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   Good businessmen hold on to the old till it is good, and grab the new when it's better
Lee Iacocca, American Industrialist





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IMPARTING EDUCATION
Invest in India's soft infrastructure
Endowments and private participation can help India’s higher education system compete with the best institutions in the world
GROWING TRADE
Go beyond cheaper, faster, better
Indian companies need to move beyond just a low-cost proposition, and think of more radical ways to create value for customers

NEWS
Government, Economy & National
  • US ambiguous on India's N-trade after NSG waiver
  • Govt okay to GMR to levy UDF on domestic fliers
  • Rail services worst affected by trade union strike
  • FinMin awaits Law Ministry's definition of SEZ 'vacant' land
  • 25 flights cancelled as employees' strike hits IGI
  • Bharat bandh call cripples train services
  • Staff strike hits banking services, trade
  • Crucial NSG meet tomorrow, a major hurdle for nuke deal

  • Business, Industry & Markets
  • Idea Cellular rings in services in Mumbai
  • Raheja to invest Rs 4,500 cr in engg SEZ in Gurgaon
  • HDFC Bank, Yes Bank to pick up stake in Indiabulls' commex
  • Ansal Properties to invest Rs 3,600 cr in 270-acre IT SEZ
  • Gold, silver rally smartly
  • Rupee ends at fresh 18-month low of 43.70/71 a dollar
  • Market snaps five-day losing string, Sensex gains 135 pts
  • Gold surges by Rs 360 on strong demand

  • CORRESPONDENT'S BLOGS
    MARGINAL UTILITY / Sriram Srinivasan
    Hefty salaries and small expenses
    Wouldn't it then be wonderful to find a high-paying job in a low-cost economy?
    ECOLOGIC / Sharada Balasubramanian
    Palm oil and orangutans?
    Extensive cultivation of palm oil in habitats of the orangutan could make the ape the first to become extinct

    GUEST BLOGS
    SOUTHERN SPICE / KS Vasanth
    Red carpets and outlandish promises
    As governments fall over themselves to persuade MNCs to set up shop in their states, very often they also seem to lose sight of the ground realities

    MY MONEY
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    Interviews
    C K Prahalad, Management Thinker
    'If Facebook and Google can become global companies in five years, why can’t Indian companies do the same?'
    C K Prahalad, Management Thinker

    TOP PICKS FROM THE PRINT EDITION
  • Niche Businesses - Peesapaty's edible cutlery
  • Bill Gates 2.0 - Getting ready for a new mission
  • Mobile Advertising - Small space, big battle
  • Expats - Solving a riddle called India
  • Urban Development - Tomorrow's travel lanes
  • Niche Businesses - Ratings for ad planners

  • COLUMNS
    Hug the bear
    The question to ask is will the Sensex go much below 10,000. The answer: it won’tThe question to ask is will the Sensex go much below 10,000. The answer: it won’t
    Sonal Sachdev
    They’re on their own trip
    The niche is the slit of marketing space that brands aspire to occupy for the sake of image, not volumesThe niche is the slit of marketing space that brands aspire to occupy for the sake of image, not volumes
    Harish Bijoor
    Bounties on strange shores
    Identifying a gap is exciting, but the road to building a successful niche business is full of challengesIdentifying a gap is exciting, but the road to building a successful niche business is full of challenges
    Sashi Chimala

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    Today, information is everywhere, and people are not just consumers; they’re content creators and information workers as wellToday, information is everywhere, and people are not just consumers; they’re content creators and information workers as well
    Ranajoy Punja

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    REPORTS & SURVEYS
    Is India Inc. prepared for climate change?
    Indian companies will have an opportunity to leverage climate change as a competitive advantage rather than a threat, says a new KPMG report more   
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