Top News, 6th Aug 1)Europes & US debt crisis reaches India. Rs1.

33 lakh crore of investor wealth was wiped out as Sensex fell 387 points 2)Gujarat auto sector to employ 8 lakhs in 3 yrs. It offers better port connectivity which is essential for auto exports 3)Per capita electricity consumption in India is just 631 units as against 2490 in China & 2346 in Brazil 4)Believe it or not, 1 in 7 Americans now need govt-provided food stamps worth $170/month/person simply to survivey 5)Since mobile number portability, BSNL gained 3.5lakh customers but lost 9.3lakh

Top News, 5th Aug 1)Sonia Gandhi undergoes surgery in US. Congress keeps ailment a secret 2)Chinese banks have offered cheap yuan loans to finance $50bn of power equipment for Indian firms. BHEL and L&T feel threatened 3)As law & order improves private companies are rushing in for infrastructure projects in Bihar 4)37 % of the diesel is used by trucks, 15% by cars, 12 % buses, 10% industry, 6% railways, 12% agriculture sector & 8 % electricity 5)Taiwanese computer firm MSI to launch low cost tablets 'Enjoy' in India starting at Rs 13,999 Indians always enjoy low-cost!!!

Top News, 4th Aug 1)Fear of Chinese goods flooding Indian markets holds up FDI in retail 2)HDFC Bank starts income tax payment service through ATMs for its 115 lakh debit card holders 3)Price wars in the African market destroys margins. Bharti Airtels net profit fell

for the 6th straight quarter 4)As Apple, Microsoft & Oracle gang-up, Google cries foul as it loses out in the race for buying patents 5)Over the last 1 year, gold price in India has risen by 34%. It is now at a record Rs24,000/10gm

Top Auto News, 02 Aug 1. New Audi A6 to be launched tomorrow both petrol and diesel versions. A seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox will be standard across the range (except base model). The base model will be joined with six-speed manual transmission. 2. Skoda India coming-up two new car models in August. Skoda Laura RS & widely speculated Skoda Fabia Scout 3. General Motors India sales surge 33 percent during July. Sold total of 9,508 units compared to 7,124 units sold in the same month last year. 4. Nissan India posts 58.50 percent growth in July 2011. Managed to sell 1,593 units compared to 1,005 units sold in the same month previous year. 5. Volkswagen India sales surge 151 percent in July. Sold a total of 6,529 units compared to mere 2,597 units sold in the same month last year. Volume driving Polo hatchback and Vento sedan stood at 6,353 units during this month Boom Boom, Auto sector... Top News, 2nd Aug 1)PM's Economic Council, slams slothful Govt, says India should have done better after coming out of global crisis unscathed 2)US Republicans & Democrats reached last minute deal to cut budget deficit by $1 trillion over 10 years, but rating downgrade looks imminent 3)Bharti Airtel proposes up to Rs70cr pay package for Sunil Mittal up from last years Rs27.5cr 4)Foxconn known for assembling iPads & iPhones in China plans use 1 million robots in 3 years to cut down rising labour cost 5)98.5% of 6lakh Indian villages have public telephones: TRAI Hello! Bharat speaking!!

Interesting Data : 1.Tele marketing people can be punished upto two lakh rupees for harassing customers.2. Only six parties have received recognition as National Parties in India. 3. It is said that 250 children die per day in Bihar. 4. The value of mobiles sold in India has exceeded 33,000 crores last year. 5. The age of Chennai is 372. Interesting data :1. One letter of late actress Marlin Mandro has been auctioned for 26 lakh rupees.2. 500 Talibans had escaped from Afghanistan prison by digging a tunnel at a depth of 1000 feet.3. 70 lakh is suppose to be the electricity bill of Mr Mukesh Ambani's new house. 4. The average yearly income of Indians Residents in US is Rs 6,30,000 5. 80% of Indian women want to do jobs.

Top News, 30th July 1)New draft Land Acquisition Bill says Govt cannot acquire land for pvt companies. They have to buy rural lands at 6 times the market rates 2)CEO, HDFC: India has a huge shortage of housing. Mortgages are just 9% of GDP, in US mortgages are 84% of GDP 3)ITC to invest Rs 5,000cr in shares of rival companies as ITC feels safer to invest in familiar sectors 4)Tarak Bajpai, SpeakAsia arrested for Rs 1,329 cr multi level marketing scam 5)15% new recruits of temporary staffing firm Teamlease are permanent employees switching to temp jobs Nothing is Permanent!!! Top News, 28th July 1)Mining mafia paid off Karnataka CM Yeddy's family. Lokayukta pegs loss to Exchequer at Rs16,000cr 2)Air Indias 38,000 staff not paid salaries for months, forced to borrow, sell assets 3)DoT wants mobile cos to cancel 252mn inactive users out of 840mn, to free up mobile nos or else we move to the 11digit series 4)From Aug1 it will take just 24hrs to start a company, doing everything thats needed online 5)Twitter lingo like, TMI (too much information), IMHO (in my humble opinion) & TBH (to be honest) now part of Oxford Dictionary

OMG (Oh my God)!!!

