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Telecommunications One of the fastest growing sectors in the country, telecommunications has been zooming up the growth curve at a feverish pace in the past few years. The year 2007 saw India achieve the distinction of having the world's lowest call rates (2-3 US cents), the fastest growth in...

Pharmaceuticals In 2007, the Indian pharmaceutical industry looks ahead at a colourful horizon, what with contract research and clinical trials businesses taking wing, and the new patent regime opening new avenues for players in the country. Globally the Indian pharmaceutical industry ranks...

Cement The Indian cement industry is on a roll. Driven by a booming housing sector, global demand and increased activity in infrastructure development such as state and national highways, the cement industry has outpaced itself, ramping up production capacity, attracting the top cement...

Aviation Revolutionised by liberalisation, the aviation sector in India has been marked by fast-paced change in the past few years. From being a service that few could afford, the sector has now graduated to being a fiercely competitive industry with the presence of a number of private and...

Tourism & Hospitality It is boom time for India's Tourism and Hospitality sector. Driven by a surge in business traveller arrivals and a soaring interest in the country, India has emerged as a leading tourist destination. The world’s leading travel and tourism journal, “Conde Nast Traveller”...

Well friends, Gathering information and knowing of the facts is one of the aspects of a good manager and the art extends to writing good articles. Hence, here we bring u the 'article writing' contest. You can choose any topic you like and write an article about it. You could make web search...

Towards financial inclusion One of the factors that has enabled expansion of the banking network has been the increase in the number of ATMs. The ATM explosion has been phenomenal. The banks' reach with the customers depends to a great extent on the number of places and the locations where...

Protect yourself with automobile insurance People who despise congestion, long queues and long waits, rely less on public transport and more on their own vehicles. Mahesh and his family decided to drive through the night, and spend their vacation in Goa. At around 10 at night, it began to...

Residential property and capital gains When investors make profits on sale of assets like land, shares and mutual fund units, it is termed as capital gains. The investor has to pay tax on the resulting gains that is commonly referred to as capital gains tax. The amount of money outflow from...

Volatile market: Invest at every dip We have seen the markets going up almost 50 percent from the level of June 2006. The main reasons of this sharp rise include fresh funds inflow from foreign investors, strong results by Indian companies and positive sentiments of investors. On one side...

Private insurer Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Ltd today said it planned to expand its footprint in the country by increasing its offices and focus on small towns which offered higher growth prospects. "We are planning to increase our number of offices from 72 to 120 during the year. 10 new...

World Bank lifts China ’07 growth forecast to 10.4% BEIJING: The World Bank raised its forecast for China’s economic growth this year to 10.4% from an earlier 9.6% and urged Beijing to reduce its reliance on exports by boosting domestic consumption. China’s economic growth is still driven...

HSBC to set up Islamic banking unit in Malaysia WASHINGTON: HSBC Holdings, the largest overseas bank offering Islamic services in Malaysia plans to set up a standalone unit in the country to target Asia’s growing Muslim population. HSBC Amanah, the Kuala Lumpur-based Islamic-banking arm...

World Bank tries to fend off vulture funds- article World Bank tries to fend off vulture funds Add to Clippings REUTERS[ FRIDAY, JUNE 01, 2007 09:50:29 AM] WASHINGTON: A senior World Bank official said on Thursday the institution would intensify its efforts to eliminate burdensome...

Of well-kept brands but unkept promises Till Tuesday, Ankur was happily employed. On Wednesday, he saw an inviting page one advertisement from a multi-national corporation with a vacancy for his expertise. A huge outdoor hoarding of the same MNC caught his eye on way to work. In office, a...

Credit card use in India lowest in world Indians are still not sure of the plastic money. Credit cards spend as a proportion of the total expenditure by Indians is one of the lowest in the world. While Indians swiped plastic money worth $6 billion in 2006, credit card users in Korea...

TDS Eight per cent taxable bonds, floated by the government in 2003, will attract tax deduction at source (TDS) from Friday on interest exceeding Rs 10,000 in a year. "Tax is required to be deducted at source on the interest exceeding Rs 10,000 payable during the financial year on 8 per cent...

Student insurance plans It was around midnight but the Verma family was awake. The rising tension and anticipation in the room was not because they were watching a movie but were waiting for the phone to ring. While, Mrs Verma almost appeared to be on the verge of tears, her husband stared in...

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