Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Vegetarian diet

How do you manage your career while battling hepatitis?
I feel great – thanks to my healthy lifestyle and iipmvegetarian diet. But animal rights is my passion, so I’d like to keep the focus on animals and what people can do to help them. I do hope that your readers will learn more about these issues and how small changes, like buying non-leather shoes or eating more vegetarian meals, can make a world of difference to animals. I think we all have the responsibility to choose on the side of compassion whenever possible, because the animals don’t have a choice.

How long have you been a vegetarian? How has it benefited you? People find it tough to reconcile that a sexy actor like you sports a vegetarian lifestyle! Comment.
I’ve been a vegetarian since I was a teenager. Being a vegetarian is what keeps me feeling sexy! A meat-based diet is loaded with saturated fat and cholesterol, which packs on pounds and makes you feel sluggish, but a vegetarian diet is healthy and slimming, and of course humane.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Thursday, November 01, 2007

No Ark this time!

After the five mammoth extinctions in the earth’s history, the Ordovician Extinction (440 million years ago), the Devonian Extinction (about 375 million years ago), the Permian-Triassic Extinction or the Great Dying (250 million years ago), the fourth mass extinction (205 million years ago) and the fifth mass extinction (65 million years ago) we perhaps are now parking ourselves at the edge of another mass extinction… all thanks to global warming! Almost 30% of all species of plants and animals would be extinct by 2050 as the repercussions are being estimated! A living breathing example of climate change related extinctions is taking place in the Costa Rican jungles where as many as seventeen species of amphibians have disappeared, even as the numbers of monkeys and certain reptile species is on a downward slide. Climate change, it is being believed has led these creatures to fall prey to a kind of fungus of the skin that has wiped out the exquisite Golden Toad and at least two varieties of Harlequin Frog, amongst others only found in Costa Rica, almost confirming their extinction. This phenomenon of mass extinctions also threatens species in West Asia and other vulnerable corners of the globe.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Absolute change

Like the Colorado River in the United States that suffers an absolute change in its flow pattern, thanks to the many dams constructed on it affecting local temperatures and endangering many fish varieties that had evolved in the swift -flowing, silt-laden water. The Ganga, considered the holiest by Indians, a river on whose loamy banks lives one in every twelve of the human species, figures amongst the top ten dying rivers due to mindless water extraction and pollution. However it is China’s Yangtze River and its tributaries that face a major threat with over 600 kilometres of the river in critical conditions. “The river's annual harvest of aquatic products dropped from 427,000 tonnes in 1950s to about 100,000 tonnes in 1990s,” reports China Daily, China’s leading English newspaper.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

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A trail of death and destruction left the city of New Orleans ‘shaken and stirred’, in what has been described as one of the most destructive forces to have ever hit the United States. With every flood prevention and safety system failing in Katrina’s path, the city of New Orleans nearly perished. The increase in intensity of hurricanes is being linked to global warming. Consistently rising sea temperatures coupled with cool and moist climate and mild winds are all the ingredients to stir up, well, more than just a storm. Researchers have found a surge in sea surface temperatures in recent years and gather that the frequency of formation of hurricanes and their intensity is on the rise due to this change. Plans for monitoring the behaviour of hurricanes and sea temperatures have already been put into action in an effort to conjure-up any possible remedy to prevent or at least be prepared for future occurrences.

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Friday, October 26, 2007

No rain, no gain?

Will the real insurer please stand up?
Does anyone care if it rains in the first week of Juneiipm or the third? Obviously, millions of Indian farmers do. As weather conditions become more unpredictable, the chances of not repaying the loan by a farmer are also becoming more evident. And now, most disappointing statistics from the government reveal that while 65% of Indian agriculture is dependent on natural factors, particularly rainfall, any discrepancy in rainfall accounts for over 50% of variability in crop yields. Then there are the most inane insurance schemes set up under the aegis of National Agricultural Insurance Schemes for farmers’ future. The present schemes illogically settle claims based on actual area yield. Worse, the settlement process is generally delayed, in some cases up to 6-12 months from the occurrence of the event, till which time the farmer is bankrupt many times over. Besides, only notified crops, not all, are eligible for the above crop insurance schemes. Wonder why it’s no wonder that the number of farmer suicides is increasing!