Top News, 26th July 1)IMRB: Urban Indian Women avg monthly income doubles to Rs. 9,457 in 10 yrs. From 91% doing household work, only 71% do it now 2)CAT 2011: Only 2 sections instead of 3. Quants, DI and Verbal & Reasoning. To reduce student pressure of sectional cut-offs 3)A Raja: PM & ex-FM involved in decision to sell equity of telecos. Sibal says dilution of equity discussed, not sale 4)Samsung which runs on Android surpasses Nokia & Apple in smartphone sales 5)Big Bazaar: Women's wear in overall sales jumped from 22% to 55% in last decade Xtra Money - No Savings, Only Shopping!!

Top News, 23rd July 1)Indias share in merchandise world trade rose from 0.7% in 2000 to 1.4% in 2010 2)27 mn NRIs (2.2% of Indias population) have remitted $55bn (4% of GDP) in 2010 3)RBI permits overseas traders to hedge their currency risks with local & offshore banks for trades invoiced in rupee 4)Dairy Board to create 900 hybrid bulls in 5 years so that their progeny become milch cows which yield 30-100% more milk than the average 6.5lts 5)Univ of Basque, Spain: Cosmetics adverts convince us that we are ugly by using images of unusually beautiful people Beauty lies in the I of the beholder!!!

Top News, 22th July 1)If India agrees to Saudi Arabias demand for removal of anti-dumping duty on plastics raw material, Reliance will be the biggest loser 2)New law: Benami properties, except those in name of spouse & kids will be confiscated 3)As Cognizants April-June revenues are more than Wipros by $40mn, it replaces Wipro as Indias 3rd largest IT company 4)Drivers trapped for days in a 100km traffic jam in North China 5)Entire Apple stores being faked in China, a country known for its rampant piracy China is the limits!!! Apples revenues of $28bn equivalent to 2% of Indias GDP & not 30% as reported in yesterdays news. We regret the error. Error Happens...

Top News, 21th July 1)Govt puts pressure on Telecom Dept to auction Rs 25,000cr of unsold spectrum to operators who desperately need it to improve service 2)Apples profit grows 125% to $7.3bn, revenues grow 82% to $28bn (equivalent to 30% of Indias GDP) 3)Career Crafters, Mumbai: More & more Indian traders are learning Mandarin to strike business deals in China 4)Narayana Murthy: If bribe giving is made legal then givers can file complaints against takers without fear 5)Indias treaties with tax havens has paid off: IT officials now have proof as they get reports of funds transferred

Top News, 20th July 1)Allahabad HC cancels acquisition of 589 hectare land by Noida, putting at risk 30,000 buyers

2)Govt approves $7.2bn Reliance & BP deal on condition that no gas will be exported & output at KG-D6 block will be increased 3)British parliaments grilling of Rupert Murdoch & son over News of the World scandal becomes stuff of international high drama 4)Delhi car rental buys 90 Mercedes, says 25% of its business comes from luxury cars 5)Manish Malhotra co-creates Lakme Absolute, Timex launches bridal jeweled watches by Tarun Tahiliani Mr Azim Premji - A Track Record :1. 1982-2010 - He and his family own 79.52% of wipro Ltd. 2. Apr 2010 - Rumours abound that Premzi will reduce its stake to less than 75% to meet SEBI rule of 25% public holding for all listed companies 3. Jul 2010 - Premzi says that Finance Ministry is expected to change 25% public float norm.4. Dec 2010 - Premzi pledges 8.7% of his share worth 852 million rupees to the Azim Premji Foundation, his stake falls to 70.8% 5. Premji's son Rishad sells 2,6 lakh share of wipro for around one crore rupees reducing his stake from 0.04 to 0.03 percent. Source : Business To da

Top News, 18th July 1)Switzerland says Indians have $2.5bn in Swiss banks & not $1.5 trillion as claimed by activists 2)Facing a cumulative loss of Rs20,000cr &debts of Rs47,000cr, Air India hopes Govt will infuse more funds 3)Consumer confidence index of India 126, global 89. A score below 100 signals pessimism 4)Sachins 100th century is expected during the England tour. His images & records will be on Coca Cola cans as part of celebrations 5)It seems Google+ might do the job where Googles earlier attempts to counter Facebook like, Orkut, Jaiku, Wave & Buzz failed Just poking!!!

Top News, 16th July 1)TRAI wants 74 permits cancelled for failure to roll out services. Move will free up 210 MHz of 2G spectrum

2)Real spending/ capita in rural India rose 6.3% in 5yrs of Congress rule as compared to 1.2% during 5yrs of BJP rule 3)Search for returns to send investors to India, where GDP is growing at 8%, while the rest of the world grows by 3.2% 4)Deathly Hallows II, 3D the 8th & final movie in the Harry Potter franchise raked in $82.5 mn worldwide in 3 days 5)Indias share of the $67bn global video gaming business is just $0.2bn, but with 3G the share will be much larger

Top News, 15th July 1)Rocked by explosion, 50% diamond traders to shift to Bharat Diamond Bourse, Bandra, which is like a fortress 2)A cooperative of 4mn farmers, IFFCO won the Coffey Award at London for their service to provide timely agricultural information to farmers via mobile phone 3)Vodafone, Airtel &Idea to share their 3G service networks to provide seamless service at reduced cost 4)Real estate group buying sites like GrOffr multiply buyers bargaining power & squeeze huge discounts from builders 5)In 1947 literacy in India was 18%, 53% in 1991, 65% in 2001 & 74% in 2011 We want 100%!!!

