Dabur has launched a new brand in the premium end of the skincare market, UVeda, giving the company a play in the entire skincare spectrum. It has Gulabari in the popular segment, Fem in the instant improvement segment and now UVeda at the top end. UVeda is an ayurveda line and comprises a fairness cream, moisturizer and face wash. The products have been developed in-house by the company. The packs have been designed by Zlata Designs of Australia.

Ayurveda's new avatar

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Vishal Mehta, a mobile handset seller in Mumbai, has seen sales of touchscreen mobile phones grow to 30 per cent of his total sales this year from 10-15 per cent last year. Mehta has also seen a host of college-goers picking them up to make a style statement, thereby making a great contribution to the sales growth.

Handsets with a common touch

Pocket projectors are all the rage this season. Just imagine projectors of the size of an iPod that can efficiently project pictures and videos on a wall. So, if you are tired of squinting at iPod videos or images on your camera, then these tiny gizmos may just be worth the splurge.

Images on the wall

Entrepreneurship is all about having the never-say-die attitude, amply demonstrated by the founders of Ideacts Innovations.

Innovations make a clin(c)king success

Call it the benefit of living in the 21st century web world, you can get everything you need sitting at home. From food to toys, films to books to even clean laundry, everything is a click away, courtesy the mushrooming of lifestyle portals that deliver convenience to customers.

Net result: Get convenience delivered at the click of a mouse

Hindustan Unilever&rsquo;s leading soap brands, Lifebuoy and Lux, have lost market share to Reckitt Benckiser&rsquo;s Dettol, Wipro&rsquo;s Santoor and Godrej&rsquo;s No.1 in the recent past. Together, the two brands still lord over close to a third of the Rs 7,500-crore market for soaps. But rivals have turned on the heat &mdash; price warriors have maximised gains from the current economic slowdown.

Harping on health

Indian bikers have never had it so good. Top names in the business want to launch in the leisure segment. The temperature just got a few degrees hotter when Harley-Davidson, the American icon, announced its entry through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Harley-Davidson Motor Company India. The Indian operations will be spearheaded by Anoop Prakash, an American of Indian origin who has come straight from the administration of former President George W Bush.

The Hog is here

The puppy has come to life. Calcium Sandoz, the 40-year-old calcium supplement brand for kids from Novartis, has long been synonymous with its cute &lsquo;puppy&rsquo; packs. The company has now rolled out a television commercial which for the first time features the puppy in action &mdash; it helps a kid do his everyday tasks and activities with ease.

Novartis: Puppy power

Taking a cue from the success of Slumdog Millionaire, television channel UTV Bindass is launching a reality show titled The Big Switch. The show revolves around 12 youngsters picked from affluent backgrounds who will live with 12 slum kids. They will have to perform tasks like selling trinkets and other wares at traffic signals or polishing shoes at the railway station. Of course, they will also have to do the regular household chores of a slum kid as well. Finally, each will help the slum child realise his dream as well.

UTV Bindass: When prince plays the pauper

The Asia-Pacific region is the fastest-growing market for contact lens in the world. Major players are eyeing the Indian market for growth where the demand is on the rise and penetration low.

KIT: The market for contact lens

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The Strategist Quiz (#113)

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SBI has lost market share to nimble-footed private banks.

Are you being served?

McDonald&rsquo;s cuts prices of extra-value meals to graduate from just a &lsquo;snack joint&rsquo; to a lunch &amp; dinner destination.

Big Mac's new menu

But experts say the signal may be confusing.

For Dalda, health & taste go together

I have been recommending a particular brand of a European sedan to many people, till the example I was driving around in had to be taken to a service station. To begin with, it would have been easier to get an appointment with a general physician in the US than one at this particular service station. And then you had to drive the car to a certain part of the city which you wish never existed.

At your service

I am an NRI based in Nigeria, where I own a Hyundai Elantra. I am planning to buy a vehicle in Kochi. I am in the market for a car priced between Rs 11 and 14 lakh and am interested in the Honda Civic. I am not in a hurry for the vehicle.

Civic beauty

The contemporary hotel in India is lifestyle- rather than luxury-oriented, and it suits younger business travellers just fine.

Who moved into my cheese?

The attention that we give to food during days of fasting never ceases to amaze me.

Fasting, feasting

What are the new trends in furniture? Abhilasha Ojha does a recce of some exclusive stores.

Crystal couch, arty chair

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