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Increased precipitation

Already, there are instances of increased precipitation in many areas and excessive droughts in many more, and phenomenal heat waves in many more. Pest population of locusts, mosquitoes, rodents et al are also on the rise, thanks to shorter winter spans that would otherwise have killed them, which means more diseases for crops as well as for humans. Sea levels too would continue to rise with the melting ice, which is putting coastal regions across the world at risk. And knowing how soon this could happen is as tough or as easy as predicting how quickly and dramatically the melting Arctic ice sheets would cause sea levels to rise. So consider millions dead due to unprecedented rise in sea levels and millions more losing their homes. Think about unprecedented famine, epidemics, heat waves and water shortages, and how they would threaten so many lives. Think about losing glaciers and the related tourism industry, not to mention the loss of so much of flora and fauna. And all this is not fiction, not any more... But hey! Like we mentioned, haven’t we heard all this many times over?

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Pollution levels

Surely, it is argued that even these stringent norms cannot on their own reduce pollution levels, and there has to be means through which the industry is encouraged to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Even hybrids are economically unviable currently as Rajeev Chaba, President & MD, GM India, tells B&E, “Customers have to give the push and all stakeholders must work together. Hybrid cars would otherwise become very expensive.” So the Indian government has taken certain initiatives as an attempt to bring about the needed change – a change in the petroleum consuming habits of Indians. For starters, fuel blending has been fixed at 5%, implying that every litre of petrol will comprise 5% of ethanol, while for diesel, it would be Jatropha bio-diesel, which is still under preview right now.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Monday, October 22, 2007

BETTING ON BIO – FUELS

DuPont is one of the world’s largest alternate energy solutions providers for quite some time now, and has relentlessly worked towards providing industry with the best economically viable energy alternatives. Along with long term ties with energy behemoths like BP, DuPont subsidiaries like Hi-Bred International today are providing upto 180 types of hybrid seeds in order to increase the efficiency and practicality of ethanol based fuels. According to John Ranieri, Vice President, DuPont Biofuels, “From our strong seeds and crop protection products offering for biofuels today to signifi cant transformative opportunities in new biofuel technologies, I am confident in DuPont’s capabilities to meaningfully increase the use of renewable feedstock with smaller environmental footprints in place of petroleum.” DuPont’s biofuels division spends a substantial part of its $300 million profits on research and development on alternative fuels and leads the way for the industry to adapt comfortably without going out of the way. Quite ahead of its time indeed.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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Thursday, October 18, 2007

When UK’s gotta take a cue from the bagpipes...

The Scottish decentralised political system has a lot of lessons to the UK
The Scottish National Party (SNP) hasiipm won a plurality in the devolved Scottish parliament – one of Tony Blair’s great legacies. Does an SNP-led government herald the break-up of the United Kingdom? Does nationalism, that product of nineteenth-century politics, still have a role to play in Europe? The answer to the first question is certainly no. Nationalist polled only 31.9% of the votes cast. Proof positive that proportional representation can produce strange outcomes. Some suggest that the SNP’s accession to power in Scotland does herald the rebirth of a nation, many others regard that claim as rhetoric, which ignores the tremendous advances made in the quality of life, opportunity and living standards.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Kyoto Protocol

The US continues getting rated as the most influential iipmeconomic powerhouse despite emitting 34% of global greenhouse gases annually (and despite not even having ratified the Kyoto Protocol), while China draws global applause for its double digit growth despite being the second maximum polluter (and the Kyoto Protocol not binding it to control its gas emissions). And all this while a multitude of government agencies, instead of taking the worst off enders to task, keep up their ridiculously useless posturing against lesser important countries and companies. Talks about environmental protection? Oh please, don’t you dare give us that gas!

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

RCom to spell the black magic

This spells good news for all Blackberry fans but non- Hutch and Airtel users. The high-end device is now being made available by Reliance Communications on the CDMA platform. Until now, it was only available on GSM platform. The wireless e-mail experience up till now was restricted only to subscribers of Bharti Airtel and Hutch- Essar. Reliance, however has refused to divulge any further details about the same. The company recently had also unveiled Reliance Classic, the new range of colour mobile phones, priced in the range of Rs1,222- 1,299. RCom have claimed that Rs777 monochrome Classic handset recorded sales of one million in the first week of its launch itself!

