The intricacies of service-tax liabilities

We have started an authorised service station in Gurgaon, exclusively for service and repair of trucks.

Needed: more doses of demand boosters

A quick look at the results of the fourth All-India census of MSMEs shows a marginal rise in the number of sick units in the sector, from 13.98% in 2001-02 to 14.47% in 2006-07.

First Look

Data is precious, and so is the hard disk where it is securely tucked in. But what if we have to carry it around? Small data of few GBs can be transferred in pendrives, but if the data is in....

Retailers use social media to dangle deals

Retailers big and small have beefed up their presence on Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks well in advance of this week’s traditional start to the annual holiday shopping season.

Building a connect

Today, relationship management has evolved beyond CRM to include employees, suppliers, vendors, agents and members—encompassing the entire chain of stakeholders.

Google throws down the gauntlet

When Google showcased its open source operating system Chrome last week, not many found it disruptive enough to move the world to a web-centric computing model.

European governments are increasingly making their countries enticing shooting locations by offering tax breaks and subsidies. The UK, of course, has been offering a tax credit for years now, though not much has come of the Indo-UK co-production treaty that was signed a while back.

‘Q2 has been good for Indian film industry’

Reliance MediaWorks operates under three heads: film and media services, exhibition and TV software production. With a lot of stress being laid on production values, the film and media services space is a growing sector.

Scripting a better marketing strategy

The balance is tilting—of the 1,300-odd movies produced in India everyyear, the south Indian cinema industry comprising Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films accounts for 60%. The southern industry is estimated at over Rs 1,500 crore and has done better than Bollywood this year with the Hindi film industry showcasing more flops than hits.

BT brinjal opens new avenues for farmers and consumers

The landmark decision of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, on October 14 to allow the release of BT Brinjal has been viewed by some as the government’s commitment to opening doors to new technologies, while others are viewing it with suspicion and call it a hasty decision.

Reaching deeper into pockets to go green

The solicitations have been flooding people’s mailboxes lately: pay a bit more on your electricity bill for 100% clean wind power. Or, the fliers say, buy “green power certificates” to offset your global warming emissions.

Shifting the competitive paradigm

The 4th Sustainability Summit: Asia 2009 to be held on November 25 and 26 will seek to bring together practitioners and thinkers to share, learn and discuss the latest in sustainable business and development.

First Look

We are still in 2009, but security vendors are rushing to release anti-spyware and anti-virus products for 2010. After Symantec, Sydney-based PC Tools has released its 2010 security portfolio in India.

Smartphones are the cheaper hardbacks of tomorrow

With Amazon’s Kindle, readers can squeeze hundreds of books into a device that is smaller than most hardcovers. For some, that’s not small enough.

The new cold war

Cyberspace was once like Vegas. You were sure what you said or did in cyberspace, stayed in cyberspace.

Fault finding

On November 9, Nokia initiated a worldwide charger recall for 14 million chargers that were manufactured by one of its third-party vendors—BYD Electronic Co Ltd of China.

Good regulation needs right people on board

The capital market authority in Kenya maintains a policy of attracting and retaining a small multidimensional team of professionals and administrative staff. Regulatory bodies in Zambia and Cambodia are also empowered to appoint their own staff and determine their terms and conditions.

Mining financial markets for coal

Coal mining industry is poised to play the pivotal rote in providing energy security for the economy. With expected demand of close to 2.34 billion tonne per annum by 2031-32, which is about five times the current rate of production, private sector participation is inevitable.

Road construction suffers capacity constraints

Highways development, which remained largely comatose during UPA-I, has got an adrenalin injection with the induction of Kamal Nath as the minister in-charge.

‘We want to encourage shared ownership of technology’

Philip Hunt, minister of state for the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change, was in the capital recently for a clean technology conference. He spoke to FE on:

How to overcome barriers to clean technology transfer

When President Pratibha Patil visited the UK recently, one of the outcomes was the decision to undertake a joint study with the British government on how to overcome barriers to clean technology transfer from industrialised countries to developing countries.

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The intricacies of service-tax liabilities

Needed: more doses of demand boosters

First Look

Retailers use social media to dangle deals

Building a connect

Google throws down the gauntlet

Enticing new locations

‘Q2 has been good for Indian film industry’

Scripting a better marketing strategy

BT brinjal opens new avenues for farmers and consumers

Reaching deeper into pockets to go green

Shifting the competitive paradigm

First Look

Smartphones are the cheaper hardbacks of tomorrow

The new cold war

Fault finding

Good regulation needs right people on board

Mining financial markets for coal

Road construction suffers capacity constraints

‘We want to encourage shared ownership of technology’

How to overcome barriers to clean technology transfer