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DEC. 3,2006
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India Inc.'s
New MNCs
Acquisitions may be the most visible element of the global gambit, but India Inc. is also resorting to joint ventures and greenfield forays.

Buy Anytime, Anywhere
Overseas assets aren't coming cheap, but that's not deterring Indian companies. Read More

From the Outside In
A steady stream of inbound investment shows the India story is alive and kicking. Read More

Speaking the Same Language
M&A is a great vehicle, but there are caveats. Read More

Buy or Build?
How corporations are foraying overseas. Read More

On Top of
the World

Can Indian companies stay on top of the global league after a flurry of M&As?
Read More

Sweet Land of Liberty
The US attracts the bulk of India Inc.'s overseas investments. Read More

Inorganic Prescription
The focus of outbound M&A action is in the pharma sector.
 Read More

The Ashwin Dani Column
Going global is a logical step forward, but not a cakewalk.
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Can Atul Singh Fix Coke in India?
It has not been smooth sailing for the cola giant so far. Stagnant volumes and squeezed margins have been compounded by the pesticide controversy. more...
  

  All Roads Lead to Uttaranchal
In November ../2000, when it was carved out of Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal had no industry to talk of. But since ../2003, the new state has attracted more than Rs 20,000 crore in investment. more...

The New Dotcom Millionaire
In less than a decade, Sanjeev Bikhchandani
has turned a garage start-up into India's only listed internet company worth Rs 1,000 crore
on the stock markets. Where does he go from here? more...
   

  60 Minutes
Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft, speaks to BT on how Microsoft has changed, the challenges the company faces as it transforms into a 'multi-core' technology company and the future of the company in a Web 2.0 environment. more...

BT SPECIAL
20 Companies to Watch in ../2007
In these extraordinary times, zeroing in on 20 companies to watch is no easy task. The economy is booming, companies are betting big on acquisitions. more...
  

   REPORTER'S DIARY
Green Meets Greenbacks
At a unique investor forum in Mumbai, start-ups with environmentally-friendly ideas collided with eager investors. Result: Going green moves from being fashionable to bankable. more...
MONEY  
What To Do At The Top?
There is enough liquidity and a sizzling corporate performance to match. Bottom line advice: rein in your excesses. more...		   Hunt That Dream Job, Smartly
Millions of new jobs are being created every year. So, what are the smartest ways to zero in on them? more...
 
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Placements Aplenty
 It's raining opportunities this year at the summer placements of management colleges. Global investment banks, consulting firms, etc., all are lining up to hire the best brains. Intern stipends too varied, depending on the location and jobs offered. For interns based in India, stipends for the two-month stint ranged from Rs 90,000 to Rs 4.5 lakh. International stipends ranged from $12,000 to $22,000. A look at the job mart.
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New Games Biz
 What are young, urban Indians playing? Computer and internet games are finding growing numbers of takers. With Xbox and other gaming consoles entering many Indian homes, the rules of entertainment are surely changing. There are a variety of game titles now available-including racing, sports, action and adventure. A guide for gaming enthusiasts.
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.
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.
 
 

Breaking Her Silence
In a long-awaited memoir, Hewlett Packard's former CEO Carly Fiorina tells her side
of the story.
 more...
 

Doctoring Websites
Several companies are using the principles of Vastu Shastra to "improve" the effectiveness of their websites. Does it work?
more...

People
Starring steel tycoon L.N. Mittal; Connecturf's Neville Taraporewalla; Reliance Retail's Rajeev Karwal; TIBCO's Vivek Ranadive; Pawan Kumar Ruia, Chairman, Ruia Group; Hardeep Singh, Managing Director, Cargill India.
 more...
 

Leadership Spotlight R.K. Krishna Kumar
Director, Tata Sons
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Let the Good Times Roll
The Finance Minister has hinted at a cut in direct tax rates. Will it lead to higher GDP growth rates?
more...

Wanted: A Prescription
for the Future
 The magazine industry in India is going through confusing times. On the one hand, surveys suggest that readership is on the decline and, on the other, more and more publishers are queuing up to enter the business-over a dozen new titles were launched over the past year and most leading foreign publishers are looking at ways of entering the Indian market. more...

Top Of Mind
 Focus on a pan-India property mall; and MS search on Hutch.
more...

Newsmaker
 This fortnight's hero is G.M. Rao, whose infrastructure company now has the
blessings of the Supreme Court to modernise
the Delhi airport. more...

Woman at Work
The fairer sex can add Rs 4.95 lakh crore to GDP in a decade if employed. more...

Riding A Tiger
 Partners Danone and the Wadias have
issues. more...

Get Legit or Get Shut
 Companies ask their dealers in Delhi to respect zoning law. more...

Crash Landing Once More
 Anil Ambani's petition for review of airport bids gets rejected. more...

Anand, My Good Friend
 That's what Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn
is saying. more...

Want Rent, Get Customers
 Malls are starting to link rentals to store
revenues. more...

Don't Cry for Me, India
 Big-ticket IT deals aren't dead yet. more...

Cricket Gets Pricey for Sony
 The broadcaster decides to look at other
games. more...

Hi-tech Hubs of Harvest
 Opaque and inefficient vegetable markets
may be history. more...

French Shot in the Arm
 Unique deal: A global player buys into an Indian biotech venture. more...

Back in the High Life
 The FMCG industry is on the growth trail
once again. more...

Great Shop in the Sky
 Bored in mid-air? Check out the hostesses' goodie bag. more...

Business on the Fly
 A builder spots a juicy opportunity in
aviation training. more...

Bollywood and Beyond
A US iconic university looks to strengthen its Indian ties. more...

Upbeat, Down South
 Sriperumbudur attracts hardware and auto investments. more...
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