"Social networking can be incredibly useful in consumer retail"
Chris Hughes thinks social networking can be incredibly useful in the consumer retail sector.Chairmen, CEOs, entrepreneurs and leading thinkers from across the globe put forth ideas that provoked, challenged and entertained."With right policies, India's demographics will give it an edge over China"
There are two compelling examples of demographic change leading to economic growth."With the power of the Internet, impossible is within our grasp"
It is a new decade with great expectations. But I think these expectations may be pretty conservative, because these expectations are based on incremental improvements, small steps at a time."India is more robust than the United States"
I am in the business of detecting fragility. I am going to tell you the US business is weak."Any unconnected device is becoming less interesting"
About 15 years ago, you were lucky to get a 19.2 kbps connection to the Internet. Today, we are starting one gigabyte per second trials.Good products, not-so-good service
The insurance industry continues to give customer service the short shrift. Now a study reveals it's critical for influencing customer buying decisions."Top Harvard talent to teach in India"
Professor David Yoffie, Senior Associate Dean & Chair of Harvard Business School Executive Education Programmes, visited India to launch some new sessions. He spoke to BT's Rahul Sachitanand in between sessions with programme attendees.The Medical Council cracks the whip on the nexus between pharma companies and doctors.There are many in the world of business, at least in America, who take just a dollar home as salary.Indian investors will soon be able to trade in two of the most popular global indices from the comfort of a familiar bourse: NSE, or National Stock Exchange.India is the second-largest test location for GMAT
David A. Wilson, President and CEO, Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which conducts the GMAT tests that most US business schools use to decide admissions, was in India recently on a business trip.Apple's public spat with Google is not the first time that the company has sparred with competitors.Outdoor advertising takes to the skies
On a lazy Thursday afternoon in December last year, surprised Mumbaikars spotted a helicopter hovering overhead with a huge banner display of Volkswagen's VW Beetle. "Carrot top" Archie Andrews, the vivacious Riverdale teenager, is busy these days brushing up his Hindi.Third dimension of entertainment
James Cameron spent a decade refining the technology that brought Avatar to life and a host of movies since then are walking down the 3D aisle. Soon, you will be able to watch these movies on your TV at home. But have you ever wondered how it works?The year 2009 was an annus horribilis for the media and entertainment business in India."G20 Is One of the Gs That Delivered"
Baroness Shriti Vadera, former minister in the Gordon Brown government, is adviser to the current Chair of G20, the Republic of Korea. Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd (SRSL) will acquire the controlling stake in Equipav S.A. Acucar e Alcool, one of Brazil's largest sugar and ethanol companies. "Subhiksha is a retail equivalent of Satyam. It's an out and out fraud, there's no question about it"Create commercially viable infrastructure
There is a need to involve the private sector in creating facilities that are sustainable and can serve communities as well."Indian business leaders have much to be proud of"
After a meltdown in the US financial landscape led to the worst recession since the 1930s, global business has been searching for an alternative to the shareholder-led model of the Western world.