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NOVEMBER 5, 2006
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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.
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THE BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN INDIA
RANK 1: INFOSYS

Incredible Infy

What's the secret sauce that makes Infosys the best company to work for, year after year?

Brand Infosys: It employs over 65,000 people. In the past one year, 14 lakh have applied, of which 22,913 get hired

Chintamani 'buck' Devashish is the managing Director of Sterling Commerce India, an AT&T company, and also an Exfoscion, as all former Infosys employees are called. This 40-year-old, IIT Mumbai and IIM Ahmedabad alumnus was among the early employees the it giant recruited way back in 1987, when it was still a glimmer in the eyes of its seven founders. It's been 10 years since Devashish quit Infosys, but once in a while his nostalgia still gets stirred. Consider the last time round when that happened: Devashish, who