Top News, 14th July 1)Bombs explode at rush hour in Mumbais crowded business areas 2)As race for supplying 126 fighter aircrafts becomes intense, Defense Minister AK Antony warned companies, not to try to corrupt our people 3)10% more students across IIMs choose manufacturing over finance. Figure to go up further in next 3 years 4)A high UK jobless rate coupled with rising costs in India, compel Aviva, BT & Santander to move work back home 5)Borrow it Bindaas, a US based online sari rental helps US guests & Indians dress up in designer saris Every problem is a business idea!!!

Top News, 11th July 1)As US firms struggle with rising oil prices & weak demand, they force Indian IT vendors to reduce billing rates by 15% 2)To check theft of subsidized foodgrains, trucks will be monitored via GPS. Move will also aid timely delivery 3)Mukesh Ambani: Businesses should be measured on social returns together with financial returns 4)Bihars farmers now supplying 14 Lakh Litre milk Per Day. The figure was just 2.8 LLPD in 2000. It targets 32 LLPD by 2021 5)Britains 168 year old tabloid, News of the World, closed due to a phonehacking scandal. Editor arrested Anything for news!!! India's top 20 brands: Amul is No. 1 Top News, 6th July 1)RBI Governor says poor quality of data from Govt agencies is frustrating the policymakers 2)Breakup: As Godrej was impatient with the slow progress, Hersheys to sell its 51% stake in Joint Venture 3)Except tickets & hotel bookings, Indians are not comfortable shopping online. They research online but shop offline 4)As travel agents block tickets sold at IRCTC to sell them at a premium, Railways new e-ticketing service is designed to block the agents 5)55% Mumbaikars live in slums. Ghatkopar, Mankhurd, Bhandup &Dindoshi slums have each become larger than Dharavi Living in a box, literally!!!

Top News, 5th July 1)BP acquiring stake in Reliance, Vodafone purchase of Essar stake & CairnVedanta deal help to increase FDI in India 2)Reliance investors nervous as Jaipal Reddy replaces Murli Deora as Minister of

petroleum & natural gas. In 2011, RIL stock fell 18.3% 3)Revenues of Indias top 4 IT cos grew 4-6% in Apr-Jun quarter, better than 24% in previous quarter 4)82% of British employers rate attitude as most important. Prefer hiring immigrants as Britons lose their work ethic 5)Rs1lakh cr treasure, more than Keralas public debt of Rs70,969cr discovered in Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple Thank God!!!

Top News, 01 Jul - Vodafone warns $2.5 bln India tax bill could double - May exports up 56.9 pct y/y - govt - Apple, RIM in group buying Nortel's patents for $4.5 bln - China June PMI hits 28-month low as global slowdown bites - Russia to supply nuclear submarine to India - RIA - Fuel inflation accelerates to 8-week high - Botched replay led to Dhoni dismissal - ICC ICC to CCC (Cricket Controversies continues)

Top News, 24th June 1) Before Anna Hazare starts his 2nd agitation, Govt initiates electoral reforms. Criminals wont be allowed to contest 2) US to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan this year &23,000 next year. Till date 1,600 US troops have been killed in Afghanistan 3) 4 (Four) IIPM students have filed a petition with Karnataka High Court to close or derecognize IIPM & prosecute top management 4) ET Survey 2011: Google, Intel &Makemytrip are Indias Best Companies To Work For 5) HCLs Shiv Nadar, Wipros Azim Premji, GMRs Rao & Bollywoods Vivek Oberoi in Forbes list of Worlds Top 48 Heroes of Philanthropy Real Heroes Care!!!

Top Mktg News 23rd June 1)Reliance ADA group promoted BigFlix video rental service to shut 24 standalone stores to reduce operational costs, will stress on call centre based sales 2)Retail major Marks & Spencers Reliance India will increase local sourcing for merchandise to 70% over next 2 years, to focus on tier 2 cities 3)Google's share of search based ad revenue increases by 38.9% to $10.92billion in US, unaffected by Microsoft's Bing Google steals Bing's Bang!!! Top News, 23rd June 1)Oil cos burdened with Rs1,20,000cr debt have no money to import crude. Govt forced to hike prices of Diesel, kerosene & LPG in July 2)Over 120 Indian companies are setting up Singapore office a month as it is the gateway to Asia-Pacific markets 3)Domain names may no longer have to end as .com or .in etc, they can be anything. This opens the floodgates to cybersquatting & online fraud 4)Tata Motors move High Court over Mamatas 2011 Land Act to take back land allotted to Tatas at Singur 5)New cost saving mantra: 50,000 employees ie 40% of IBM Indias staff work from home So much home-work!!!

