The new year invariably brings out predictions from a variety of armchair critics, so why should I be different? After all, I'm actually sitting in my armchair right now! In an attempt to be different, I actually resisted the temptation initially,... Read More.
The newspaper and magazine segments are the largest contributors in revenues to the global publishing industry – contributing close to 52% of global publishing revenues. It would therefore be safe to assume that of all the challenges faced by the... Read More.
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission launched last month has set off a rush of applications for setting up solar power generation capacity in India. The high feed-in-tariff set by the government is the key attraction. The policy announcement in end... Read More.
I am referring to Dr. Kaushik Basu, the Cornell University Economics professor who recently took charge as the Chief Economic Adviser to the government of India. I am also referring to the introductory passage of a lecture essay written by... Read More.
The global market research (MR) industry has seen a decline in the past couple of years with revenues at $32.5 billion for the year 2008, according to a report by ESOMAR Given the current recessionary crisis, although the MR industry’s overall... Read More.
Recent outrage on the raw deal investors have got with Osian's art fund would be funny, if only many “innocents” hadn't got burnt. Talking about manias, this was surely one – or at least a micro-mania! The fund raised over... Read More.
Last week at the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) conference in Hyderabad, one was treated to intense and often heated debate on the future of newspapers. Putting this in context, newspapers have long been losing subscribers and advertisers to the... Read More.
Few days ago a high school buddy of mine called me (woke me up rather) from the U.S at the middle of the night to ask and discuss his idea of doing business in India. He is a tech geek... Read More.
When we talk of all things sustainable, should Corporate Growth figure in it as well? The question is a good one and I believe the new developments in the US are leading to healthy debate on this issue.... Read More.
To me, some recent reports in the press attributing the healthy performance of manufacturing in India in Q2 FY10 to rural markets, brought the puzzle of rural markets in India into focus again. Every one who has anything to sell... Read More.
