

The Innovation Imperative

How The Government Can Help Manufacturing

The Other ICICIs
If banking is king for ICICI Bank, its
insurance, mutual fund, venture
capital and investment banking
subsidiaries are its crown jewels,
commanding mind-boggling valuations.
more...
  

  Bombay Dyeing And The
Art Of Living
Can Bombay Dyeing and the Wadia Group, with their bold forays into a clutch of sunrise businesses, bring back the glory days?
more...

Administrators Wanted
A booming infrastructure sector has
India Inc. scrambling for IAS officers and
the latter, in turn, scrambling for plum jobs.
more...
   

  The Battle Of Two Portals
Yahoo and MSN are getting ready to fight it
out in the Indian market, which may still
be small but promises a lot.
more...

60 Minutes
Michael Moritz, Partner, Sequoia Capital, talks to BT about the venture capital business, his big bets and the India opportunity.
more...
  

   REPORTER'S DIARY
Mind Your Language
Karnataka threatens to shutter over
1,400 schools in the state for not
teaching primary school students in
Kannada. Poor tech capital.
more...
  
MONEY  
A Fund For All Seasons
Come fair weather or foul, these funds have delivered returns to investors. Should you be investing in them?
 more...		   Bullish On Employment
The first quarterly Business Today-
TeamLease Employment
Outlook Survey throws up an optimistic
forecast on the job scene.
 more...
 
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Rising Remittances
The remittances from overseas workers and professionals are soaring. Back in 1990, a bare $2.1 billion flowed in from overseas Indians, but by ../2005 the figure had risen to $24 billion. In fact, India is now on top of the remittances heap; it accounts for a quarter of all remittances worldwide. According to the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects of ../2006, transfers to South Asia outstrip traditional exports as forex earners.
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The Multi-taskers
 Modern families are racing to squeeze in more and more work into their daily lives, according to a study by Yahoo and OMD media firm. Computing and communications devices had people cramming an average of 43 hours' worth of activity into a typical 24-hour day by "multi-tasking". Mexico, India and China had the highest multi-tasking rates. The changing landscape of modern families may be a challenge for marketers.
The Building Boom
Is an asset price bubble building up in the real estate market? Flats in posh Mumbai areas sell at the rate of Rs 50,000-70,000 a sq. ft. and housing plots in Gurgaon are going for Rs 1 lakh a sq. yard. This may sound like music to those who have been clinging on to their assets, it portends danger to buyers. The high real estate prices keep the majority out of the housing market and make the dream of owning a house more distant.
The Learning Curve
 India's investment in education-as a percentage of GDP-is lower than not just of countries in the West but also some of the emerging economies, including China. The percentage of population in the relevant age group enrolled in higher education too is the lowest among countries with which it must compete. Clearly, there is a need to scale up substantially the physical infrastructure and attract better faculty by offering market wages.
 
 

Why Brands Rule
Marketing guru Philip Kotler makes a case for branding in business-to-business marketing.
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Cars The Super Rich Drive
A random look at some of the wheels preferred by India's top CEOs.
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People
Starring Essel Group supremo Subhash Chandra; Ogilvy India's Piyush Pandey; WL Ross & Co's Wilber Ross Jr.; Bharti Airtel's Carol Borghesi; Mahesh Chauhan, President, Rediffusion DY&R; and Nano Works Developers' Sabeer Bhatia.
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Leadership Spotlight Kumar Mangalam Birla
Chairman, Aditya Birla Group
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Well On Track
India remains among the most sought-after R&D destinations in the world.
more...

Policy Debate Or
Points Of Conflict?
 The Finance Ministry and RBI now clash on a variety of issues almost as a routine.
more...

Top Of Mind
 Focus on the housing price index; and mobile ticketing.
more...

Newsmaker
 This fortnight's personality is civil aviation minister Praful Patel, who has imposed a temporary moratorium on new airline licences.
 more...

Bloodbath In The Air
The airline industry braces itself for heavy weather ahead as the balance sheets drip red. more...

Very Heavy Fuel
 Fuel and salary costs eat into airlines profits. more...

Yours, Mine(s) And Ours
 Are steel makers crying wolf over iron ore exports? more...

Down, But Not Out
 Prices of commodities have eased, but the bull run's intact. more...

Another Shot In The Arm?
 Ranbaxy may be close to yet another
acquisition. more...

A Spectrum of Protests
 GSM and CMDA lobbies have gripes with the new 3G recos. more...

A Step Back in Time
A rollback in FDI in telecom will send out the wrong signals. more...

Outcasts in the Dream-shops
Meagre fees and high attrition plague
media buying. more...

Mini-branch Next Door
 ATMs are evolving from mere cash
dispensers. more...

The Postman Knocks
If you ate the biscuit but didn't become taller, this one's for you. more...

Bringing Home the Bucks
Banks queue up for a slice of the NRI
remittance pie. more...

Of Nice And Men
 Will an 11-member North Indian common economy work? more...

The Epicentre's Far Away
 A US hedge fund in free fall sends tremors on Dalal Street. more...

Stitch In Time
 VF Corp will offer more than Lee
and Wrangler. more...

Wind In The Willow
 Cricket's back, which means Sony might
well be too. more...

Bring Out The Fireworks
 Bumper earnings will add more sparkle to the festive season. more...

Tune in But Don't Drop Out
 Can niche FM channels bring back the
radio star? more...

Rolling Up The Sleeves
 A Tirupur-based apparel firm is ready to take on the giants. more...

High Cost of the Magic Pill
 Big R&D spends of pharma firms may not be enough. more...

Desi Diesel
 Coming, a small car from an AP machine tool maker. more...

Rudra's Killer App
Software claims to slay the virus before it gets into your PC. more...

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