Month: July 2017

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From the Editor

From the Editor

Radhakishan Damani is the 17th wealthiest entrepreneur of India. As per media reports, the market capitalisation of his company, Indian Avenue Supermarts Ltd...

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Cover Story

Cover Story : Richest Indian on shaky ground

AVENUE Supermarts’ business model seems to be on a shaky ground by its own admission; there seems to be some form of a...

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Governance

MERGER OF OIL COMPANIES : Caught on the wrong foot

IT started with a lack of clarity. And it may end up with more confusion. The government’s aim to effect mega-mergers between State-owned...

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Governance

Governance : NITI Ayog – Where is the transformation?

AT The Economic Times’s Global Business Summit in mid-January 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly laid out his Transformation Agenda. After presenting a...

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Governance

Governance : What are we testing?

A great number of educated youths in the country aspire to join the Indian civil services and work for the country. For being...

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Governance

Governance : RERA – An Elixir for Real Estate Sector

ON December 8, 2014, home buyers in the NCR (National Capital Region) staged a massive rally at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi against majority...

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Governance

Governance : Demonetisation hits human trafficking

ON November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a sudden move, announced his government’s decision to discontinue the legal tender status of...

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Governance

IATA AGM : Business of Freedom

CANCUN is a beautiful destination where people travel to celebrate honeymoon, marriage anniversaries or relax during summer vacations, but the International Air Transport...

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Governance

IATA AGM : An Engine of Commerce

CANCUN meeting is to promote safe, reliable and affordable air transport. We do that for the benefit of the people of the world...

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State Scan

FARMERS’ STIR IN MADHYA PRADESH : Self delusional edifice crumbles

THE farmer stir that claimed six lives in police firing in Mandsaur on June 5 may have petered out, but its aftereffects are...