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Monday, October 08, 2012

Events that will shake up 2009

 Dark humour has often been derided as the last refuge of the cynical hack. But look at the other side: it can also trigger a ghost of a bemused smile in these troubled and uncertain times. I plead guilty and provide you with my forecast of the major events that will define 2009.

l Ramalingam Raju will be given an award for corporate governance. After all, his company's name is 'Satyam'
l Mamta Banerjee will become the brand ambassador for the Nano. She will not charge anything and continue to wear crumpled sarees.
l Ratan Tata will launch a campaign called 'The Audacity of Hope' and Tata Motors will successfully take over Ford Motor Co. After a few months, they will approach Barack Obama for a bailout package.
l Kingfisher and Jet will merge to form a new entity and the chairman will be former Union Minister of Civil Aviation Praful Patel. Vijay Mallya will be in charge of air hostess' uniforms and cuisine.
l Mukesh and Anil Ambani will kiss and make up. They will put up a joint bid for the Union Finance Minister's portfolio in the new coalition government.
l Thanks to gifts from grateful subjects and devotees, Mayawati's assets will cross $3 billion by September 2009. Forbes will put her on the cover in a special issue on new Asian billionaires and tycoons.


l Bajaj Auto will change its ad campaign theme from ''Hamaara Bajaj'' to ''Bechara Bajaj'' with a special appeal to consumers to stop plummeting sales.
l George Bush will open a brand new petrol pump in Texas. Veterans of the Iraq war will get a free cowboy hat when they tank up.
l In the spring of 2009, terrorists will invade Brigade Road in Bangalore and massacre more than 300 Indians and foreigners. A. R. Antulay will call it a conspiracy by Hindutva forces. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will fly down to Delhi and Islamabad and insist that Pakistan ''does something''.
l Real estate companies will sponsor the marriage and honeymoon of young couples who book their flats.
l Walmart will open in India and very soon, Sunil Bharti Mittal will be offering free Airtel connections to Indian shoppers who prefer to stay away from this abiding marvel of American capitalism.
l As the bulls go on a rampage again, the Sensex will accelerate past 25,000 points by October, 2009 and then Indian investors will suddenly wake up and realise that it was a pre-Diwali dream.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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Monday, September 03, 2012

SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS

Rajapakse is turning the Lankan constitution into a useless shred of paper

By destroying the self-governing nature of key institutions and reducing them to puppets, Rajapakse is obviously not going up in global popularity ratings. To further cement his hold over the government, Rajapakse is also employing dynasty politics. Now, he is also in charge of various ministries – defence, finance and ports and aviation – and has appointed his brother (who is not an elected member of parliament) as defence secretary, in charge of all three divisions of armed forces. Two other brothers have portfolios and his son is also an MP; this is apart from many cousins getting plum bureaucratic postings.

Not only can Rajapakse now easily manipulate the state machinery to keep himself in power, he has also managed to leave little of what the contemporary world knows as democratic governance. Yes, elections are still held – the last opponent (Fonseka) has been jailed and a court martial is in progress. Long live Sri Lanka; long gone democracy!


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Monday, August 13, 2012

Actors and style icons, film stars are influencing fashion on the ramp and the city streets

The year that followed, Bunty aur Babli created a rage among people who would line-up outside their tailors just to get a kurta stitched like that of Rani Mukherjee’s in the movie. “It is interesting to note how films set the trends for masses and in certain cases evolved films tend to inspire designers providing not only the mood board but also a story supporting the theme of the collection, which influences the design elements. Madhuri Dixit’s outfit in Dil To Pagal Hai was mass copied by the trade (the fashion industry), Kareena’s harem pants in Jab We Met became an iconic street fashion statement. The red carpet occasions are highly looked upon for driving aspirations of millions across the world. Awestruck customers do want a piece of the same, of course styled to suit the individual’s needs. There’s been a huge fashion evolution in India where Indian film stars have benefitted because they have had the privilege of being dressed and styled by talented Indian designers,” says noted fashion designer Lina Tipnis, who has showcased her creations at various fashion weeks in India.

Fashion trends set by the film fraternity clearly influence people in a big way. They even steer fashion designers to toe their line and adopt the theme of their movies as the theme of their collections. Though it is still only occasionally when the tables are turned such; alert fashionistas have realised that it is not just the fashion gurus who dictate the terms of the trade and the style and look of the season. For they need to also watch closely the fashion statements being set by movies and by stars on the red carpet... so that at the next bash too, they’re just as stylish as ever!


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Thursday, July 26, 2012

A Reality Check Is In Order

The World Bank has been known for The Quality of Information it Provides. But The Status Quo is fast Getting Depleted

Since its origins, the World Bank redefined the concept of money lending, and even that of survival. As similar international institutions emerged, the World Bank survived to remain among the most important institutions because it distinctively established itself as not only a global central bank, but it also defined its role as the centre for “production, accumulation, circulation and functioning” of knowledge.

