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While low-cost 
housing remains a priority for the group, convinced that the organized retail opportunity in India is waiting to be harnessed, the elder Wadia sibling Ness is trying to gain maximum square footage in malls, as also high street square footage. Recently, Britannia also acquired a stake in Bangalore-based Daily Bread, a speciality manufacturer and retailer of premium bakery products, giving it an entry in the organized food retailing mart. Plus, thanks to Bombay Dyeing and Britannia, the group already boasts a vast and effective distribution network. Although a tad too late, they are now planning to capitalise on this strength, using the ready retail pipeline to pump down more products. Efforts are on to rope in big-ticket international brands like Gucci; with the additional possibility of encompassing all retail formats, including hyper markets. However, challenges like manpower crunch and product sourcing may play spoilsport if not dealt with effectively.
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The Indo-US civil nuclear accord will benefit India as long as Delhi keeps its eyes and options open
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Unlike the emotional garbage that we are witnessing in India, policy makers and strategists in other major powers are actually praying that India becomes another big player in a multi polar world where the United States can no longer dictate terms to all and sundry and behave like a school bully as and when its wants to. “Russia and France are countries who are very keen to ensure that the world is multipolar and not dominated by the US. They are keen on India completing this process and becoming a part of the wider nonproliferation regime and play the role of a balancer of power in Asia and the world. If these moves were only about India and the US, why should Russia and France be so interested in India concluding IAEA safeguards agreement and obtaining the NSG waiver,” says well known strategic affairs writer and commentator K. Subrahmanyam. Without any doubt, the events of the past few years (particularly the insane invasion and destruction of Iraq by the United States) have compelled major nations like Russia, France and Germany to think of ways and means of stopping America from behaving like a bull in a China shop. For them, China is as much of a strategic menace that the United States currently is. For them, India is a natural player that can act as a‘balancing power’.
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Though executives at
Intel India were very buoyant about the technologies adopted by them and their future prospects, all the departments have an underlined theme of internal competition. The basic idea is which department will be the one to give the next big blockbuster contribution to Intel’s global portfolio with a revolutionary technology. As Sandeep Shah, Director of Mobility Group reveals to B&E, “There are such mission critical products out here, we want to continue the stuff we’re giving out to Intel global as it takes just one bad product to spoil it all.” Rahul Bedi puts up India’s case, arguing that few companies today have each of their business units at one location, which makes Intel India a microcosm of Intel global. He states, “We’re the largest technology company in the world, which works on extremely complex technologies, and a very large part of the complex base is developed from India. And one thing that Intel believes in is scale. Anything we do, we do it if it scales.”
Intel India has also engaged deeply into CSR. “Our primary focus of the program has and continues to be the next billion users and what we realised is that the next billion users are quite different from the first billion users,” says Rahul. Intel had launched its World Ahead Program to facilitate education initiatives all around the world. Barrett says, “Through the World Ahead Program, we remain focused on accelerating access to technology, improving education & increasing Internet connectivity.” The company also launched its rugged Classmate PC for emerging markets to promote education amongst children. Asked about Intel India’s goal for the next five years and Rahul expertly clubs the social initiatives to the corporate goals, “We have to make more and more technologically innovative products through R&D. Also, do all these things in a socially relevant manner. In the long haul, the socially relevant products derisk the business… We don’t write cheques (only). We give help in a sustainable way.” To this Sandeep adds, “We see double digit growth in India, that’s where we see the need for our presence here and make products specifically for this market.” Another common belief that runs across Intel India is that it’s not the number, but the quality of people which ultimately build a great organisation.Then there is the larger battle between the different Intel country units. Praveen elaborates how the India team has to give Intel a new innovation, just like the team at Israel gave them the dual core technology after 25 odd years. While the Indian market will be firmly on Intel’s radar no matter what, the Intel India centre faces this stiff challenge of providing a new technology on its own to the parent company, which, officials say, would be possible in another 3-4 years. Surely this ‘microcosm’ of Intel global would not want to be missing out on that target set by the parent company, which could give you an inkling of the hidden chaos that would exist behind the uneasy calm we had come across when we first entered the Intel India office that morning. It’s survival of the fittest as always, and the India team would always want to keep that in mind.
