India has the potential to lead the world, but what is pulling it down
is the mindset of corruption and lack of ethics. A quality mindset can
bring about change. Quality mindset means an appreciation of very basic values such as honesty and integrity.
Channapatna is called the Toy Town of Karnataka. The town's fortunes are now turning around thanks to niche toymakers
focused on lacware, e-commerce websites and designers who want to make
these toys contemporary and popular again.
In a nation where cricket is a religion, badminton is attracting more
sport enthusiasts, equipment suppliers and business savvy sponsors
thanks to players like Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu, Jwala Gutta and
Parupalli Kashyap regularly winning international tournaments.
After years of delay, the university has begun operating out of a small
campus near the ruins of the old school and will have a partial launch
next year. In some ways, the revival of Nalanda is seen as the revival of Bihar.
Thomas DeLong says a crisis can destroy an organisation if it does not respond
appropriately. During a crisis or in a low growth environment,
organisations fall apart, unless they have leaders with the courage to
be transparent and set an example.
Co-authors of a new book, Reimagining India, Barnik C. Maitra & Adil Zainulbhai, say in order for India to transform into a global superpower, the act of
reimagination - whether radical or subtle - will be vital.
Mythological shows were once the coolest thing on television. But then television was hit by a saas-bahu storm.
Mythological shows slipped down the popularity charts and people were
mesmerised by women sparring with each other on
television every evening.
According to the World Health Organization, worldwide obesity has nearly
doubled since 1980. Subsequently, the desire to look and feel good,
coupled with a preventive approach to health care, has led to increased
demand for not just services but also products.
The growing popularity of indigenous comics and graphic novels came into sharp focus with the holding of the first Comic Con India in Delhi in February 2011. Since then it has become an annual feature in the capital and has been held in other places too, such as Mumbai and Bangalore.
The MFI industry's loan portfolio grew in 2012/13 after falling in the previous year. The resurgence began when the Reserve Bank of India announced in 2011 a
series of measures, including a cap on interest rates MFIs charge
borrowers, to govern the hitherto unregulated industry.
1.4 million tourists visited the Kashmir Valley in 2011/12. The state government's renewed focus on reviving tourism, which contributes about seven per cent to the local economy, has helped the tourism industry.
Of the 3,000 product companies that have set up shop in India since 1990, 500 did so last year. They develop a host of products from education software to e-commerce platforms.
Commuters hope Gurgaon's Rapid Metro will revolutionise transportation the way Delhi Metro has done in the capital.
There is every reason to believe that India's income inequality, already above European levels, is a foretaste of a winner-take-all society to come.
Today even relatively young companies believe in giving. The main concern of most organisations and individuals, however, is to ensure their donations are being effectively channelised.
Satyajit Das, author of Extreme Money: The Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk, says India's poor public finances, weak international position, structurally flawed businesses, poor infrastructure, corruption and political atrophy threaten to overwhelm its future prospects.
Vijay Govindarajan says India has 750,000 doctors and 1.1 million nurses, yet practitioner density is about one-fourth that of America and less than half that of China. And there is a severe shortage of hospital beds and medical facilities.
A sense of 'retro' is omnipresent in Enfield's product portfolio. The Bullet, the Classic and even the Thunderbird ooze old-school charm.
Marketing managers who manage a weak also-ran brand should narrow the focus of their brands in order to strengthen their positions.
Launching new models and increasing categories has become the new normal for Japanese brands such as Panasonic, Sony and Sharp in the Indian market.
Ranjay Gulati, who teaches organisational behaviour at Harvard Business School, says companies that focus on cutting costs and cut costs faster than the competition don't necessarily flourish when the recession ends.
Organic products are those made entirely from natural substances, which
in turn have been grown eschewing the use of artificial chemicals,
fertilisers and pesticides. The segment has begun to attract private equity and venture capital firms.
With so many singers and albums and recording studios now promoting
Sufi music, an overall estimate of its success is hard to make.
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