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- After a life spent powering TCS to its current position as the country's pre-eminent technology company, S. Ramadorai took over as Advisor to the Prime Minister in the National Council for Skill Development in February 2011. He spoke to Chaitanya Kalbag and Shamni Pande on the gigantic skilling challenge the country faces.
- The skills shortage is costing India dear, yet remedies remain uncoordinated and young people's aspirations do not match reality.
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission and Chairman of the National Skill Development Co-ordination Board, spoke with Business Today's Shamni Pande on skilling and the proposed National Skill Development Authority.
Dolby Atmos transforming the way sounds reach movie audiences
Dolby Atmos is transforming the way sounds reach movie audiences.
International financial crises are often triggered by imbalances
Michael Pettis, Professor of Finance at Peking University and a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment, says international financial crises are often triggered by imbalances caused by a surge in capital flows from countries with high savings to those with low savings.Budget 2013: Chidambaram left commodities' sector well alone
Barring a small Commodities Transaction Tax, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram left the commodities' sector well alone.
Pharma company Strides Arcolab on a high
Strides's in February sold its injectable medicine business, Agila Specialties, to US drug giant Mylan Inc, for more than $1.6 billion, in one of the biggest deals in the Indian pharmaceutical sector in recent times.Union Budget 2013-14: Who said what
It is not a big bang Budget but a growth-oriented one… It is an analytic Budget, there is not much fault to be found (with it)Adi Godrej, President, CII, and Chairman, Godrej Group, in The HinduLife insurance industry in India is in crisis
Life insurance penetration in India was always low, but, worryingly enough, it has been falling even lower for two consecutive years now.Bill to create a safe working environment for women may be open to misuse
The Bill to create a safe working environment for women is a positive step, but may be open to misuse.Events that you have missed last fortnight
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is India's most successful Test cricket captain. His 22nd victory as skipper, achieved in Hyderabad against Australia recently, took him past Sourav Ganguly's 21 victoriesSamsung's Knox first comprehensive Android mobile security solution for enterprises
Samsung's Knox is the first comprehensive solution that addresses the "mobile security needs of enterprise IT".Review: Nokia Lumia 920 and Lenovo K860
Even more than the phone itself, it is the camera on Nokia's latest 4.5-inch Lumia 920 that is making waves.Big boys of Indian IT need to guard against class action suits
There is a body of experts who feel that as Indian IT companies hire more locals in foreign markets and grow larger in size, exposure to such lawsuits will only increase.How different things work: Phone tapping
Phone tapping is back in the headlines, thanks to the unauthorised spying on Rajya Sabha opposition leader Arun Jaitley's phone, the discovery of which led to a furore in Parliament and the arrests of four people so far.Why UPA is keen to woo Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
The approval of a new ultra-mega power plant for Bihar is yet another pointer to the UPA's keenness to woo Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Budget 2013/14 assumes the economy will perform better
Budget 2013/14 assumes the economy will perform better than in the previous year and tax administration will be much more efficient.Hybrids and convertibles may prove too costly for the Indian market
Hybrids and convertibles are 'two-in-ones' devices that can transform from tablet to notebook and vice-versa.How Railway caterer IRCTC plans to step up its revenue
Since it lost much of its train catering business, railway caterer IRCTC has begun cooking for companies. Over the past year, IRCTC's corporate client list has grown. It now includes Samsung, the Aditya Birla Group, HCL Technologies, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lava Mobiles and Tata McGraw-HillWith e-books and apps, Indian publishing goes mobile
Several electronic publishers are hoping to tap the millions of Indians who spend most of their waking day on their mobile devices and just do not have the time to curl up with a real book. With e-books becoming increasingly popular, many publishers and online book retailers are developing special apps for e-books.Will govt's shale gas policy woo prospective investors?
The Indian government seems to have belatedly woken up to the potential of shale gas in meeting India's energy needs. It is finally ready with its shale gas policy, but it does not signal the end of the problems in harnessing this resource.What is attracting Indian start-ups to Singapore?
Not just Flipkart, many Indian start-ups have moved to Singapore to plug into a low-tax regime and gain easier access to Southeast Asian markets.Endemol scripts a success story in India
With reality shows such as Bigg Boss, Endemol has emerged as one of India's biggest TV production companies. What does it plan to do next?Top Indian handset makers changing tack to take on MNCs
Micromax, Karbonn Mobiles, Lava International, Spice, and Intex Technologies are the top Indian brands which have adopted new strategies over the past year to better challenge the dominance of Samsung, Nokia and other multinational companies. The changing market dynamics forced them to tweak the way they do business.
Demand for professionals who understand environmentally sustainable business on the rise
The demand for professionals who understand environmentally sustainable business is on the rise. Experts estimate 8,000 to 10,000 green jobs have been opening up each year for the past 10 years.
Top corporate honchos putted hard at the BT golf event in Bangalore
Top corporate honchos putted hard at the BT golf event in Bangalore.
Right kind of MF portfolio combines stability with limited risk
The right kind of mutual fund portfolio combines stability with limited risk.
Letter to the Editor on Business Today stories
You have brought out a cover story on real estate (Balancing Act, March 17) at the right time. It analyses the real estate business scenario minutely, highlighting the major drawbacksBurberry case stidy: Best of the lot
BT receives scores of responses to its case studies. Below is the best one on Burberry in the Feb 3, 2013 issue.
Some managers mistakenly think they add value by spamming colleagues
Some managers mistakenly think they add value by spamming colleagues.
'Hopefully, we will take the reforms path at the crossroads'
How quickly have we moved down the skilling highway? Glacially slow, and frighteningly so. For a nation where tens of millions of young people reach working age every year, we seem unperturbed.
How Kraft Foods made Oreo a global brand
For most of its 100-year existence, Oreo was America's best loved cookie. Faced with stagnation in the domestic market, Kraft Foods moved it into emerging markets where it made some mistakes, learnt from them and ultimately triumphed.
Boom review: Indianomix Making Sense of Modern India
The book draws from a potpourri of academic work to show Indians are far from inscrutable.
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