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Courtney to quit courting cigarettes!
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things you love just aren’t good for you, that’s why Courtney’s been told to quit her long-time habit of smoking. Apparently, after the doc discovered nodules in her throat, the 42-year-old singer was told she would have to give up singing if she continued to smoke. Along with saying good bye to cigarettes, Courtney’s also preparing to kiss away her ‘slim phase’, for she’s already expecting to gain excess baggage once she quits. Don’t worry Love, you’ll Live Through This. 
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Turm Oil
is the bigger nightmare that confronts George Bush, Manmohan Singh and Tony Blair? Is it the cascading wave of terror, with London added to the gory books of death? Or is it the spectre of oil shortages bringing the engine of economic growth to a grinding halt? The truth is: energy security and terror have become inextricably enmeshed with each other As Blair and Bush fi ght the demons of terror, Manmohan Singh needs to keep an eye on a deal that is rocking Washington: China under Hu Jintao has just upped the ante in the Great Game. China National Oil has made a $18.5 billion ‘hostile’ bid to take over Texas based Unocal; $2 billion more than what American oil giant Chevron wants to pay. Predictably, this has set the cat among the pigeons in Washington, with far right lobbies spewing venom at China’s ‘cheek’ and perfidy.
Can Singh convince Washington to let ONGC make a counter offer for Unocal that could derail the Chinese takeover bid? That premise might be fantasy; but it underscores the urgent need for India to secure its future energy security. In 2004- 05, India paid almost $20 billion more for oil imports than it did the previous year. That money could have been used to build 20,000 km of highways across India. It could have added a badly needed 20,000 megawatt of capacity to India’s power-starved sectors. In terms of sheer cash, the additional money could have meant Rs.7,000 to every Indian living below the poverty line. But that money may never come as oil prices breach the $60 a barrel barrier, ensuring that India’s dollar haemorrhage of oil imports will worsen this year, and in the years to come.For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
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“Resource Management has posed a formidable challenge for the banking industry”
will banks react to such a slowdown in growth? Will the overwhelmed investor, who is on cloud nine and still aiming for new heights, spare them for value erosion? And what are banks strategising at a time when their top-lines have already succumbed to successive hikes in borrowing costs, as the results for the quarter ending March 2007 indicate? Moderation in loan growth is clearly visible. After three increases by ICICI Bank in its benchmark lending rate since December, loan disbursals on both homes and autos fell from a year earlier in the three months to March 31, a fact that has been confirmed by both Bajaj Auto and Hero Honda, India’s foremost two wheeler companies. For FY07, retail loan growth has materially slowed down, housing growth has declined to around 18-20% from a 35% growth rate in FY06. For ICICI Bank, retail advances have grown by 39% in Q4, FY07 to Rs. 1.28 trillion, which is less than the 64% growth in FY ’06 and 50% growth in Q3, FY ’07. Retail advances of HDFC Bank grew by 33.4% for FY ’07, as compared to 79.7% growth for the previous year. Even public sector banks faced a similar fate.
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Back to the drawing board
From 
a modest beginning in the early 1960s with the setting up of Union Carbide India Ltd., the Indian petrochemical industry remained largely insulated against global cycles. Thanks to the economic reforms which brought about delicensing & deregulation and allowed market forces to determine growth, the industry has been exposed to the global trends through lowering of tariff barriers, as a consequence of which, the Indian petrochemical manufacturers now find their profitability subject to the same cyclicality as their global counterparts.
