Cover Story
Most of them started with very little capital and resources. And all of
them persevered through the bad times of the industry.
In our cover story this issue, we profile eight hidden gems of the Indian pharma and health care industry.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing, tells
Business Today how the Mega Food Park Scheme will be central to Make in India.
An open book that looks at money in dimensions and from approaches hitherto unexplored by mainstream economic thinking.
Pawan Munjal, who took over as Chairman, MD and CEO of Hero MotoCorp, has big shoes to fill. He is taking over from Brijmohan Lall Munjal who turned the company into the world's largest two-wheeler maker.
Gautam Padmanabhan, CEO of Westland, the fifth-largest English language publisher in India, says Indian publishers have no answer to what works and what doesn't. Excerpts from an interview.
A host of factors including unwillingness of telcos to make enough investments to build 3G networks and growing prominence of 4G technology and Wi-Fi services are making 3G less and less relevant.
The most important point in financial planning is that one must start early. A small amount invested over a longer period will have a big impact on
one's portfolio. It cannot be compensated even by doubling the
investment," says an expert.
Companies like Semco have radically departed from the traditional command and control structure and introduced total workplace democracy. It's a very difficult management model but can some bits of it be replicated in other corporations?
Business Today readers share their feedback on the magazine's coverage.
PC Mustafa says the company has been profitable from day one and the amount of batter it sells in one day can make a million idlis.
An app on your smartphone is undoubtedly convenient but it has its
downsides too. First, price comparison isn't easy. Also, the convenience
of looking at different products in multiple tabs isn't there anymore.
Many say the US recovery is a double-edged sword. This is because while
it would boost India's exports, it would also put pressure on the stock,
debt and currency markets as foreign funds would move their money out
of emerging markets.
Your cheat sheet for what's made news this past fortnight and upcoming events in June-July.
