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"Kitna Hona?" Venketesh (name changed), a vegetable vendor in Begumpet quips when I enquire about his borrowing practices. - Grains of truth - A village of eternal bloom
sidents of a village in Kurukshetra district have been harvesting an eternal bloom, seeds of which were sown by their forefathers. - The food business - A state-run enterprise milks its dairies for profit
First time in 10 yrs, Aavin's in the black; to broaden range of value-added products - THE S-FILES - Bottle full of nutrition
Relish Nutrition delivers a variety of smoothies & cold pressed juices that are full of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fibers & healthy fats right at your doorstep! - Chore to door errand boys go pro
After delivering a plastic bucket to an elderly lady in Mogappair and then a live lobster from the loving mother to her daughter in Neelankarai so she could cook it for dinner, Anand Padmanabhan, - State to inject startup culture in varsities
Unveiling the Startup Policy 2016, the Mamata Banerjee govern ment has opened up new vistas to nurture budding business minds right at the universities. Mother India is celebrating her birthday today, and all brands this country has ever seen want in on the celebrations. In fact, a two minute silence is in order for all the copywriters and social In the first of a series on India's best creatives, we speak to Sumanto Chattopadhyay, executive creative director - South Asia, O&M Mumbai about his creative journey, being yelled at by an irate ad Ad jingles in the 90s had their own charm. Commercials on television got popular because of interesting brand characters humming to tunes that often created an instant recall value. To say audiences, broadcasters, advertisers and promoters are shifting their attention to other sport purely out of cricket-fatigue would be unfair; to cricket, that's still very much the national Kim Kardashian bares her ample bum on a magazine cover triggering headlines the world over; the global event 'breaks the Internet'; brands butt in with their own japes on social media, hijacking the When most companies are blocking employee access to social media networks, a few are going the other extreme. They are encouraging their staffers to be on social media, even running contests around - The Shill-ing Joke: Have India's comedic minds become court-jesters of corporate India?
Stand-up comedians have come a long way from drab corporate shows to become online stars who exercise a influence over digital natives. - How Baba Ramdev has built a Rs 2,000 crore ayurvedic FMCG empire & plans to take on multinational giants
According to filings with the registrar of companies (RoC), Patanjali Ayurved clocked Rs 1,200 crore in revenues in fiscal year 2014. - Why doing business in India is still far from easy
"A little bit here and there," is how Godrej Group chairman Adi Godrej describes the change in the ease of doing business in India over the past year. - When ace scientists like Rajesh Gokhale turn rookie entrepreneurs
Scientists of distinction are setting up companies but with a difference — to help solve difficult problems of business and society. - 15 startups that appear best placed to enter the $1-billion valuation club
In an effort to find the next big thing in India's startup ecosystem, ET Magazine reached out to some of the sharpest minds in venture investing. - How a Mumbai couple created a Rs 7 lakh crore dubious firm SGFX Financials
SGFX found the limelight when NCP filed a complaint after Sharad Pawar’s name surfaced as a director in the co. Pawar claims he has no truck with it. - How National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s son Shaurya reinvented himself into a key policy player
The media barely knows Shaurya Doval. But those who know how things work in Delhi’s establishment say Junior Doval practices Track 1.5 diplomacy. - How India Inc is coping with ineffective ad-hoc arbitration and paving way for a new trend
The slow pace of justice in domestic courts and the ineffective local trend of ad-hoc arbitration are giving way to a new style of institutional arbitration. - Why aviation sector struggles to take off despite efficient airports and thriving airlines
Reforms have moved at a pace it takes the minister, who hails from Andhra, to travel from Delhi to Hyderabad by foot rather than by an airplane. - Nandan & Rohini Nilekani's 'world of good': How they are working on community-minded projects like EkStep
Their biggest initiative is EkStep, an education app that aspires to fix the learning challenges faced by India’s 200 million children between 5-10 years. - Is government’s approach to solar, in the wake of the promise it made in Paris last week, sustainable?
India is bullish on solar energy, with prime minister Narendra Modi keen to replicate his Gujarat success across India to reduce the impact of climate change. - Making of an umpire: India’s tryst with the Competition Commission of India
In the nearly seven years of its functioning, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered penalties totalling about Rs 14,000 crore. - How manufactured-sand is helping reduce indiscriminate sand mining and saving riverine ecosystems
The destruction of riverine ecosystems by indiscriminate sand mining is gradually giving way to industrial- scale production of manufactured-sand. - Some of the most influential Dalal Street investors you’ve never heard about
Their long association and huge cache of shares make them very influential on D-Street as promoters dread their unwavering gaze.
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