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NOV. 19,2006
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Global, Local
& Very Vocal

If global growth is a seesaw, it's beginning to tilt towards India Inc. This year's BT 500 listing is an early-on barometer of that rebalancing act.

King Of The Hill
It boasts a great portfolio, great people, and adequate capital. Small wonder, ICICI Bank remains the only financial services player in the top 10 of the BT 500.
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Unitech's Skyscraper
In a little over a year, Unitech's average market cap has risen from Rs 465 crore to an astonishing Rs 14,786 crore. Can Unitech sustain the valuation? Read More

Young, and Restless
Some 29 companies debut on the BT 500 in ../2006, with
five of them pole-vaulting into the top 100. But even
more exciting are the unique business models of
many of these mega-cap corporations.
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The Money Machines

They've created an additional
Rs 80,000 crore in investor wealth in the first half of this
year. How much farther and
faster will India's IT troika-
TCS, Infosys and Wipro-go?

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The Surge Stocks
These shares registered the handsomest gains over the last one year. Read More

BT 500
A ranking of the top 500 companies in India Inc.
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The Next 500
A ranking of 500 other companies that follow BT 500 in market value. Read More

BT 500 INDEX

Nerves Of Steel
Ratan Tata pulls off a spectacular $8-billion (Rs 36,800 crore) deal to buy the Anglo-Dutch Corus and pole-vaults his company into the global league.
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  Reinventing India Post
Faced with competition and shrinking demand, the world's largest postal service tries to become a one-stop logistics shop. Can it pull it off?
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May The Gods Be With You
Suddenly, the market for Indian mythology has exploded, and consumers worldwide are lapping up stories of Hanuman, Krishna, and imaginary heroes and heroines. Result: Producers and marketers are staring at a Rs 1,000-crore opportunity.
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REPORTER'S DIARY
High Altitude Hi-Jinx

The AirJaldi Summit was billed as the world's highest wireless summit. Unfortunately, it got overwhelmed by silly talk and politics.
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MONEY  
Mutual Funds You Can Still
Buy Cheap

With stock markets at all-time highs, entering a mutual fund has become an expensive proposition. But here are five funds you can still buy cheaply.
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  Suddenly, CEO
Not yet 40, but already a CEO. How do you cope? Here is the answer from some who have been there and done that.
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Child's Play
India is the largest kids market in the world. The Rs 20,000-crore market is expected to grow at 25 per cent per annum. The branded kids wear market alone is worth around $600 million and is estimated to touch $850 million by 2010. Over 90 per cent of the Rs 2,500-crore toy market is unorganised, and there is a huge potential for organised players to expand. An analysis.
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The Net Effect
The spending on e-governance is expected to cross Rs 4,000 crore this year, according to a survey. This is 30 per cent more than last year's figure of Rs 3,014 crore. By ../2009, it will touch Rs 10,000 crore. To put it in perspective, India spends close to Rs 1,00,000 crore on the social sector, and e-governance can speed-up government projects and plug leakages. A look at how the e-governance initiative is spreading in the country.


Rural-Urban Divide
The rural-urban divide continues despite a high growth rate. According to the 61st round of the National Sample Survey, apart from rural-urban wage differentials, gender differentials are very much a part of the present-day Indian economy. The urban regular wage earner earned Rs 194 a day, which was one-and-a-half times the rural average of Rs 134 a day in ../2004-05. Interestingly, the wage gap is most pronounced among graduates. An analysis.

The Asian Agenda
Is a region-wide free-trade area a realistic goal? So far, 183 free trade agreements have either been signed or are being proposed or negotiated across Asia. The share of intra-regional trade has risen to about 55 per cent last year from 40 per cent in the early 1990s. Aside from trade in goods, there is a need to focus on free trade in services. Given the stalled WTO talks, it is vital for Asian countries to pursue further market opening and structural reforms.
 
 

Persistent Voice of Reason
Joseph Stiglitz's dream of globalisation for all, while noble, may remain just that.
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On The Trail Of The Tiger
Parliament has passed an Act constituting a National Tiger Authority and a Wildlife Crime Bureau. Is it enough to save the tiger?
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People
Starring ICICI's Lalita Gupte; Ranbaxy's Malvinder Singh; Gujarat Guardian's B.K. Modi; California-based activist lawyer Anu Peshawaria; Warburg's star investor Pulak Prasad; & British Telecom's C.S. Rao.
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Leadership Spotlight Raman Roy
Chairman & MD, Quatrro
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Xenophobia Inc?
Are vested interests using national security as a shield to fight competition?
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All That Glitters...
Is speculative trading at commodity exchanges pushing gold out of reach of retail buyers? According to the World Gold Council, the demand for gold in India fell 43 per cent year on year in the second quarter of the current calendar year.

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Top Of Mind
Playing With BSNL; Now, Dual Phones.

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Newsmaker
West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is emerging as the sole voice of reason among the country's Left leaders. The latest proof: his opposition to the introduction of trade unions in his state's fledgling IT industry.

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French Connection
By buying Kanbay, Capgemini beefs up its offshore play.
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Good Morning India
AT&T is the first foreign player with a long-distance licence.
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Merger or Acquisition?
Does a reverse merger or a predator await HDFC Bank?
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Binge Investing
VCs and PE firms are mopping up stakes of listed companies.
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The Pan-India Path
Idea Cellular offloads a shade under a quarter of its equity.
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Not Over Till It's Over
Will Ericsson and Nokia get to implement BSNL's mega plan?
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Deregulation, Govt Style
The coal sector will be opened up to the entire power sector
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Scotching a Whisky Deal?
Heady valuations may blight UB's Scottish
venture
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A Pipeline from Andhra
Novartis plans a third global base.
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Stocks And Stakes
They're buying into the India story-and its brokerages.
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Coffee, Tea & Biyani?
Starbucks may break bread with Planet Retail.
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Bridging the Gulf
Investments from West Asia are pouring into the country.
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Single-Brand, Dual Equity
Nothing (else) comes between you and your favourite label.
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Grocers' Gripe
Retailing food sounds easy, procuring is a nightmare.
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RIL's Bazaar in the South
Mukesh Ambani's grand retail rollout will begin in Hyderabad.
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Towering Game Plan
Lease and operate is the mantra for cellular
firms.
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The Tide's Turning
FMCG firms hike prices, but not profits-not yet.
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