But the institution is fast losing its credibility. Its reports, findings and analyses are no longer attractive, reliable and comprehensive. A recent report titled ‘Social Protection for a Changing India’ released by World Bank is a case in point. The report was launched in New Delhi on May 18, 2011 in front of over 30 journalists and had nothing credible to present. Firstly, when its chief economist John D. Blomquist was asked about the source of inspiration for the project, his reply was the Planning Commission asked them to do it. The contributors had no idea when the report was first outlined! Surprisingly, data used in the report was old, outdated and badly presented. In volume 1, pages 13-20 have been trussed up non-sequentially. Empty spaces exist where graphs perhaps should have been. Data of “share of PDS grain in consumption quantile” is as old as 2004/05. Similarly, data on PDS grain leakage is as old as 2000.

The only reason countries still entertain World Bank’s reports is ostensibly because it is still a huge lender. For example, it approved two big loans to India – $975 million for Eastern dedicated Freight Corridor project and a whopping $1 billion to clean the Ganga.


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Monday, October 22, 2007

“If you have achieved something today, you want to do better tomorrow”

The numbers do speak in favour of the company, as the results for the year ended March 2007 show. Income from operations grew by a huge 75% yoy to reach Rs.3.9 billion. PAT increased by nearly 64% & stood at Rs.792.5 million. While SREI has achieved tremendous growth in the asset book, revenues & profits over the past three years, it has not compromised on asset quality. Stringent provisioning norms have enabled SREI to keep its Non Performing Assets (NPAs) at near zero level. The company not only boasts of a strong national footprint with 46 branches across the country, but has also established global presence in Russia & Germany & holds the record of being the first Indian infrastructure financing company to list on LSE. The company plans a size of Rs.130-150 billion in the next few years.
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

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Friday, October 05, 2007

Losing bagawali forever!

“Coca Cola welcomes you to Kala Dera” – no such banner greeted us but yes, the pathetic sight that greeted us gave rise to doubts about Coca Cola’s concern over groundwater-level depletion. Much as Coca Cola has helped locals as Dr. Ahuja (a doctor by profession and a regular visitor to Kala Dera who accompanied us throughout our visit) opined, “Development in infrastructure coupled with setting up of new industries has been a real boon for the people.” Accepted that the MNC has given means of livelihood to many, but certain discrepancies also creep in. On questioning, the likes of Krishna Murari, Suraj Kant Patwa (both grocery store owners), Govind Narayan Kumawat (a tailor), they reverted back with discontentment, “It’s a bad company. They bribe the officials and so it must be shut down...” Someone from amongst them further added, “Bagawali (a nearby river) has dried up. The water that we used to get at 70-feet below ground level is now difficult to get even at 100-feet today.” We were taken aback at the disclosure for sure! The owner of a medical hall also commented, “Water table is declining every year by 15-20 feet”. We were stunned – how could just one plant be the cause of drying up of a river?
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Distress call!

A recently published report of the UN Environment Program (UNEP) states that a stupendous 2/3rd of the sediments flow into the oceans is attributable to South & East Asia. A similar report by the Department of Global Ecology of Carnegie Institution at the Stanford University states that around 25% of the annual consumption of fertilizers (present consumption estimated over 30 million tonnes), pesticides (more than 90,000 metric tones annually) and synthetic detergents (more than 1 lakh tonnes) finds recourse to sea water, having serious ramification for the future. That report further states that the total volume of annual discharge, only from Bombay & Calcutta, are to the tune of 365 MT and 350 MT, respectively. Add to this the much ambitious Sethusamudram Project – linking Palk Bay with the Gulf of Mannar – is expected to create major disturbance in the region’s marine life (flora and fauna in the region is constituted of 3,500 species).


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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2007


An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative


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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Apple knows more about “clean” design than anybody, right?

Considering Apple’s wondrous ability to quickly disseminate information about its futuristic products and service (read Apple iPhone), this statement from Jobs holds no more significance than just being a fish story. However, after Realizing the significance of the damage done by the Greenpeace rankings, Apple quickly responded with a comprehensive report on its initiatives to become an environment friendly company. As per Jobs’s report ‘A Greener Apple’, the company has strategically planned to phase out hazardous substances like lead (already eliminated in 2006 and Apple stopped manufacturing CRT displays), mercury, PVC and arsenic (to be eliminated by 2008). Apart from this, Apple has also initiated its re-cycling programme way back in 1994 and it promises to be a world leader in eliminating e-waste by 2012.
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Amping up the ramp!

To many, it might sound as an extension of their job, but if the man in the thick of it – Pataudi Jr. – is to be believed, then he is quite nervous about his maiden walk down the ramp. Saif is due to debut on the ramp, for endorsing a fashion brand, in a show to be choreographed by Mehr Jessia. Though Saif couldn’t make it as a cricketer, he could still learn a few tricks from Pataudi Sr., for Mansoor Ali in his heydays did carry a fair bit of panache on and off the ramp, easily overshadowing the current crop of cricketers and actors.
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

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