Category Archives: industry

India as global player in auto sector

Posted on February 19, 2010 by indra

With my whole professional life in the auto sector, it’s really amazing to see India gradually but consistently approaching towards becoming a relevant global player in auto sector in the next decade. It’s been heartwarming to see the evolution. A … Continue reading →

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Toyota’s Recalls: A Shock and A Lesson

Posted on February 11, 2010 by indra

For every one who follows auto industry and particularly manufacturing technologies and practices, shocking news about the massive recalls of its vehicles including the prestigious hybrid Prius by Toyota has caused remorse. Over decades Toyota became a benchmark for quality … Continue reading →

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Bhishma vs. Arjun

Posted on February 5, 2010 by indra

Arjun is again battling against Bhishma. This is to prove how Arjun compares against Bhishma. Can Arjun win again? The Indian army christened Russian battle (T-90S) tanks as ‘Bhishma’. DRDO has developed Arjun, the main battle tanks. Even after many … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Sector- India’s Hope

Posted on January 25, 2010 by indra

“If India is to realize its potential as an economic superpower, it will have to keep following China’s path by becoming one of the world’s factories. The IT sector gives India a good brand image, but most Indian jobs will … Continue reading →

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India’s Nobel: the Infosys Prize

Posted on January 13, 2010 by indra

I had missed the announcement of Infosys Prize in media. It was a chance surfing that revealed the news in Indian Express. Rs 50 lakh is pretty good an amount as prize money. Any higher amount as near to Nobel … Continue reading →

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ITC and Future of Farming in Rural India

Posted on November 4, 2009 by indra

ITC through its rural initiatives such as e-Choupal network has provided a way out to bring prosperity for the farmers that interestingly must be one of the main priorities of any government. ITC’s e-Choupals today serve 40,000 villages and 4 … Continue reading →

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Education for Employability

Posted on October 21, 2009 by indra

Unfortunately, the educational curricula in the country didn’t change to match the requirement at the targeted jobs. This gap created a huge unemployed and underemployed lot that hardly justified the expenditure incurred on education by the parents and in turn … Continue reading →

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Collapsing Empires: GM and now Toyota

Posted on October 16, 2009 by indra

I have been under an awful halo of the two giants. Reasons are obvious. I worked for the automobile industry and a company that had a long tie with General Motors. I had contacts with many from GM, US as … Continue reading →

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Media: It also serves

Posted on October 14, 2009 by indra

‘India Today’ and ‘Outlook’ are the two national weekly magazines that reflect the mood of the nation. With its vernacular editions, its circulation is large enough to have impact on the people too. Both have covered one unique topic each … Continue reading →

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Can India Lead Through Innovations?

Posted on October 11, 2009 by indra

Many recent news reports about India and Indians make me ponder about if India can lead through innovations. The latest one giving hope came due to the person of Indian origin who shared the Nobel in chemistry this year. An … Continue reading →

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