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.

It’s time for Indian businesses to engage in climate talks

While global climate change negotiations are moving very slowly, the danger from its impact is very imminent. The negotiations, which are basically in the hands of politicians....

In search of a sustainability edge

While the corporate race to join the low-carbon economy is picking up pace, the institutional tracks are being oiled by sensitising senior executives on internalising reporting policies and practices in the working of their organisations.

Service tax liability on commercial rental

I have a property in a commercial complex in Delhi, which I have rented to a foreign company. Currently, I am not charging service tax under the category of ‘renting of immovable property service’.

Look outwards

It was the first presentation the CEO was making to the recently constituted board of directors on the company’s performance till date and the business outlook for the next 12 months.

A trust that guarantees credit to MSMEs

Within days of the Securities and Exchange Board of India allowing stock exchanges to create a separate platform for small & medium enterprises, a research report has asked the government to facilitate MSMEs to access international bond markets.

A path to the bourse, at last

The Securities & Exchange Board of India has recently cleared the way for setting up exchange/ platforms for small & medium enterprises.

First Look

You have seen phones with 12-mega pixel cameras, and you have also seen phones with 3.5-inch touch screens and multimedia capability at par with Walkman.

Virtual goods start bringing real paydays

Silicon Valley may have discovered the perfect business: charging real money for products that do not exist. These so-called virtual goods, like a $1 illustration of a champagne bottle on Facebook or the $2.50 Halloween costume in the....

Keeping cyber intruders at bay

Heartland Payment Systems, based in New Jersey, United States, processes debit and credit card transactions involving over 100 million cards a month, on behalf of nearly 2,50,000 merchants.

Videocam on the go

Apple’s fifth attempt of making the ipod Nano catchier are attracting eyeballs for two features-FM radio and video camera.

The box-office gross scam

I am often besieged by queries from laymen asking me if a film is a hit or flop. When I utter ‘flop’ a puzzled look gets thrown back, followed by a remark that goes somewhat like this: “But I heard/read that the film grossed 50 crores worldwide so how are you calling it a flop?”

‘At current tax structure, we will continue to bleed’

In two years, Sun Direct boasts of a subscriber base of 4.53 million, of which 80% are in the south, only 20% in the north, making it the number 2 DTH player in the country after Zee’s Dish TV.

No child’s play

How do you keep restless kids glued to TV, especially in India which is still predominantly a one-TV household country? How do you establish a brand and promote other activities around it? How do you grow the business?

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