PepsiCo's India talent factory
The number of Indians rotated through the Indian offices of PepsiCo to the rest of the enterprise and other companies is spectacular."India is going to be our biggest learning lab"
Indira Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo, took time to speak with BT's Rohit Saran and Shamni Pande on why PepsiCo India holds the key to the transformation that PepsiCo is unleashing upon itself globally.Why adding 55 minutes to trading hours has become such a big issue between the stock exchange administrators and the brokers.Political calculations may have spurred the recent demand for new states but a study shows that states perform better economically after they break up into smaller entities.Should the once-a-year CAT be made flexible like the GMAT, with multiple attempts in a year, dates of choice and bankable scores? Most experts say yes—but in due course.The swelling cloud in the blue sky
Cloud computing is expected to be a $42-billion opportunity by 2012, and Indian IT services' top tier doesn't want to lose out on this great white hope.The negative emotion, if managed effectively, can bolster success.Eight years after Tata Finance came apart, the Tata Group is ready with the first phase of its second wind in financial services with a former group company CFO at the helm.Gaining rural currency (and remitting it)
India is the largest recipient of remittances in the world, and roughly 60 per cent of those go into rural areas. That's one reason why Western Union has spread deep and wide into the countryside.There is no doubt that MapmyIndia has some of the best maps, but Rs 2,490 for the software is a bit pricey, considering Google Maps (far from perfect, admittedly) is free.India Inc. tops the leadership charts
The resilience of India Inc. during the economic downturn has won it the top position in a global survey of confidence in corporate leadership.'Cohort' Joins IIM-A Placement Jargon
There will no longer be a 'day zero' at IIM-Ahmedabad, when top firms come calling to recruit some of the brightest young management graduates. When problems between Paramount Airways and its lessor surfaced recently, many wondered whether another airline had hit a bad patch. Speaking to N. Madhavan, the Paramount Airways MD, M. Thiagarajan, though, strikes a defiant note.WorldSpace had filed for bankruptcy under chapter 11 of the US laws in 2008 after incurring debts of over $2.9 billion. The shutting of Indian operations, therefore, was imminent.Indians splurge on luxury without guilt
The economic slowdown has seemingly not affected the Indian consumers as much as their counterparts in Hong Kong, France or U.K. At least, their appetite for luxury remains healthy as ever.Railways. A white paper tabled by Banerjee in Parliament trashes Lalu's track record at the helm of the Railways Ministry asserting that his performance was actually "below par". The Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) is all set to begin its new innings from February. Data trickling in from around the world indicates that most major economies have returned to positive growth in the second half of 2009. So, 2010 is certain to be the year of global economic recovery.Mukesh Ambani and K.V. Kamath get a place at the high table in an HBR study of long-term performance.Eating wisely for a greener world
A study shows how changing food habits of Indians will slow down the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the country by 2020."I can only say that those who didn't give Zoozoos an award at Cannes are first-class idiots"
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