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

The Aravalli Range is facing huge disturbances. We were stunned at the sight of ‘whole’ mountains being razored down to ground zero and in some cases the miners had dug well beyond 150 feet! Subrotto Dutta, activist, explained to us, “More than 50% of the mining is illegal, this means huge resources are being lost and government doesn’t even get a pie of it, besides the environment gets damaged!” He further added, “We have obsolete technology & the compliance level is very low, inevitably leading to environmental destruction.”

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Monday, September 10, 2007

Mother Earth’s Angel!

Cameron’s out to prove that she’s not just a pretty face. This Charlie’s Angel is all set to rough it up, in a tour around the world with her close buddies to save the planet for MTV’s travel show Trippin’. Only this tour doesn’t involve palatial hotels in Paris or Switzerland but involves experiencing the wild in countries like Chile. Apart from giving a hand to Al Gore’s eco-drive, Cameron, the voice of Princess Fiona in the Shrek series, is also doing all she can to convince the producers of Shrek 4, to base the movie around an eco-friendly message! Well, the rather appropriately-hued Mr & Mrs Shrek could have a heart of green...

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Friday, September 07, 2007

Organic Toulouse coat– 10,593 INR

Yes, clothes that you wear also add to the waste around. Plastic belts, polyester blouses, synthetic trousers – throw them out and go natural, advise the new-age environmentalists. And so we have for you from the Earth Speaks range this beautiful coat. This fl owing coat is made from pure hemp, has a cross-belt, three-buttons and side pockets. Its buttons are also equally earthy, being merely stones! Going back to nature is all good, as long as we don't have to wear grass skirts!

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Tuesday, September 04, 2007

AV BIRLA GROUP

Acquire, form JVs, merge or tie-up, but hurry up...
It is considered as one of India’s truly diversified companies, and KM Birla has never let his eyes go off from delivering value to its stakeholders. Be it cement, chemicals, fertilisers, financial services, telecom to the newest retail venture by the name of ‘More’, the group has shown its mettle in all sectors, which it has forayed into. “The mix of 3Ps – ‘Pedigree’ from Aditya Birla, ‘Passion’ from Kumar Mangalam Birla and ‘Professionalism’ from its employees has helped the brand achieve such recall,” says Jagdeep Kapoor, CMD, Samsika Marketing Consultants.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Brand Image

To rejuvenate its iipmbrand image, Yahoo! Recently launched a campaign with a new message: ‘Be a better – (whatever you want to be) Yahoo!’. During 2006, Yahoo! India created the facility for Indians to use its messenger service in prominent local languages. It received an approval for its internet telephony service and also launched its Yahoo! India Our City and Yahoo! India Maps services. But all this wasn’t enough as compared to what its competitors gave to empower Indians. The result: we see the brand falling 22 places over last year to 58th spot in the 2007 rankings. Sure, times are not easy for the Yahoo! giant, but then, it’s still a power brand!

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

'NDTV Imagine'

Under the brand name, ‘NDTV Imagine’, NDTV IIPMplans to launch a Hindi entertainment channel, a music and a movie channel, with the launch timeline fixed for March 2008. “We are in conversation with all major producers including Ekta Kapoor for producing serials on our channel,” Nair told reporters in Delhi on April 9, 2007. As Narayan Rao, CEO, NDTV told 4Ps B&M: “Our brand values are reflected in our tagline – Experience. Truth First. For Indians viewer, NDTV is synonymous with fair, fast and accurate reporting. It breaks ground, others follow!” Hear Hear...

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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

BRITANNIA

From just a biscuit-baker to a legendary brand, Britannia has indeed come a long way...
And looking at the developments of the past year, the biscuit king seems to have set its sight on bigger targets! Since 2006, Britannia has innovated and introduced several new products in the market, revitalizing the brand, and making a conscious effort to bring youthful vigour into Britannia. It relaunched Tiger biscuits as Tiger Glucose, introduced new variants of Treat Duet, ‘Pepper Chakkar’ and renamed MarieGold Doubles as ‘50:50 Chutkule’. ‘Fruit Rollz’ was also introduced, besides the brand entering the ‘cake’ segment. If Britannia came up with a Greetings pack during the Diwali festive season, it also tied up with Walt Disney India for the innovative Jetix ‘Power Your Rangers’ contest, which had over 5 lakh kids participating across the country and witnessed its brand – Britannia Treat – record a 49% jump in sales.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Monday, August 20, 2007

