Latest Articles in magazine 07 March 2016
Improvement Likely In Pockets Of Industry
The RBI’s quarterly numbers on corporate performance show that industry sales declined by over 10 per cent from the previous year in the second quarter of 2015-16.
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Untangle Tax Issues For E-commerce Sector
Amidst all this action, recently, the Centre liberalised the FDI regime wherein the companies engaged in manufacturing and single brand retail have been allowed to undertake e-commerce activity. This change is expected to further increase the breadth of this sector.
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Obama’s Failed Dream
In the latest real clear politics poll of polls, Obama’s “approval” rating is 45 per cent. Not many us presidents have had such low popularity ratings with the exception of the reviled Richard Nixon and the bumbling George W. Bush
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Case Study: Know Not What I Eat
“The food industry profits from providing poor quality foods with poor nutritional value that people eat a lot of ” — Dr Mark Hyman, American physician, scholar and an NYT bestselling author
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Case Analysis: Slippery Marketing
Saying that an oil is good for health is fine, saying that it is good for your heart needs some serious support, writes Sachidanand Madan
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Case Analysis: Consumer Dialogue
To connect with the consumers’ heart, brands have to say it from their heart. That’s what builds the strongest brand value, writes Prakash Nedungadi
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Time Moves On
Whether Titan is right or wrong is difficult to say but this much is for sure: those who really want a smartwatch will look elsewhere while those who want to stick with conventional and not miss out on being connected to the smartphone, will consider the JUXT.
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Check Out: FIIO X5 2nd Gen
When digital audio players started taking over (especially Apple’s iPod) a new category of gadgets came into the market and slowly axed music CDs and cassettes.
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Scaling The Heights
Former Spencer Retail executive Ramesh Menon has joined Shoppers Stop’s hypermarket chain HyperCity Retail as the new CEO.
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Power Of Principles
Sid Mittra is emeritus professor of Finance at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. But that is just his designation
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Book Extract: Southern Spice
After the 2007 takeover by Orkla, MTR invested over `100 crore in large-scale upgradation of infrastructure, IT, factories and other resources.
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Case Analysis: Facts About Fats
Doctors recommend adopting an eating pattern that is lower in saturated fats and higher in MUFA/PUFA content, writes Dr Rakesh Gupta
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An Awkward Truth
Most people don’t want to rock the boat, or be the bad guy. I’m not in agreement but I can see why. But here’s the kicker.
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Solar Tariffs Plummeting In India — What Next?
The challenge of integrating large solar plants and preserving smooth grid operation is not unique to India
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Book Review: Happy Retirement
The book is an easy read with short chapters dedicated to the issues that are likely to confront the retired person like how to plan what to do next, managing one’s health, dealing with children, dealing with loneliness, financial planning and creating a will.
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