Business

Learn chess to get to the board room

By abhishek at 15 October, 2007, 11:49 am

India plays only one game, cricket. The young, the not so young and the old chant the records of the games with as much ease as an ancient seeker would have chanted the mantras for attaining salvation. But India Inc. seems to patronize a different and a wise game for their generation next. They are encouraging their young ones to play the board game of chess to groom them to play the games of strategy in the boardrooms.

No FDI in Indian retail sector

By abhishek at 8 October, 2007, 8:47 am

So what if India has been ranked World No 1 in the AT Kearney Global Retail Index, 2006. So what if the organized and unorganized retail market in India will grow to $427 billion by 2010 and $637 billion by 2015. That’s no big deal for our Government! Kamal Nath, the Commerce Minister has confirmed that there are no immediate (or late) plans for opening up the retail sector.

Microsoft enters Healthcare after Google

By abhishek at 8 October, 2007, 8:15 am

Steve Ballmer has a dream. Who said that the right is reserved with entrepreneurs? This CEO of Microsoft feels that the future lies in Health! While many say that he has the right to remain silent as much as he has the right to dream! He says that his vision will soon be fulfiled when Microsoft enters this very delicate and not so computer friendly health sector which Google tried to tinker with unsuccessfully.

Bollywood discovers movie merchandising

By abhishek at 7 October, 2007, 1:07 am

SRK’s had donned Louis Vuitton’s clothing in Farhan Akhtar’s version of the original Don. Now, it’s Saawariya time! Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Diwali release with debutant Ranbir Kapoor will be inadvertantly endorsing Kishore biyani’s Future Group’s collection which will be available at Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Home Town, Star and Sitar, Ezone, Central and Depot.

Indra Nooyi is the most powerful business woman

By abhishek at 4 October, 2007, 2:30 pm

Fortune named Pepsi Co�s Indra Nooyi as the most powerful business woman in the US. Other Indians in the list are Naina Lal Kidwai of HSBC, Kiran Muzumdar Shaw of Biocon and Chanda Kocchar are the others from India who retain their places in the top fifty.