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Suddenly, DLF seems to be the epicentre of all corporate activities in India. The real estate behemoth has entered 
into an agreement for floating a joint venture with Fortis Healthcare to set up hospitals all across India. Shivinder Mohan Singh, Managing Director of Fortis Healthcare has intimated that they would have the majority stake (74%) in the venture and the rest of the pie would remain with DLF. The agreement would mark DLF’s expedition in the healthcare segment. It has also tied up with USbased Prudential Insurance to sell life insurance products. All these plans come ahead of the historical IPO of the company which is all set to hit the Indian market on June 11, 2007.
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Asbestos: The breath of death
after a lot of harm had been done by this group of minerals with magnesium silicate fibres called asbestos, did medical practitioners realise that working around this mineral and inhalation of its fibres can cause acute diseases and disorders. These invisible fibres are airborne and low levels of it are present in the environment all the time. A press release by World Health Organization (WHO) in late April 2007 estimates that around 90,000 persons die annually because of asbestos. Shockingly, the impact of asbestos inhaled now, shows up years later. The 
Supreme Court of India is contemplating dismantling the Blue Lady’ – a Norwegian ship that contains a large amount of asbestos in a ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The court has been facing pressure from the villagers and the environmentalists, who contend that such an act of toxic disposal will impact the 12 villages located near the yard, leading to wide scale suffering and serious hazardous consequences. This fear isn’t fictional. Asbestos can cause breathing problems, fatigue, heart problems in extreme situations, but the most common symptom is constant coughing for which there isn’t a permanent cure.
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Wolfowitz on a sticky wicket
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Things don’t look too good for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz. If you remember Wolfowitz has been in a mess ever since it was discovered that he organised a promotion and a hefty pay raise for his girlfriend Shaha Riza three months after he took over the bank in June 2005. An investigating panel that is looking into the matter now says that this could cost him his job since he put his own interest above the bank’s and violated ethics. A detailed 52-page report that the panel has come out with recently squarely puts the blame on Wolfowitz for setting off a “crisis in the leadership”. Although the panel (comprising of seven World Bank directors) has not said anything conclusively, the signals seem pretty clear. So, what’s gonna happen to Wolfowitz? Wait and watch.
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Get a foreign editor now!
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Expat CEOs are already a reality within many sectors in the Indian economy. With the media sector exploding and foreign direct investment coming in droves, it was just a matter of time before Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), and even foreigners, made a beeline for jobs on offer here. The newspaper industry is attracting talent from all over the world now. With all this happening, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has amended a requirement, that of obtaining clearance from I&B before employing any foreigner or NRI. So soon, media companies will be able to appoint foreigners and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) at senior editorial and management positions without any prior permission from the government! However, clearances are still required and will have to be obtained, the difference being that foreigners or NRIs can be in employment of the said company while the process of obtaining clearances are on. Earlier the clearance had to be sought much before the person could be finally appointed.
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was spotted at the Millennium Dance Studio lately, flaunting her taut body and flat abs in a denim mini and a short, pink blouse. And it’s none other than, hold your breath, Britney Spears! The last we caught her, she was all blotchy and bloated and an easy size-14 but she’s been working hard, is already a size 10 and is planning to fit into size-6 outfits real soon! And while K-Fed was partying with pal, Paris, Britney left no stone unturned in partying harder, and showing off both – her body and bliss – to the hilt(on)!! For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
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Spoilt for choice?
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The alternatives for mankind circle largely around nuclear, wind, hydrogen & solar energy. In terms of practicality, wind & solar energy have seen maximum evolution in terms of technology and marketability. India alone receives more than 4800 trillion KWH equivalent of solar energy annually, theoretically sufficient for meeting all of its energy requirements. Wind energy has proved to be another naturally-occurring energy source with zero-end emissions. The Global Wind Energy Council pegged the installed wind energy capacity at 74,223 MW in 2006, a full 25.6% rise as compared to last year. But these technologies possess drawbacks related to their reach and availability.
