India's infrastructure: The road ahead
India's annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth could be 2 percentage points higher but for shortcomings in infrastructure. According to estimates, $450 billion (Rs 18 lakh crore) in investments is expected to flow into the sector by 2012. A snapshot:Get a Miro media player for free
Miro is created by a community similar to the Firefox browser, and because they don’t take any information from you (to download), it is probably safer than products made by large tech firms.Export growth has been stagnating in recent times. The appreciation of the rupee against the US dollar is the obvious culprit. Embroiled in a battle for control with veteran Delhi-based stock broker Harish Bhasin, Tilak Dhar and his family, promoters of DCM Shriram, are desperately trying to consolidate their control over the diversified conglomerate. Harper Collins is sharpening its focus in India. The three-million-copies-a-year market, which has doubled in size over the last year, is expected to grow at 30-40 per cent per annum.The internet juggernaut has begun rolling and is set to cross major milestones as an advertising medium. A study suggests, the internet is expected overtake magazines to become the world’s third-largest advertising medium.So you thought only celebrities become brand ambassadors? Think again. In a move that appears worthy of emulation, HP’s Imaging and Printing Group has roped in Deep Kalra, Founder & CEO, Makemytrip.com, to endorse its new range. Mobile phone sales have sky rocketed. The worldwide sales to end users in the third quarter of 2007 reached 289 million units, a 15 per cent increase over the figures for the corresponding period last year. This is for those who claim that the IT sector provides jobs only to a handful of Indians. New estimates say the Indian IT sector is expected to overtake manufacturing as the largest employer in the organised sector. Every exporter is facing acute pressure on account of the sharp and sudden rupee appreciation. The packages announced by the government to offset losses are grossly inadequate and remain mostly on paper. Juliette Monmousseau, 30, is a fifth generation member of the Monomousseau family, which runs Bouvet Ladubay, one of the oldest sparklingwine producing establishments in France, now owned by Vijay Mallya’s UB Group. In Kolkata recently to promote her wines, she spoke to BT’s Ritwik Mukherjee. Excerpts:As the rupee hit a near-decade high of 39.16 to the dollar on November 7 (it was at 39.49 on December 7), it is becoming clear that the Indian economy must learn to live with a stronger rupee over the medium term at least.How to breeze through bingeing
Having trouble getting up and going to work after a night of wild partying? Get up and get sorted with these easy-to-follow remedies.We unravel the secrets of the increasingly popular Korean cuisine.Good sparkling wine as an ingredient in your food? BT More gets Chef de Cuisine of Moët & Chandon Bernard Dance to tell you just how to whip up some mouth-watering dishes by adding a dash of the bubbly.Here are two new hot spots in Delhi and Bangalore you should definitely check out.We told you what you can own for a million bucks. Care to spend a little bit more? Check out our list of six fabulous creations which you can call yours in 2008.A million bucks goes a long way. It can buy you, among other things, a suite on the new Airbus A380 or a brand new watch. Read on to find out what else it can get you.The coolest way to be entertained at home
It’s going to be a ‘leap year’ all right for personal entertainment. BT More tells you what will make you want to stay at home in 2008.Get in shape in the months to come with the latest in freehand exercises, bodybuilding machines and diets.The gadgets you need to have in 2008
If you thought that 2007 provided a bumper crop of gadgets, then 2008 is likely to be an even bigger year. And we are not even talking of the second iteration of the iPhone. Big gadgets, small gadgets, we have them all here.Who will be the next big names in the Indian fashion scene? BT More spoke to some leading designers and industry watchers to find out. BT More consults experts and gives you a preview of the hottest dressing trends in 2008.Bring in the New Year by taking your pick from these exclusive items for yourself and your home.There is so much to learn about the culture, arts and the natural wonders that the Indian subcontinent boasts of. Read these three great new books to find out.Get enchanted by the blue waters this winter and experience the luxury that comes with an old-world voyage. Take your pick from some of the most exclusive cruises from across the world.Multi-brand retail gates may open
Even as political pressure is mounting against opening up the retail sector, the government is once again trying to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retailing. After several years of discussions with the Chinese, the government recently admitted that it was contemplating an India-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
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