Why Ramzan is crucial for Carrom Board exports
Business Today has an off-beat article on the business of exporting carrom boards. This unmatched frenzy at Meerut, a sports goods manufacturing hub of India, is triggered by the preparations…
Business Today’s Cool Companies listing
Business Today has published its latest annual listing of “hip and happening” companies. This year’s list includes a VC firm – APIDC-Ventureast. Other cool companies include two Canaan Partners back…
Hollywood’s growing fondness for Indian films
Business Today has an article on how Hollywood studios are now aggressively tapping into the regional language market in India. Thus far, Hollywood studios have had only a peripheral presence…
“Indian ports require a sea change”
Businessworld has an article on private participation in Indian port development. Ever since India struck its first privatisation deal in 1996 when Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal was awarded to…
Online bill payment firms make a comeback
With Clearstone Ventures and SIDBI Ventures investing into BillDesk and the Battery Ventures and Greylock combine backing TechProcess (the new avatar of ICICI Venture backed BillJunction), online bill aggregation companies…
Inputs to farmers via SMS
Businessworld has an article on a SMS-based service for farmers. UK-based financial information and news provider Reuters Plc and Mumbai-based Multi Commodities Exchange of India (MCX), who are already empowering…
Apparel shopping as family entertainment
McKinsey Quarterly has an article comparing shopping for apparel across India, China and Brazil. Indians devote roughly the same share of their income to apparel as do Chinese and Brazilians.…
Why Battery is keen on media deals
Battery Ventures’ Ramneek Gupta and Mark Sherman have published an article on the Indian media landscape and themes their firm would be keen to invest in. TV and Print are…