The automotive sector is one of the most critical sectors that thrive on oil, and is also the largest contributor to carbon emissions; 30.7% of all emissions come from here. While hybrid fuels are gaining in popularity for cars, nuclear energy is being considered the fuel of the future. In the US, (the world’s largest producer of nuclear energy), this resource supplements 20% of the country’s needs. US Government’s Energy Information Administration has revised nuclear capacity to 100,125 MW from 99,988 MW for 2006. Various studies have concluded that it can be incorporated in the auto segment as well. Just like the Delorean from Back to the Future, scientists believe that one day humans might be able to contain the nuclear fusion reaction and use it in automobiles.
Hydrogen fuel cells could be another interesting alternative. It is worth noting that the only by-product of a hydrogen powered actuator is water, no matter what fuel we use! Research is on to make the fuel cell a more feasible energy source.
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This ‘pulse’ is racing. Phew!
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It’s easy to prove the class and charisma of a bike by driving along smooth or curvy roads or even a dangerous mountainous terrain, but displaying a bike’s power by negotiating traffic on a road visibly packed with vehicles, is a rather special skill and ad stalwarts like Abhijit Avasthi, Farouk Al Joffery, Rajneesh Ramakrishnan, Samir Sojwal, Albert Pereira, Alok Kalra, et al, have emerged with flyinmg colours. The team made use of hand held cameras, making the stunts look surreal. “The reaction of the banana vendor when the bike flies overhead was real, because he was unaware of the stunt and his reactions were authentic,” offered Avasthi, while sharing shooting tit-bits.
After its 150cc and 180cc variants, Bajaj Pulsar has upped the power meter to 200cc with this one, as it takes on Hero Honda and its Karizma–a 223cc bike (see related story in marketers@war). So, the next time you want to sizzle on roads heavy with traffic, you don’t have to look far… this power packed ad has set pulses racing for a power packed ride...
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Shipping, construction, petroleum refining and steel will remain the key areas for the Group apart from telecom
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The shipping business too saw a massive downturn post 9/11, hitting the group where it hurt. All this meant that the Ruias simply ran out of money to implement their most ambitious project – the petroleum refinery in Gujarat, not too far away from where the elder Dhirubhai son, Mukesh Ambani, is building the second largest refinery in the world. With default, bankruptcy, ruin and humiliation looming large, it was time for young team members of Jesudasan of Reliance to smirk and flash ‘I told you so’ smiles, while it was time for the Ruias to hunker down like wounded warriors. Many analysts even wrote epitaphs of the Group, making the rise and fall of the Essar Group as a case study on how not to act too aggressively or act too ambitious.
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75% of piracy...
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...of global software is in India!
One would 
think that no one would like to sport a fake painting, brand or would like to have stolen food, or use pirated computer soft ware and movies. Well, the ‘one’ who thinks like that in India, seems to be amusingly just one, as millions seem to be thinking otherwise. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), India accounts for 75% of the global piracy market and is now rated amongst the top pirating countries. IDC claims that there could be 1,150,000 new job openings with even 10% decrease in piracy. They estimate that with every 10% decrease in piracy, almost $15 billion additional revenues and $386 million as tax revenues could be pumped in.
Great words, greater numbers, but try saying that to the ‘pirates’ and to the buyers of such pirated products. Unless the government supports soft ware corporations and movie houses in making high profile arrests under clear media glare, and unless the judiciary ensures that the fines and the prison sentences are prohibitively high, piracy will be as common as jumping a red light in the lovely roads of Delhi and giving bribes to traffic police... Well, that’s another story!
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Tough nut to crack
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Thailand is witnessing political turmoil since May 2006 when the caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was declared unconstitutional by a bench of Judges. It was followed by a coup. Since then, the military led by General Sonthi Boonyaratglin has, repeatedly promising to hold free & fair elections and restore democracy. In the past, elections in Thailand have been marred by