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Newspaper readership grew by a dismal 1 per cent in the latest IRS surveyHas the decline of English newspapers in India begun?The signs have been flashing red for a while now. On circulation, readership and time spent, English newspapers have not been doing very well, especially when compared to papers in other Indian languages which are booming (See chart). While English newspapers' share of the total revenue pie has increased to Rs 8,200 crore in the last seven years, this has come on the back of higher rates rather than more readers. "The latest Indian Readership Survey (IRS) shows less than one per cent growth. There is resistance from readers," says N Ram, director, Kasturi & Sons, the publisher of The Hindu. "Growth is slower," agrees Ravi Dhariwal, CEO (publishing), Bennett, Coleman & Company, or BCCL, the publisher of The Times of India, among other brands.To this dismal mood add a faltering economy, slowing advertising growth and rising digital penetration. At last cou

The trouble with English papers

The rush to launch sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in India continues. After Renault, Mahindra & Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki, Ford is set to launch the EcoSport on Wednesday. The company-a relative latecomer to the country's SUV market-says the EcoSport will be a game changer.Sure enough, the vehicle, which was rolled out from Ford India's Maraimalai Nagar plant in Chennai last week, has already created quite a lot of stir. Experts have greeted it with good reviews, and they say it will be a serious contender in the market.A lot has been riding for Ford on the EcoSport. The company has invested $142 million on the plant in Chennai-its fifth facility in the world for manufacturing the SUV. The other four plants are in Brazil, China, Thailand and Russia. What makes Ford particularly bullish about the prospects in India is the recent surge in the demand for SUVs, even as the auto sector remains downcast. Passenger car sales fell for the seventh straight month in May. For the 2012-13 on

Can Ford's EcoSport take on Renault's Duster?

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