The packaging of our entire portfolio was refurbished to put it in sync with the needs and aspirations of the 21st century consumer and we pushed into new markets and product categories, says Sunil Duggal, CEO of Dabur India.

We addressed myriad challenges such as cost reduction, increasing efficiency and improving margins, changing the way we did business, says Sunil Pahilajani, MD & CEO of Greaves Cotton.

The company added 100,000 new customers last year and the average time taken to provide new connections has come down to 18 days from 28. It is now ready to add generating capacity, invest in improving distribution efficiency and increase the overall quality of its services.

In spite of the uncertain regulatory environment and the sector reeling under pressure from a series of policy flip flops, Idea has performed consistently and set high standards of compliance and reporting, says Himanshu Kapania, Managing Director, Idea Cellular.

Depression, recession, bear market... all have translated to job scares, a slowdown in demand and panic attacks. Here is a recap of the spillover effects of the ongoing economic imbroglio in the past fortnight, across the globe hiring.

The financial media space is turning vernacular with a vengeance. A recent spate of launches have seen English business daily The Economic Times launch its Hindi edition (it launched a Gujarati edition earlier) and Business Standard launch Hindi and Gujarati editions this year.

Jagran Prakashan Ltd (JPL), which has topped round two of IRS 2007 with a readership of 53.6 million for its flagship brand, Dainik Jagran, has unleashed a slew of activities that launch it into new spaces.