At today's price (Rs 4,980), Educomp's market cap is Rs 8,500 crore, which is about 300 times 2006-7 net profit that the company earned. For every rupee of billing that this company does, it's valued at Rs 80-odd.

Ulips give flexibility to decrease or increase protection over the term of the plan. One can also add health insurance cover by adding critical illness riders.

Thank you, Mr Santhanakrishnan for your words of encouragement. We will cover various aspects of \"life on credit\" in forthcoming issues and hope to draw on your support and guidance.

The ability to negotiate with friends instead of giving them a head butt is a quality that sets a child apart.

Applied Materials is the world's biggest solutions and equipment provider to the solar photovoltaic manufacturing industry. That vantage position gives Michael Splinter, Chairman and CEO of the $5-billion (fiscal 2009 revenues) company, a unique view of an industry in a tearing phase of growth worldwide.

It's not just about launching new products. It's about executing path-breaking models that are both disruptive and sustainable. A look at the innovators who changed the rules of the game.

\"The core values and ideals my grandfather and father practised have stood us in good stead at all times—both good and bad\"

The UK-India Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) was set up in pursuance of the UK-India Joint Declaration made at London by the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and India on September 20, 2004.

PeopleStrong CEO and Founder Pankaj Bansal answers five critical questions regarding human resource function.

Speaking in his 12th floor office at Ford’s world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, Mulally outlined Ford’s transformation and its India game plan.

The eldest daughter of the Apollo Hospitals’ founder is named his successor. Can she continue his dream run?

This is Business Today’s Third Annual Listing of hottest start-ups and, pretty much like the two previous lists in 2007 and 2008, this listing is also completely subjective.

Even before Chandrayaan's launch, while India and the world were worrying over the global financial meltdown, ISRO subsidiary Antrix had crossed a milestone unnoticed and unheralded. It delivered a communications satellite, the W2M, to the Paris-based Eutelstat, a leading telecom operator. Can India beat its cryogenic blues to get into big launches? K.R. Balasubramanyam and N. Madhavan probe the answer.

Thomas Friedman’s new book sets the agenda for combating climate change.

Will they be able to ramp up revenues five-fold to $50 billion by 2012? BT-Nasscom round table finds the answer.

Dr Reddy’s makes three niche acquisitions in 30 days.

The most innovative companies don't do different things, they just do things differently. And that seems to make all the difference.

Every potential leader needs a mentor who has been there, done that and knows the pressures that come with the job. This is particularly important for young leaders who should consciously have two or three mentors for gaining wisdom, experience and a wider perspective. BT’s Pallavi Srivastava tells us about some young guns and their gurus and strategists. 

Beacause it is so hard to manage, innovation comes with more than its fair share of myths. Companies must break free of such misconceptions if they are to become strategic innovators.

Buoyed by a rapidly growing domestic market, MNC IT services players are ramping up headcount in a big way.