Top News, 22nd June 1)Due to rising costs half of the 930,000 under construction residential units in India, to be delivered in 2011-13, will be delayed by 18 months 2)The tendency to trade up ie replace cheaper things with expensive stuff was 38% in China, 34% India, 17% US & 15% Europe 3)US works to get India into the 45 member nuclear club. The fact that India wont sign the Non-proliferation Treaty will be ignored 4)Chinas boom doomed. Soaring inflation, rising labor costs & mounting local government debt threaten growth 5)AMUL crosses $2bn sales turnover mark just 4 years after crossing the $1bn mark

Its 2 much!!!

Top Mktg News 21st June 1)FDI in multi-brand retail initially to be open only for top 6 metros, move taken keeping in mind impact on smaller retailers 2)Luxury Brands want to step out of Star hotels & Luxury Malls in India, looking at modernized airports & hybrid format where they share space with premium brands 3)With car sales at 20 month low, auto cos offering discounts plus spending heavily on marketing with below the line activities Auto industry out of gas???

Top News, 21st June 1)Sensex tanks 611 pts on fears that Govt will renegotiate tax avoidance treaty with Mauritius 2)5 years ago farmers paid Rs650, have to pay labour Rs3,500 now. They blame Govts MNREGS for shortage of labour 3)Britons without work in their own country. 87% of 400,000 new jobs have gone to immigrants 4)70 million uninhabited houses in China. Satellite images show half-a-dozen new cities are entirely empty 5)In 2010-11, profit of Emirates Airlines rose 43% to $1.5bn, when combined profits of European airlines fell by 74% to $0.5mn & American airlines by 71% to $1.2bn What goes up, comes down!!!

Top Mktg News 20th June 1)Bharti-Walmart keeps focus on Tier2-3 cities as it opens its 7th cash & carry store in Raipur, Chhattisgarh with $7million investment. To open 12 new stores by Dec 2011 2)Apparel retailer Arvind to add 2 new foreign brands to portfolio to focus on youth segment which has higher growth rate

3)TV & mobile Cos like Onida & Karbonn Mobiles cash in on Indian love for high volume sound with product offerings like 1000 watt PMPO TVs Shor in the city!!!

Top News, 20th June 1)Civil servants go slow on work, are unwilling to take risks due to fear of corruption scandals & CBI 2)Mahindras business has grown 7 times in the past decade but promoters of M&M have lowest holding amongst Indias top 100 family-run companies 3)Indian 2-wheeler majors plan to take on their Chinese counterparts in Africa 4)Boeing & Airbus feel the heat as China seems determined to enter the civilian aircraft industry 5)As Mukesh & Anils companies market wealth fall by Rs73,000cr & Rs60,000cr respectively, Tata group market wealth now bigger than both brothers combined Ta Ta to Reliance???

Top Mktg News 18th June 1)FIAT struggles in India due to low brand recall and ineffectual marketing & distribution efforts, capacity underutilization another cause 2)Worldwide mobile ad revenue to double & reach $3.3billion in 2011. Search & Maps to generate highest revenues, video/audio ads to grow fastest: Gartner 3)Videocon backed Next Retail to foray into Southern markets with an investment of Rs100Cr, aims to cover every district in 3 southern states

Top News, 18th June 1)Due to stricter vigilance percentage of students who cleared the SSC exams fell from 78.7% last year to 71% this year 2)RBI study: Productivity of the manufacturing sector in 1980-2004 was the best in Bihar

3)10 lakh public sector bank employees across the country will go on strike on July 7 to protest privatization 4)Emboldened by the success of BMW, Mercedes & Audi, Toyota to launch its luxury car Lexus in India 5)Hammered by iPhone & Android: BlackBerry announced headcount reduction to cut costs as share prices fell 15% on reports of sinking profits Blackberries turn red!!! Top News, 17th June 1)To fight the inflation demon, Repo Rate-the rate at which RBI lends to banks has been raised 25 basis points to 7.5% 2)Anna to fast from 16Aug as UPA hardens its stand. Arvind Kejriwal accuses Govt of going back on its assurances, calls Govts version of the bill as jokepal 3)As Greece struggles, default is imminent. Impact on Eurozone may hurt Indias exports & make overseas borrowing more difficult 4)Toyota set to trigger hatchback price war by launcing the much awaited Liva at just Rs 4 lakhs 5)Wadias GoAir which has 10 Airbus A320 places $7bn order for 72 Airbus A320s Come on, GoAir Go!!!

