Book Review: Our Moon Has Blood Clots
Our Moon Has Blood Clots by journalist Rahul Pandita is not a mere personal memoir that begins when he, as a 14-year-old, was forced to leave Srinagar amid shrill cries for azadi the Kashmir Valley.
Is the telecom sector ready for the next wave?
After growing at a robust clip over the past decade, the telecom sector ran into a wall of problems – from weak financials of operators to regulatory bottlenecks. As a result, the industry’s buoyancy and energy seems to have dissipated. But data services present new opportunities that could bring life back into the game Anirudh Raheja
Indian airports:A story of unreal advances
India’s aviation sector will need additional airports, given that passenger footfall is set to rise to 269 million by 2017 (360 million domestic and 90 million international) and 450 million by 2020 from the current 162 million (2011-12; as per CAPA).
Luxury goes for the premium plunge
Things were quite straightforward way back in 1994, when German luxury car maker Mercedes entered India to enjoy the first mover advantage and tap the small, but growing, affluent class in the country.
Should we give up already?
Cyber crime in India is growing dangerously and assuming alarming proportions. If the government, society and public sector does not present a unified and coordinated solution, we just might lose the plot and the cyber crime war completely. By anirudh raheja
Flower power
Back in the early nineties, the government of India began to look at floriculture as a possible export option for the country. Floriculture had a lot of potential as it did not have a lot of constraints that is faced by agriculture in the country.
Jealously green?
The commercial and residential sectors constitute the major markets for the real estate industry in India.
How the fight to kill brick - and - mortar is getting dirty
Rohit Mathur, one of the few thousands of teenage college-goers in the small tier III town of Bikaner (Rajasthan), in the past three months, he has ordered for himself an Angry Birds labelled tee from Myntra.com, a pair of Puma floaters from Jabong.com, and a pair of Red Tape boots from Bestylish.com.
Can monte carlo beat the Johnny-come-latelies?
Monte Carlo, the Rs 850-crore brand owned by the Ludhiana-based Nahar Group, has become markedly aggressive in the Indian apparel market recently.
Royal Enfield rides into the mass terrain
It is hardly surprising that in an era where two-wheeler companies are trying hard to woo the fairer sex, the Royal Enfield has maintained a cult following among Indian males.
Affordable housing: a myth or reality?
The year 2011 proved to be a relatively difficult year for Indian real estate market with both developers and potential buyers reeling under adverse macro-economic conditions.
Loss-making cartels?
Years of competent planning and incompetent execution caused havoc in the Indian domestic airline circuit. Bleeding financials, consolidations in the name of survival, illogical price wars and millions of rupees worth of payment defaults are proof of this.
Are they packaging the festive spirit right?
Packaging has been a focus area for marketers as a USP to improve consumer perceptions, especially during the festive season. TSI presents a snapshot update of how marketers in the FMCG space are attempting to woo their customers with the 5th P this diwali Angshuman Paul
Who is the smartest of them all?
Numbers do not lie about the present; but they can, if viewed in isolation, be very misleading when you predict the future. It is a lesson that Nokia India learned the hard way, as it went from near domination of the Indian mobile handset market (80 per cent share) to a situation where it is desperately fighting to defend every inch of share.
Travel Gets Experiential
More than a decade ago, in 2001, Italy-born American businessman Dennis Anthony Tito became the first traveller to space to have funded his own journey. The multi-millionaire paid about $ 20 million for his 8-day leisurely ride in space.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
