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5 qualities of top women in Indian corporates!

by Kaushambi on February 7, 2012 |

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If you’ve read out earlier feature which covered the top 10 Indian businesswomen last year, then you’ll find this post to be more of an extension of the same. What are the qualities that what have gotten Indian women to the top spots of India Inc? Is it just about having a tough facade, compromising [...]

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Why IKEA may change household furniture Industry in India!

by Kaushambi
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Although the Scandinavian giant IKEA has been trying to come to India since 2000, it hasn’t been able to set itself up yet. And this was mainly because of the tight FDI rules in India until recently. But with the Indian government having finally shifted from a 51 percent foreign ownership cap to 100 percent [...]

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Wow! Indians most willing to donate to Wikipedia…

by Arun Prabhudesai
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This is one news that has made me really happy – According to the study published by Wikimedia, Indians have expressed strongest desire to donate to Wikipedia. Over 42% of Indians are willing to donate as compared to 33% Americans. Wikipedia concluded its annual fundraising on January 2nd and raised a record-breaking USD 20 …

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Now, IRCTC SMS will serve as E-Ticket for train travel!

by Arun Prabhudesai
travel without printouts

Indian Railways is bringing up much needed changes to the system and making life easier for Indian train travelers. For few years now, the only accepted way for E-Ticket confirmation was carrying a physical paper printout of tickets booked online. Tons of paper was wasted purely on this. Few months back, IRCTC announced that …

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UIDAI Phase III Approved & Funded – 20 Cr. Aadhaar cards to be released by March!

by Editorial Staff
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Its nice to see that UIDAI is not only back on tracks, but they are now aggressively setting targets to achieve. Here is a statement released by Government yesterday, The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues (CC-UIDAI) today approved commencement of Phase-Ill of the UID scheme …

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Single Brand Retail – Indian Govt. approves 100% FDI!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Unlike Multi-brand Retail, which faced stiff resistance, Single Brand Retail Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) seems to have been approved without a hitch! Indian Ministry of Commerce & Industry has just released a notification announcing approval for 100% FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in Single Brand Retail. Earlier, only 51% foreign investment was allowed. …

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Majority Indians still prefer going abroad to work!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Indians are still attracted to West when it come to employment – Although, India is dubbed globally as land of opportunities, majority of Indians want to go abroad to work. That’s the finding by Work monitor report released by Ma Foi Randstad. And if you think money is the criteria for the move abroad, …

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Top 10 Indian bestselling business books of 2011!

by Kaushambi
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A list of the top 10 bestselling books of 2011 in India would typically include the well known names of Chetan Bhagat, Amish and their likes. But a list of bestselling books in the business category is rare. Let’s take a look at the Top 10 business bestselling books in India in 2011, with a [...]

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Linkedin most overused Buzzwords 2011 – Indians go from “DYNAMIC” to “EFFECTIVE”!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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When ever you come across any resume or a LinkedIn profile or even a bio written by self – More often than not, you will find buzzwords, which have become kind of default. Infact, sometimes they are so overused, that they create an exact opposite impression of what the meaning stands. Linkedin yesterday …

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Common Entrance Test for all Under/Post Graduate Medical courses very soon!

by Arun Prabhudesai
commonexams Single entrance Test for MBBS from 2011 – A blessing for the students!

Much to the relief of lakhs of students aspiring to go into field of medicine, Central Government has announced that it will soon be conducting common entrance test viz. National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) medical courses in the country. The Supreme Court of …

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Kolaveri Di notches 2.1 lakh downloads on Airtel Alone! [Airtel Mobitude 2011 stats]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Airtel has released its annual customer preferences survey – Airtel Mobitude 2011 – of over 170 Million of its mobile subscribers. Except for Kolaveri Di unexpected success, most of the findings are pretty much in line with general mobile user trends. Music downloads is one of the favorite activities of mobile users in India, …

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Awesome Online, Social & Mobile Statistics on Indian Consumers!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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“Did you know that 31% of rural Indians have not even heard about internet (That’s more than entire population of Brazil). On the other hand, India has crossed 100 Million internet user landmark and average Indian internet users spends about 26 minutes on internet every day. India is diverse in every way you can imagine [...]

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Top 5 personal finance goals for singles in India!

by Kaushambi

Are you single? Well that’s great because you are living a free and adventurous life at the moment. But have you thought of the financial responsibility that awaits you the very minute you tie the knot? Take advantage of this period where you have to spend and save for only one, as opposed to two [...]

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A biggie! Ambitious UID project may be shelved!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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This is big and something very unexpected – According to the story that has appeared in India Today, the ambitious Unique Identification Project may soon be shown the door by Parliament Committee. The reason given by the committee was – The UID project is directionless! This report is quite surprising given the fact that UID [...]

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Top 10 Indian businesswomen of 2011!

by Kaushambi
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The number of influential women in Indian business is increasing by the score. Whether it is in the media, banking sector, education, manufacturing or financial services, it is difficult to ignore the presence of businesswoman in India. Let’s take a look the ladies who feature in the top 10 list for 2011, in …

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