Top News, 16th June 1)Top bankers want Govt to resume economic reforms or current slowdown may turn into a slump 2)HRD Minister says its irrational: 100% cut off marks at Delhis Shri Ram College shows lack of quality institutions 3)Fall in number of new Management Institutes. Andhra Pradesh has 962 Management Institutes, UP 544, Maharashtra 413, Tamil Nadu 393 & Karnataka 224 4)Cyber Law Panel: Gmail, BlackBerry, Nokia email & Skype cant be banned just because they cant be monitored 5)Coke bottler signs MoU with Recyclers to recycle Plastic bottles by making ragpickers stakeholders 6)Honda drastically reduces prices of the City a C-segment car due to burgeoning

pressure from rivals such as Vento, Verna, SX4 Diesel and the upcoming Fiesta. Top Mktg News 15th June 1)P&G increasing focus on Men's skincare market to get rid of late entrant tag. Olay skincare targeting premium end & Gillette priced competitively 2)Castrol moves away from mechanical & rational advertising; trying to bring in emotional touch in latest ad campaign by Ogilvy 3)Modern retail growth outpaced Kirana store growth at 29.3% in 2010, Large store visit every month by Indian shoppers increased to 37%: Nielsen Report

Top News, 15th June 1)RBI will be forced to raise interest rates for the 10th time in 15 months to fight the inflation monster which is above 9% once again 2)Financial Stability Report highlights Indias trouble spots: High debt, bad loans, oil shock, fiscal excesses & stagflation 3)Jayalalithaa accuses that P Chidambaram won Lok Sabha seat by fraudulently defeating her party candidate 4)Obama: Republicans opposition to raise US debt ceiling up from $14.3trillion could trigger a new economic crisis 5)A wave of violent unrest over economic & political grievances in urban areas rocks China Listen before its too late!!!

Top Mktg News 14th June 1) Japanese Ad agency Dentsu which caters to mainly auto cos & consumer durables cos looking at bagging FMCG clients: Executive Chairman Rohit Ohri 2) Dabur's Odomos launches 'below the line' campaign on mosquito borne diseases in slum areas near NCR 3) Jewellery buyers in Southern India shifting loyalty to diamonds from gold due to rising gold prices, experts believe diamond can capture 65% market share by 2015

Top News, 14th June 1)Congress spokesperson: Anna is an unelected tyrant. Centre is running out of patience with irrational expectations & attitudes 2)Sales of light vehicles in India to rise from 2.7 mn in 2010 to 17.4 mn in 2020, pushing its rank from 6th to 3rd largest market 3)Sebi Official KM Abraham alleges he & colleague are being harassed by Finance Ministry entities against whom he had taken action 4)Economists: Euro zone storing up problems, not tackling debt crisis head on 5)In the smartphone market Samsung becomes No1 beating a struggling Nokia, which has lead the market for 14 years

1) Indian mobile phone advertising mkt stymied by failure in micro segmenting & targeting of consumers, Market size a measly Rs 250Cr 2) HUL to launch 3 new products targeted at kids & homemakers to reinforce brand Kissan, products to be backed by significant ad campaigns & distribution support 3) Coke launches EKoCool solar powered cooler for its retailers in rural markets, high cost of Rs 45000 a likely barrier Coke, now cooled by the sun!!!

Top News, 11th June 1) Mukesh Ambanis RIL buys out Bharti from insurance JVs with AXA. Brothers now in direct competition 2) The Bureau of Energy Efficiency wins battle with auto giants. All new cars will eventually carry fuel efficiency labels 3) 30% more British sellers than buyers of top London property. East Europeans, Russians, Arabs, Indians & Chinese move in 4) Under Fiats management control Chrysler makes a turnaround & manages to repay the entire $7.6bn of bailout loans from the US Govt 5) Out of Delhi, Babas campaign loses momentum, ends in a whimper as the yoga guru is admitted in ICU Not so fast!!!

Top News, 10th June 1)Unions of neighboring Honda, Rico & Lumax to strike for a day to support Maruti workers 2)After her lecture in Harvard on her unconventional business methods, Shahnaz Husain has become a favorite in phoren B-school circuit 3)CEO angrily refutes reports, says Nokia not for sale. CTO leaves over disagreement on strategy 4)Tokyo is Asias most expensive city, Singapore 6th, Beijing 8th, New Delhi 38th, Mumbai 43rd & Pune 50th 5)MD Hiranandani Group: Real estate is sinkhole of black money & epicenter of corruption due to hundreds of approvals required from Govt agencies

Top News, 9th June 1)FM warns Govt may miss revenue growth target as tax collections may fall due to economy slowdown 2)As granaries are overflow & millions go hungry, Govt appoints a 15 member panel to find better storage & distribution methods to minimize food waste 3)Apple announced plans to launch iMessage to challenge BlackBerry Messenger. RIM stock falls by 3% 4)Armsdev Baba: Smarting from the June 4 lathi charge Baba to form an army of 11,000 volunteers 5)Infosys puts the lifetime value of its 1,30,000 employees as intangibles on its Balance sheet. Each employee worth more than a crore Employees=Net worth!!!

1)LG India to enter Rs2500Cr commercial display market.To target retail, hotels & banking. 2)Premium fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger latest entrant in Rs3000Cr children wear market, to not dilute premium positioning, sales rising 50% annually due to rising incomes 3)Indian Cos leveraging social media sites to win new businesses. 83% Cos believe marketing strategy can't be successful without social media: Survey Facebooking is work now

Top News, 8th June 1)Baba Ramdevs Rs1,100cr empire which includes medicine, food, cosmetics &real estate under tax scanner 2)Vertex BPO, UK to hire 14,000 in 2 years to ramp up its India operations to reach revenue target of Rs450cr by 2013 end

3)Ford on its way to cut debt from $33bn in 2009 to $14bn by June 2011. It aims to regain investment-grade debt rating before resuming paying dividend 4)Indias 1st desi cruise liner Amet Majesty to make its 1st voyage next week from Chennai 5)Vodafone faces huge social media backlash after it sent a legal notice to a customer for defaming it on Facebook Lost face on Facebook!!!