RANBAXY

If things move as planned for this brand, its rivals would soon need medical examination!
Eight burly acquisitions Since just the dawn of 2006 – half of it in Europe and South Africa to reduce distribution expenditures and increase sales of generic drugs – added to a splendid Rs.57.76 billion in sales during 2006 alone, and we have a drug-making powerhouse! What stands out distinctly is that this Indian pharmaceutical giant has managed to gain the trust of n o t just people within India but those without! Still recovering from the repercussions of the recent family feud that hit headlines, it took a focused mind to survive and grow. And grow it did – all thanks to its Herculean brand image.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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Friday, August 17, 2007

"Think mobile, think Nokia"

“Think mobile, think Nokia. It has mobiles for everyone, be it a iipmsober (person) to the ultimate music geek,” thumps Akshun Gulati, Analyst, Indus View Advisors. And indeed it has recently announced quite a few new different models, but value-wise, the market has opened up to other brands like Sony Ericsson, Motorola, even Samsung. This is reflected in the ranking as it slips from Rank 3 to Rank 19 on the 4Ps B&M Most Valued Brands list – a massive loss by 16 points. Nokia, though has never ceased to put tremendous efforts into its brand image. “Nokia Priority dealers everywhere, helps in the branding,” adds Gulati. But clearly, Nokia needs to edge out the negative.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Thursday, August 16, 2007

MICROSOFT

Ranked at No. 5 last year, Microsoft has slipped more than a few notches...
Easily one of the most popular brands of all times, Microsoft dominates the global software market. Right from its Operating System, to it’s software suite, to SQL servers, to developer tools (MSDN), to Business Solutions, its MSN network, Windows- powered mobile phones, the Microsoft Zune MP3 player, to the popular gaming console ‘Xbox 360’… phew! In India, over the last year, Microsoft has undertaken numerous business activities, the most widely publicised of which were the launches of Widows Vista, Office 2007 software suite and that of the Xbox 360 console. Other prominent offers included Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 platform for all Airtel users and the launch of the Windows XP Media Centre PCs. All of which clearly served to enhance the brand presence and recall in the Indian market. Then there are also its various CSR initiatives viz. imparting IT skills in villages and promoting technology access for impoverished students, which are boosting Microsoft’s image in their own way. Says Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India, “We want to see technology help each individual in unlocking his/her true potential.” Clearly, Microsoft has made all the right moves in India. But with Google and Yahoo hitting on the innovation key, Microsoft has slipped in our rankings.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

MOST DESIRABLE BRAND OF 2006-07

• Blackberry Pearl
• Honda Civic
• Apple i-mac
•Microsoft Xbox 360
Desire, they say is a thirst - not quenchable. But ask the chosen ones and you’d discover a hundred reasons why Indian consumers think otherwise. The Blackberry Pearl, which is the ultimate connectivity gadget that a business professional can ever think of owning with the perfect combo of both killing looks and features to die for; the Honda Civic, which surely is a luxury car at a mediocre price and which over-delivers the performance that it guarantees, the Apple i-mac that will make you disbelieve the fact that virus through the web could ever damage your hard-disks and the Microsoft Xbox 360, which at the price, is cheaper than other available versions of video games. So talk on the Blackberry Pearl, surf on the Apple i-mac, win battles on the Xbox 360 and zoom away on a Civic. What say?

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Systamatic growth

And all of it is only to quench the thirst of India Inc. “Assuming a systemic growth of 25% in lending, this capital should be good for the next three years,’’ K.V. Kamath, CEO, ICICI Bank said in an interview. A part of this capital is also meant for bearing the capital charge once the bank migrates to Basel II norms applicable from March, 2008. But, the flip side of ICICI’s belligerent growth is beginning to show, as peak hour banking for consumers has already begun to result in never ending queues. When Kamath goes out to score more growth, this is a botch-up he can ill afford!

