Archive
EDITION: 06 September, 2013
Podcast
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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups
A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India
Column
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Tales of Entrepreneurship: A Peek into Tomorrow's Potential Winners
Our 14 Hidden Gems are companies that have tasted success by identifying spaces to operate profitably in
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Make the Most of Tumbling Stock Markets
In search of value: Periods of turmoil in the market are wonderful opportunities to buy quality stocks cheap
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Why Big Data Could be Messy
Can it help design better products, build crack teams and strong cultures?
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The Global Downturn has Led to a New Economic Nationalism
The global financial crisis has heralded moves to reduce globalisation and greater integration. Growth in trade and cross-border investment, which has underpinned prosperity and development, is being reversed
Tip-Off
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The Competent Authority: A funny and sophisticated satire
The funniest satire on modern India
Check-in
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Fifth Avenue's Tower of Trouble
it has been home to glamorous names like Steven Spielberg and Andrew Lloyd Webber, but the 68-storey Trump Tower, Donald Trump’s original signature luxury high-rise, on New York’s Fifth Avenue, has also had its share of residents mired in scandals, from illicit gambling rings and money laundering to the theft of jewels and art. Here are some of the most notable.
Thoughts
Work in Progress
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Advanced Hair Studio Claims to Grow Self-Confidence, Not Just Hair
The hair replacement industry is complex and unregulated but players like Advanced Hair Studio are not complaining as they take advantage of burgeoning demand
Hidden Gems
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Ocean Sparkle: Managing Ports Along India's Coastline
With little fuss, the Hyderabad-based port operations company has built a presence all along India’s coastline
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Nova Medical Centers: Growing with Short-Stay Surgical Facilities
Same-day discharge is still a novel concept in Indian health care, but this company’s growth is evidence that it is catching on
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StarAgri: Building Storage Capacities, and Much More
It may hold commodities worth Rs 1,500 crore in its warehouses, but this company’s services extend way beyond storage
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Mewar Ortho: Taking Quality Health Care to Rural India
Udaipur’s Dr Manish Chhaparwal set out to fund his American dream. Instead, he set up India’s leading orthopaedic health care delivery system
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Inox India: Capitalising on the US's Shift Towards Shale
The US shale boom and some smart acquisitions have propelled the firm to great heights
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S Chand: India's Fastest-Growing Educational Publisher
A strategy to acquire and grow is set to elevate the 76-year-old educational publishing veteran to domestic market leader
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Ratnakar Bank: Kolhapur's Local Lender is Among India's Top Ones
A change in leadership put the company on a firm growth path. Today, it’s among India’s top private sector banks
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SRL Ltd: Taking Diagnostics to Every Indian District
With a focus on credibility and scale, the company is the clear industry leader
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AGS Transact Technologies: From Dispensing Paints to Money
The banks may be the face but AGSTT is the muscle behind at least 25,000 ATMs in India
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Genesis Colors: Success Beyond Satya Paul
Though the company is far from a one-brand wonder, Satya Paul continues to be its calling card
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Consul Consolidated: Making the Most of Power Problems
The Chennai-based power conditioning and UPS firm is making the right moves to capitalise on a growing market
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Craftsman Automation: Cheap and Efficient Engineering
This diversified light engineering company has grown by adopting new ideas without worrying about following the herd
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AU Financiers: Making it Easy to Buy Second-Hand Commercial Vehicles
Despite the economic slowdown, the finance company has managed to attract investor interest
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Renew Power: Tapping into India's Wind Energy Potential
A new player, a nascent industry and an astute promoter make this an exciting journey to track
Cheat Sheet
Special
Best Under A Billion
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Fitness Chain Talwalkars' Competition is the Couch
When yours is the first name in Indian “gymming”
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Final Farewells: Doing it in Luxury with Lungyen Life Service
David Lee brought dignity and luxury to Taiwan funerals, and now the mainland is calling on his services
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Instant Hit: Super Group’s Coffee Mix for Asian Tastes
David Teo introduced Singapore to a new way of buying coffee. Later his son suggested a food ingredients business. The combo is making Super Group a food-and-beverage force
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Korean Pop: SM Entertainment's Production-Line Approach to Success
Lee Soo-Man built his SM Entertainment into a music powerhouse. Swept along by the Korean Wave, it’s conquered much of Asia
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Asia's 200 Best Under a Billion: China Dominates, India Falters
China continues to dominate the roster, while Indian firms fall off
Recliner
World Watch
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Measuring the Global Forest Cover
The world’s forest cover is declining, but at a lower rate than in the 1990s. And while some developing nations are cutting away more of their trees, others are planting more
Nuggets
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For the Road, and Home
A pick of the best, the latest, the greenest, the quirkiest, the most luxurious... that money can buy