Top News, 7th June 1)Supreme Court asks Centre, why was Baba evicted? Hazare team boycotts Lokpal Bill meeting 2)Sivasankaran told CBI that Minister Kalanithi & Sun TVs Dayanidhi Maran forced him to sell his stake in Aircel 3)In US Satyam pays a fine of $135mn for falsifying accounts, its auditor PwC pays $33mn & Ranbaxy to pay $1bn for compliance issues 4)No filing of tax return: If salary is below Rs 5lakh then Form 16 will be treated as Income Tax Return 5)A bumper wheat crop when Govt granaries are overfull forces farmers to sell at just Rs 1000/quintal below Govt set price of Rs 1750 Plenty is a problem!!!

Top Mktg News 3rd June 1)Indian internet usage growing more pre-planned and time efficient: Study by Microsoft Advertising & Mindshare 2)Largest food retailer Reliance Retail to launch whole sale cash & carry format stores soon: Mukesh Ambani 3)Budget brands like Koutons, revisit sales strategy to combat rise in input costs, declining investor confidence and dip in retail industry. Closing non viable stores and discount revision planned Selling cheap proves costly!

Top News, 3rd June 1)Shares of Maran Family's Sun TV crash by 28% & Spice Jet by 16% as CBIs 2G scam investigations corner Dayanidhi Maran. He was Telecom Minister till May 2007 2)ISRO bags multi-million dollar contracts to launch 12 foreignsatellites in 2 years 3)Moodys warned it would cut USs' top-notch credit rating if White House did not raise US debt limit from current $14.3trillion 4)Global wealth is now $121.8trillion. It increased by $9trillion in 2010 5)A virulent new strain of E.coli bacteria that has killed 17 people in Europe may be the deadliest yet in human 1) Social media a major & effective tool for supporting causes and social issues due to great reach & accessibility: WPP Study 2) IPL 4 recorded lowest ever ratings of 3.91 vs. 5.51 of IPL 3, viewer fatigue, greater number of matches & changes in teams likely reasons 3) Airbus corporate jet business goes for rebranding, introduces new colors to highlight innovation and adds common nomenclature ACJ to corporate jet names

Top News, 2nd June 1)Pranab Mukherjee, Kapil Sibal meet Ramdev Baba at Delhi airport to persuade him to give up 4th June mass Satyagraha against black money 2)After success in Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru, HealthLine 24x7, Indias 1st phone& web-based healthcare info service to be in Kolkata, Chennai & Pune 3)As drinking becomes more socially acceptable, India to unseat Russia as the 2nd largest spirits market by 2013 4)Toyota recalls 105,784 Prius cars in US & Japan to fix faulty gearbox, steering 5)US smart phone survey: 36% use an Android device, 26% iPhones & 23% Blackberrys Baba on fast, Politicians aghast!!! 02 June at 15:05 Like 8 people

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Top Mktg News 1st June 1) Targeting semi-urban markets, Pepsi launches Lehar potato chips, 40% cheaper than flagship Lays, to expand in the Rs 2,500 Cr chips market 2) Godrej Properties launches YouTube Channel on its projects to bolster interactive marketing efforts 3)Aditya Birla Retail mulls entering new specialty segments, planned addition of 160 stores to the flagship 'More' Desire not more of the same but continual growth

Top News, 31th May 1) Indian Oil Corp to borrow $1.3bn a month to offset revenue loss of Rs2.6bn/day bcoz of state set fuel prices 2) To boost employment opportunities for locals, Saudi Arabia to put 6 year cap on expat workers. 2 million Indians work in Saudi 3) U-turn: Following Japans nuclear disaster, Germany becomes first country to shut all nuclear power plants by 2022 4) Yamaha which sells scooters in US & Europe, to invest $10mn to produce scooters in India 5) Nokias Facebook campaign, KKR tension mat le yaar, a hit. For brands advertising is communication but social media is engagement Yes Facebook, No tension!!!

