Dell has managed a coup by knocking off HP (Hewlett Packard) from the No. 1 position in the Indian personal computer market, after six years.

Dell checkmates HP

Business Standard

It is a market which every automobile major is eyeing. The hatchback market in India, which is growing at 35 per cent annually, has quite a few superstars &ndash; Maruti Suzuki&rsquo;s Swift, Hyundai i20, Volkswagen&rsquo;s Polo, the Skoda fabia and Ford&rsquo;s Figo.

Toyota raises the pitch in hatchback market

The seminar comes ahead of the government's first Defence Production Policy to be announced later in the same month, along with a significantly revised Defence Procurement Policy.

ISB to host two-day meet on defence production

With a price tag of just Rs 1 lakh, the Nano was meant for all those Indians who wanted to drive a car but couldn&rsquo;t afford to buy one. Once it&rsquo;s out on the road, pundits had said, the market will explode. Every nook and cranny of the country will be crammed with the small wonder. Ratan Tata, the chairman of the Tata group, had told The McKinsey Quarterly when the Nano was being conceived that such a car could sell up to a million pieces in a year.

A topsy-turvy ride

The four big themes that are likely to dominate 2011 and beyond.

Over to a brand new world

An understanding of leadership and its connection with the brain can help drive efficiency.

The neuroscience of leadership

&ldquo;On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century.

Of bouncers & googlies... And tackling them

The modern Indian shopper is visiting a broad &lsquo;repertoire&rsquo; of stores, is brand loyal and value conscious, according to a report by The Nielsen Company. The study on shopper habits and retailer strategies across urban India found that instead of gravitating to just one store, the Indian shopper is moving across store types to fulfill a variety of needs.

'Crossover shopper' comes of age

Mahindra Holidays &amp; Resorts has cut out defaulters and dormant customers to streamline operations.

No room for defaulters

Tata Chemicals recently launched a range of pulses branded i-Shakti Dal. Observers feel that this is just the beginning of the foray into edibles by the company which started out as a fertiliser producer and diversified into salt. That&rsquo;s not off the mark. Tata Chemicals Chief Operating Officer (consumer products division) Ashvini Hiran says: &ldquo;We will invest more in i-Shakti which will serve as our umbrella food brand.

Chemistry of pulses

Cellcast Interactive is all set to roll out its own television channel in the second quarter of 2011. The channel will be the first 24X7 participatory channel in India and will telecast interactive game shows only. Cellcast Interactive India Founder &amp; Chief Executive Officer Pankaj Thakar says: &ldquo;Cellcast India has been the pioneer in developing integrated participation content in the fast-growing Indian mobile and interactive TV market. It will be completely based on user-generated content and the viewers can participate and win prizes.

Participatory gaming

If 2010 was the year of education reforms, the new year is expected to see the private sector stepping on the gas, finally. Kalpana Pathak reports.

Waiting for a new chapter

The home textiles market in India is estimated to be Rs 17,000 crore and is growing at over 9 per cent annually.

KIT: The home textiles market in India

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The Strategist Quiz (#182)

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    What is common to Dawn,

Answers to last week&#39s quiz (#181)

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CAT results out of the bag? Rumours abound

The Indian School of Business on Wednesday launched Young Leaders Programme targeting undergraduates.

ISB launches young leaders' programme

R Gopalakrishnan, Tata Chemicals Vice Chairman, calls it the &lsquo;farm to fork&rsquo; strategy. Just a fortnight ago, the company became the country&rsquo;s first national branded player in pulses by launching four popular varieties &ndash; chana, toor, urad and moong under the i-Shakti brand name.

Tata joins the farm to fork bandwagon

When the &ldquo;Christmas Caravan&rdquo;, a holiday-themed delivery truck carrying Santa Claus and a group of carol singers, rolled into your friendly neighbourhood outlet, it was a part of Coca Cola India&rsquo;s compelling holiday campaigns.

Coke keeps Yuletide caravan rolling

Premier B-school Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) today said it has initiated the process of setting up a fund which shall provide support to research on emerging economies.

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