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Monday, July 09, 2007

BRAND : Godrej No.1

BASELINE : Sachchi Prakritik Sundarta

4Ps TAKE : In the opening shot of the ad, there’s one irritating woman who’s dancing — or maybe she’s doing aerobics, we couldn’t figure out — along with some other lovelies, who keep pulling her cheek and saying ‘new pinch’, ‘new pinch’... the reason? Our leading lady has been using Godrej No. 1 soap. In the next shot, a dude drives up in a bike, and he too pulls her cheek and says ‘new pinch, new pinch’. So, what are we supposed to deduce? If you try out Godrej No 1, everyone around will be pulling your cheek? Not really a great USP, wouldn’t you agree? For a mass market product like soap, the ad has to really rise above the clutter or else go totally overboard. This one does neither. Weak storyboard, ineffectual protagonists, bad script — everything from the very beginning till the very end seems wrong with this ad. What it needs is clear thinking, better positioning and new ideas. The ad could do
with a few pinches itself!

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Taking stock of life...

...at the liveliest of livestock festivals!
The king of fairs... grand, imposing with an amazing assortment of events, is Mexico’s San Marcos Fair. A fair now more of a tradition, owing to its inception way back in 1604, was at first merely a livestock fair, which has grown since and has been annually celebrated at Aguascalientes. Though earlier held in November, it’s now celebrated during spring (14th April – 13th May this year) so as to coincide with the festivities of the patron saint of San Marcos.

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Friday, May 25, 2007

Er ...no comments

Well, on one hand, the low floating rates are enticing, on the other hand, with inflation concern still being held high, the interest rates are likely to go up further. So, what should a customer do is a million dollar question. Amit Saxena, CEO, Planman Financial, like many other experts, chimes for the fixed tune, commenting, “A borrower should immediately lock into a fixed loan, as RBI’s priority is controlling inflation, which it would ensure with further rate hikes, directly or indirectly.” In case of future interest rate falls, Saxena recommends prepaying one’s loan and moving to floating rates immediately, as many banks allow such prepayment facilities without much fines. All that clearly sounds like sweet music. But the question is, will borrowers bite the bullet? Er...no comments :-)

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Flabbergasted

And we’re sure you’ll be flabbergasted to hear that the overall fleet strength of this sector in India grew at a mind numbing 77.1% (135 aircrafts added) during the past two years. And if these failed to amuse you, we have brighter forecasts made by the Centre of Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). In its report titled ‘Indian Aviation: Overview and Outlook 2007’, CAPA has predicted that the Indian aviation industry will soar higher with steady domestic passenger growth of 25-30% and international traffic growth of 15% until 2010. Well, as Clint would confirm, the good news in the aviation sector is that it’s growing spectacularly, not only in passenger traffic, but also in fleet strength. The bad news is that the aviation sector is growing spectacularly, not only in passenger traffic, but also in fleet strength!

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Monday, May 14, 2007

BEWITCHING BALI

Paddies on the hill-slopes sway with the wind, volcanoes kiss the azure skies, lovebirds, rendering a dash of colour, croon amidst the lush green trees, exotic flowers saturate the balmy breeze with their fragrance and the silvery sand on the beaches beckons the frothy waves of the blue ocean... Yes. It’s paradise – if you can call Bali one! Boasting of an unparalleled mesmerising grace, Bali is the Promised Land for all weary souls. Visit this land of enchantment and we bet that the beauty of the bamboo groves would captivate your senses like never before. Prepare to be hypnotised!

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For those who prefer delusion over confusion!

US economy is already in recession and hidden in inflation, which is understated
Consider the US housing industry. Home building stocks peaked out between the summer of 2005 and early 2006. Since then, housing stocks have declined by more than 50%. But all I have heard over the last 18 months (with the exception from one analyst at Credit Suisse) is that the housing market had bottomed out and was about to recover, and that the US consumer was in rock solid financial condition. However, I do agree with the Goldilocks crowd that the Fed will again cut interest rates. This, certainly, if Dow and brokerage stocks declined by 10% and 20%, respectively.

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Friday, May 11, 2007

Unemployment


As per the figures of the World Economic Outlook, unemployment was the highest in France at 9% in 2006. Followed by Germany and UK at 8.1% and 5.4%, respectively. As per the projections, unemployment in France would continue to be at 8.3% in 2007, closely followed by Germany at 7.8%. While Korea would have the lowest figure at 4% for 2007.