Top Marketing News 30th May 1)Aircels iphone4 launch campaign uses look-walkers (lightweight portable LED lit billboards carried by people) who move in crowds to get highest visibility

2)Rising input costs forces HUL, Indias largest advertiser to cut ad spends from 15% of sales in the first nine months of 2010-11 to 12.7% in this quarter 3)Brand Dhoni sky-rockets after IPL win, core of the brand is a cool determination to win overcoming all odds

Top News, 30th May 1) Food Security Bill guarantees 7 kgs of grain/person/month to the poorest rural 46% &urban 26% 2) Launch of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industries marks the success of entrepreneurs from backward classes 3) CEO Maruti: World over we were always No7, No8 so we have no experience of leadership, but in India we are No1 4) From facing bankruptcy a few years ago to plans of rapid expansion. 80 year old Bata to open 100 stores of 5,000 sqft every year 5) Rice output in Andhra Pradesh is up 30%. As price fell to Rs 8/kg angry farmers dumped paddy into the Krishna river Too much of a good thing is bad!!! Top News, 26th May 1)Standard Chartered: In next 20 years on an average China to grow at 6.9% & India 9.3% 2)Rich, non-urban young are lapping up 45% of India sales of super luxury cars Aston Martins, Bugattis, Maseratis & Ferraris worth more than Rs1.5cr each 3)80% of the $30bn revenues of Aditya Birla Group come from commodities. In 4 months it has spent Rs6,300cr in acquiring commodity firms 4)New MBA mantras are mentoring slum students, stints in villages, lessons from Bhagavad Gita & building emotional & spiritual quotients 5)India ranks 135 out of 153 countries in the Global Peace Index 2011

Top Mktg News 25th May 1) Parle launches new biscuit, Milk Power at Price points Rs5&10 to corner 30% of the 80,000 tonnes a year market. Launch is in Tamil Nadu as its share is 50% of the Indian market 2) Based on research hair colour Godrej Expert has been relaunched with a new mission to make hair happy for its 4cr consumers 3)To overtake rival MTV in brand space Channel V plans to open 30 cafe-bars,[V] Spot across India in 3 yrs Spot competition to stop competition!!

Top Marketing News 24th May 1) Fashion brand Blackberrys has awarded its creative mandate for its AutumnWinter Collection to T.A.G Ideation of McCann Worldgroup India 2)J ustDial releases 4 ad films trying to promote its USP; Any contact, Anytime, Anywhere casting Big B, across viral media i.e. internet 3) Pepsi with its 360deg marketing campaign Change The Game, stood 1st in a survey of consumers brand awareness during the Cricket World Cup ?

Top News, 24th May 1)Desperate for funds: Last year Govt made Rs65,000cr from 20MHz 3G auction. Finance Ministry wants speedy auction of remaining 20MHz of 3G spectrum 2)The US imports 30% of its apparel requirements worth $11bn from India. But, India has been blacklisted as US believes Child labour is used in apparel industry 3)Indias largest online travel co MakeMyTrip announces Public Offer. The company expects to raise Rs814cr at Rs1180/share 4) Lokpal bill proposal: Assets amassed through corrupt means by a public servant will be frozen during investigation & liquidated on his being proved guilty

5)Minister Jairam Ramesh: IITs & IIMs are excellent because of the quality of students not because of quality of research or faculty

Top Marketing News, 23rd May 1)Last year Dabur had acquired Egypytian cosmetic group Hobi Kozmetik for $69mn. Now it is launching Hobis brands Hobby and New Era in the premium end of Indian personal care market 2)Godrejs mini refrigerator Chotukool targetted at rural markets, priced at Rs 3500 launched. It does not have a compressor & can also be run on battery 3)In a case of unfair trade practice, Coca Cola to pay Rs 7,000 as compensation to a man after he found a dead fly inside a sealed Limca bottle

1) Cadbury Kraft India to position iconic biscuit brand "Oreo" on a "Togetherness Quotient". Thru this social movement, parents to spend more time with kids. 2) Apple, Google -- world's best brands, was determined by 2 mn in-depth consumer interviews & financial analysis of Cos. Rankings based on Millward Brown Optimor model. 3) Now Godrej to launch music-refrigerators. Can listen FM, MP3 Songs or charge mobiles.

Top Marketing News - 19th May 1) Levis plan to trigger demand with "Going Viral" marketing. 8 brand ambassadors called "Denizen 8" selected from diverse fields' blog about the brand on social media like FB & Twitter. 2) Mitsubishi Motors looking for a creative partner for its entire product portfolio. Two rounds of presentations by ad agencies included not only advertising related ideas but also media planning & buying inputs. 3) Stationery stalwart Camlin to tie up with a foreign partner; planning to move from mass range to premium range of products to improve margins.

Top News, 18th May 1) Petrol was 26% higher than diesel in Apr2010 today it is 68%. Petrols weight in inflation index is 1.1% versus diesels 4.7% 2)Inflated terror bill dispute: US has rejected 40% of the claims submitted by Islamabad as expenses to fight al-Qaeda 3)U2opia, Singapore has developed a new app that allows any handset to access Facebook without paying for a data connection. Airtel users can dial *fbk# 4)AIADMK had promised to give free laptops to 1.4million XI & XII grade students in state. Laptop makers anxiously waiting for windfall 5)Mumbai courts collect Rs17cr as fines in 52 days Justice Pays!!!

Top News, 16th May 1)Indians born in 2009 have a life expectancy of 65years, in 1989 it was 57years 2)Only 4mn out of 771mn users have dumped their operators in the first 5 months of MNP. RCom biggest loser 3)Azim Premji invests $15mn in Vinod Khoslas US based green fund which specializes in new techniques to make bio fuels 4)Director, Hyundai Motor India: Last year all our competitiors launched new products. We didnt launch any. Yet we didnt lose our market share of 20% 5)Ashutosh Garg started Guardian Lifecare with Rs10cr at age 46 years. In 8 years expands to 250 pharma stores with revenues of Rs 175cr

Assembly Elections - 14th May 1) With Mamta, Jayalalitha, Mayawati & Sheila Dixit as CMs, 30% of population to be governed by women. 2) After 34 yrs of struggle to power, Good Governance, Private Investments & Infrastructure to be the key focus for Mamta. 3) Rahul Gandhis young & inexperienced candidates lose badly. Not a single candidate won in Kerala. 4) 2G Scam tainted DMK voted out. Jayalalitha to focus on Governance, Infrastructure, Agriculture & Power.

5) Assam CM Tarun Gogoi wins for 3rd successive time. Expected to continue negotiating peace with Ulfa & other militant outfits. Time for Peace & Governance !!

Top News 13th May 1) India's largest software company Tata Consultancy Services has been ranked among Britains top five employers by the CRF institute. 2) Coming out of recession Infosys cash pile & iGate-Patni's debt raises eyebrows among clients. 3) After PR attack on Google, Facebook was left red-faced acknowledging that it had hired a prominent public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. 4) India has completed the process of ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. 5) Indian intelligence agencies had several inputs showing Osama was in Pakistan s Custody since 2002. Top News, 11th May 1) Indias largest bank, State Bank of India shocks industry by raising rates by a massive 75 basis points. Other banks may follow SBI 2) Big Deal: Microsoft to acquire Skype for $8.5bn in cash. Deal will help it compete better with Google 3) New Zealand to let Indian professionals in if it gets access to Indias dairy market 4) Maharashtra Govt has received 1,700 proposals for setting up English-medium schools. Most applications are from the rural areas 5) The Planning Commission: An urban Indian spending over Rs20 a day cannot be termed poor & would not receive social benefits & subsidies Top News, 9th May 1)Finance Ministry worried that it wont be able to meet Fiscal deficit target of 4.6% of GDP due to slowdown. Much will depend on Monsoon 2)Obama to Americans: I dont want new breakthrough technologies & new manufacturing taking place in China & India 3)Debt Trap: Despite tax hikes, wage reductions & sweeping spending cuts

Greece now owes 1.5 times its GDP 4)Indians in UK rich list: 1st LN Mittal 17bn, 9th Gopi & Srichand Hinduja 6bn, 12th Ravi Ruia 5bn 5)The Forest Owlet rediscovered after 113 years may replace the Green Pigeon as the State Bird of Maharashtra

Top News, 6th May 1)Slum dwellers: Maharashtra 1.8cr, UP 1.08cr, West Bengal 85lakh, MP 64lakh, Gujarat 47lakh & India 9.3cr 2)Bharti Airtel Q4 profits drop 31% due to higher interest costs, cut-throat competition & a moneydraining African odyssey 3)New No 1: Samsung with market share 29% overtakes Nokia, market share 28%, in Western Europe market 4)30,000 Australia-trained Indian graduates to be recruited to help deal with a skills shortage in the Australian mining sector 5)In a year Ghari doubles it market share & with sales of Rs2,000cr, is No2 to Wheel &ahead of FMCG stars like Colgate & Lux

Top News, 5th May 1) Govt set to increase diesel by up to Rs5/lt &oil companies plan to raise petrol by Rs5/lt after assembly polls end on May 10 2)Sensex records longest losing streak in 9 years, may enter into bear phase as cost of funds rise & Govt is determined to rein in prices sacrificing growth 3)Indias population to peak at 1.7bn by 2060 &Chinas to peak at 1.4bn by 2030 4) Brand Godrej valued at $3bn (Rs13,000cr), more than that of Lenovo & Nissan but less than Loreal &Starbucks 5) Mukesh Ambanis new found Vision for Reliance: Emphasis on safety & Total regulatory compliance

Top News, 2nd May 1) KV Kamath replaces Murthy as Infosys Chairman.He will draw a plan for appointment of professionals & eventual exit of all founders 2) Air India earns Rs36cr/day &spends Rs62cr/day. It has to take loans to pay salaries to its 32,000 employees. Without Govt support wont get out of debt trap 3) In the Rs10,500cr softdrinks industry, fizzy lime-lemon drinks grew 17% last year, colas 11% & orange-flavoured drinks by 8% 4) 11 lakh students suffer as AIEEE entrance exam paper leaks 5) Concerned over rising incidents of cyber crime, RBI advises banks to set up whistle blowing system

News, 30th April 1)Standard Chartered sold to its rich clients debentures worth Rs 150cr with buy back option, but is declining to buyback now citing regulations 2)30 Mumbai hospitals to be punished for forcing patients with insurance to pay first and get reimbursed later 3)Chinas population grew by 5.8% in the last decade to reach 1.34bn. Proportion of children below 14 years fell from 22.9% to 16.6% 4)LinkedIn survey: Thriving economy & greater career opportunities lures NRIs back to India 5)Infosys employees blame poor leadership as key reasons for its recent poor performance