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JUNE 3,2007

Editorial
Cover Story
Features
BT Special
Trends
Money
Bookend
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Columns
Careers
People
COVER STORY

 

It's Back
Dotcom funding has jumped 10 times to $166 million, all the internet giants, including AOL now, are in, and old media is taking to the net with a vengeance. Something's different about the internet's second coming in India: The players are going all out to make the market happen.

Attack Of The Old Media
Both print and television companies have latched on to the internet with a vengeance. That could accelerate the consumer's shift to the net.
Read More

Vertical Limit
Some verticals such as jobs, travel and matrimony are beginning to pull in big money. Problem: They also are the most crowded.
Read More

VCs Still Love Dotcoms
Last year, VCs invested $166 million in 27 internet companies, compared to $17 million and 2 dotcoms the year before. What's got them interested all over again? Read More

Wanted: Network Computing Devices and
Mobile Data Services

BT SPECIAL

India's
Best Equity
Analysts

In the fickle world of Dalal
Street, no one ever gets everything right all the time.
But these men come close. Presenting our fourth
annual survey of India's
Best Equity Analysts.
Read More

REPORTER'S DIARY
Back From The Brink?
Just when most Bangaloreans had given up on the city's infrastructure, things seem to be looking up. 'Is that for real?' wonders Venkatesha Babu.
more...

FEATURES
60 Minutes

Michele Burns, Chairman &
CEO, Mercer Human
Resource Consulting,
speaks to Business Today
on people issues and
India plans.

more...

FEATURES

On A Wing And A Prayer
Air Deccan is awash in red, and Kingfisher boss Vijay Mallya has expressed interest in taking it over. Is this the end of the road for Captain Gopinath?
more...

  Tourism's Experiential Entrepreneurs
A band of new age entrepreneurs is delivering on the Incredible India promise by offering 'experiential' tourism in exotic locales. And foreigners are lapping it up. more...

HP On Top
Quietly, Hewlett Packard has emerged as India's #1 player in IT hardware and is now eyeing the numero uno spot in the software and services market. more...

  L&T's Crown Jewels
Larsen & Toubro has spawned dozens of subsidiaries that have grown in value and have scaleable business models across a wide spectrum of associated industries. And the parent plans to list 10 of them in the years ahead.
more...

Unkind Cut
The rising rupee is hurting exporters, and domestic corporate loans are getting expensive. But smaller players are hurt more than the bigger companies. What must the State do to lessen the burden on industry? more...  



  The Great Outdoor Hunt
It's a Rs 1,000-crore industry and is expected to grow exponentially. Little wonder that PE players, large media houses, and a host of others want a piece of the out-of-home media pie.
more...  

 
India Today Group : News Window
 

Trillion-Dollar Club
India has joined the elite club of 12 countries with GDPs in excess of a trillion dollars. The country's GDP crossed the trillion-dollar mark for the first time when the rupee appreciated to below Rs 41 against the greenback. According to a report by Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse, India's stock market capitalisation has risen to $944 billion (Rs 39,64,800 crore), which is also closing in on the trillion-dollar mark. An analysis of the Indian economy.


Minding The Monsoon
The India Meteorological Department's prediction that the total rainfall in the coming monsoon season is likely to be 95 per cent of the long-period average, with an error margin of 5 per cent, is good news for agriculture. But experts say there's a need to revamp monsoon prediction so that the region-wise and timing of rainfall patterns can be forecast much earlier. A look at the credibility of monsoon models and their impact on agriculture.


Borrowing Spree
India Inc.'s borrowings from overseas markets have touched a record high. They have grown more than six-fold to $3.94 billion (Rs 16,942 crore) in the first three months of this calendar year, compared to $644 million (Rs 2,769 crore) in the same period last year. The high cost of borrowing from domestic sources, due to rise in interest rates, has led companies to look beyond Indian shores. An analysis.

Trade Tangle
Six key members of the World Trade Organization-the US, EU, Brazil, India, Japan and Australia-have failed to take forward the Doha round of world trade talks. The trade ministers met in New Delhi in the second week of April. In a joint statement, the countries agreed to set a new timeline for completing the talks, which they said they aim to finish by the end of this year. Here's a review of trade talks, the hurdles, and what's ahead.
 
 
MONEY   JOBS TODAY

A Portfolio For Your Kids
It's the all-important investment decision. Here's how to leave enough for your kids for different milestones in their lives.
more...
 

Going Grey, Staying Relevant
India Inc.'s obsession with youth is making executives in the 40-plus age group feel neglected. Here's what you can do to stay young in the fast-changing job market.
more...

BOOKEND   BACK OF THE BOOK

Business Out-of-the-Box
How an ambitious businessman (and a clever engineer) helped change the world of shipping.
more...

Getting Close To The Stars
Some travel and film companies are offering Bollywood tourism packages. It's early days yet, but the potential is massive.
more...
PEOPLE   COLUMNS

People
Starring Illyria's Lachlan Murdoch; Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman, McCann Erickson India; Murugappa Group's A. Vellayan; Satya Brata Ganguly; Winemaker Michel Rolland; and Khadim's Director Partha Roy Burman.
more...

Leadership Spotlight Samuel J. Palmisano
Chairman and CEO, IBM Corporation

TRENDS   CURRENT

Bye Bye Captives,
Hello 3rd Party Vendors
The failure of the captive BPO model is great news for Indian vendors.
more...

Instan Tip
The fortnight's burning question.

more...

Now, Buy Top End Pens In India
That the luxury goods market in India is booming is no secret, but until recently, the only ultra-luxe pens legally available in that segment were Mont Blanc and Waterman.
more...

Top of Mind
Focus on Ideawicket.com, an ideation portal; and Windows Suite for $3.
more...

Economy Watch more...

Policy Watch
A bird's eye view of what's hot and what's not on the government's policy radar.
more...

P-Watch Column
The why, what and how-to of policy making.
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Newsmaker
This fortnight's personality is Arjun Singh, who has made no secret of his prime ministerial ambitions, and loses no opportunity to embarrass Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
more...

Numbers of Note more...

 

Kamath's Big Gamble
Critics are choking on ICICI Bank's $5-billion offering. CEO K.V. Kamath is unfazed.
more...

Jindal and the Gift Horse
Bengal hands over 4,300 acres to Jindal, but he isn't happy.
more...

Ringing Maran Out
His exit could set back 3G spectrum auctions.
more...

DLF's Second Coming
The developer finally gets SEBI's nod to launch
its IPO.
more...

Preference for Controversy
The new preference shares guidelines kick
up a storm.
more...

Mallya Says Cheers to W&M
The UB Group is set to gain more global
market share.
more...

It's Beginning to Hurt
Shoppers' Stop reports Q4 loss. Blame competition.
more...

Seeds of Dissent
The apex court nod to GM seed trials
raises issues.
more...

ISRO's Global Gambit
It's betting on a high-tech, low-cost
proposition. more...

Same Outfit, New Name
Flextronics Software rebrands and
recharges.
more...

Dunlop's Paper Trick
Smart accounting helps the tyre maker
'turn around'.
more...

Trucking Magnate
A former MP and media mogul builds his
trucking core.
more...

Nektar Taps Indian Skills
R&D hub to focus on innovative drugs.
more...


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