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Thursday, May 10, 2007

HR & Administration

According to Vikas Shirodkar, VP, HR & Administration, Johnson & Johnson, the issue of talent management has never been a problem for him or his team, or to take care of an employee base of 1,26,000 employees across the globe. It perhaps becomes a problem for those who tend to look at ‘talent management’ more as a method of retaining employees while the concept mainly implies effective measures for people management. It is not as if they do not lose people who leave them for greener pastures, but the debate here is quite different. Most oft en than not, people tend to leave because of money which, according to Shirodkar, is the crux of the whole issue of Talent Retention. ‘Johnson & Johnson does not want to be the biggest pay master’ because they believe that money is only a short-term motivator and would cease to affect beyond a point.

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Monday, May 07, 2007

NASDAQ to India: It’s all in the numbers

One of the world’s most respected stock exchange, NASDAQ is the new turf for ‘Chindia’. NASDAQ has decided to roll out a dedicated index of Chinese companies listed in the US, in the current quarter while India awaits its turn. For a dedicated index, a minimum of 30 companies have to be listed in the US – and that’s precisely the reason why India has missed this bus. Consider the number equation – 38 Chinese companies are listed on NASDAQ as against India’s 7; 31 Chinese companies are on the NYSE compared to 10 Indian companies. As it eyes a global niche, maybe India Inc. should start being where it matters the most.

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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Gas cartel still remains a tale

The much puffed up gas price- fixing cartel, on the lines of OPEC, continues to remain a tale as the Russian energy minister Viktor Khristenko said “niet” or no to it at a recently concluded meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Qatar. The Forum, which groups 15 of the world’s gas-rich nations, together holding more than 70% of reserves and around 40% of production, dismissed the idea saying that it has no intention to set up a cartel – at least for now (if believed). Instead, it plans to form a high-level committee to discuss pricing, infrastructure and consumer issues.

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Monday, April 30, 2007

Mother Nature seems to have sprung a surprise by advancing the onset of the Spring season, even before the scheduled finale of the cold weather. Netherlands, for instance, after a warmed up autumn witnessed the arrival of swallows and Red Admiral Butterflies, a signal that Summer had set in. Bulgaria too faces a situation where its bear populace is displaying its incapability to hibernate, clearly an indication of the biological clock going for a toss. Again, right from the olives to the orange trees, the bloom began in Mediterranean Greece well before the scheduled start. Scientists have gone on record to project the year 2007 as the warmest year of our planet (vapourising the record set in 1998!), predicting a 0.54 degree rise in global temperature. Recent reports from the United Nations have hinted at the possibility of floods, famines and heat waves gaining frequency in the coming years.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An
IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

Friday, April 27, 2007

"Price"

But consider the following. The news is always favorable near market tops or when a sector is about to peak out. Most analysts will also be most bullish about the prospect of a sector right at the very top of the market – remember high tech stocks in 2000? Also, near stock market tops the price-to-earnings ratio is frequently low because the problem lies less with the “price” than with the “earnings”. In 1929, the US stock market sold for less than 14-times earnings. But then earnings collapsed and stocks plunged by 90%. Finally, the last people I would listen to for advice are government officials and especially central bankers. In fact, to listen to central bankers is about as stupid as for a women to ask her husband who just spent two weeks in Thailand or in Brazil if he had been faithful….. So, how should an investor navigate in these difficult times? In the future, avoiding losses will be more important than making huge gains.


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Friday, April 13, 2007

America loses face trying to blame Cuba’s human rights record

The specific complaint against Cuba to the UN Human Rights Council relates to Cuban legislation, arbitrary detentions, torture and unfair summary proceeding against civil rights activists and journalists. But quite pugnaciously, these criticisms against the regime seem more of a conjurer’s delight than having any relevance; especially after analysing the UNDP ranks and Cuba’s initiative towards better living.


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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Malaya Chaudhuri –
Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative


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Monday, April 02, 2007

Beware the travails of your trigger-happy Prez!

Time for serious introspection by Americans – are we moving the right way in Iraq?
In the West, some of the most important information about Iraq remains either ignored or unspoken. For example, one of the least noticed recent news stories from the tortured land of Iraq was among the most illuminating: A poll in Baghdad, Anbar and Najaf on the invasion and its consequences. “About 90% of Iraqis feel the situation in the country was better before the US-led invasion than it is today,” United Press International reported on survey, which was conducted in November 2006 by the Baghdad-based Iraq Center for Research and Strategic Studies.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Malaya Chaudhuri –
Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative