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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/world/asia/13iht-letter13.html?_r=0   When Verghese Kurien demanded an autopsy on a dead fly, it was to protect the honor of his milk. Did the fly drown in the milk, or was it dead before it landed there? Was the fly planted by his foes? It was the 1950s, and Mr. Kurien, a young engineer who had returned to India  from Michigan State University, was the improbable chief of a cooperative society of impoverished dairy farmers in the western state of Gujarat. Under his leadership, their milk production had increased dramatically, and with success came bitter enemies — and the discovery of the fly in the milk that the society supplied to a vital wholesale buyer. Mr. Kurien’s ludicrous demand for a postmortem to determine whether the fly had indeed drowned in the milk, according to him, made the scandal vanish. It was among the many tricks he was to play in the decades to come as he turned India from a milk-deficient nation into the...

Rather interesting ...shows the  way to look into greenfield areas and shun dead investments appropriately http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-23/news/55358841_1_career-possibilities-career-coach-investment-portfolio

It is interesting that new towns are being developed in India & China . Although Africa has potential there are issues on jobs and purchasing power coming in the way of development .Unlike the West in India people are setting up new towns to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city and in search for peace.  Paradoxically, many of the new cities under development in Asia have been initiated and designed by Western firms. Contemporary offices like KCAP and Kuiper Compagnons from the Netherlands, Atkins, Foster, and HOK from the UK, GMP from Germany, and offices like SOM and KPF from the US, take up an enormous number of the jobs being offered by the most recent wave of New Towns built between Saudi Arabia and Korea, Azerbaijan, and the Philippines. Has Western planning become endemic in the East, just like so many other technologies originating in the West? This article provides a few answers  http://volumeproject.org/2013/03/why-build-a-new-town/

India has been the home of the amazing world of Yoga . Ever since the scriptures have been handed down we have had saints like Maharshi Patanjali ,Swami Vivekananda , Rishi Aurobindo simplyfying the thoughts for the common man . Various forms of yoga like Raj , Bhakti ,Karma and Jnana Yoga had been advocated by Swami Vivekananda . In the modern day  a  large part of Yoga awareness among common men both nationally and internationally can be attributed to Baba Ramdev of Patanjali Yogpeeth.  Ramdev has specialisation in different forms of pranayama and enables to cure many diseases and ailments including weight loss and lifestyle related disorders. Baba Ramdev pranayama modules is quite popular as yoga for weight loss. Practicing Yoga at home through watching Yoga programme on TV is greatly influenced by Baba Ramdev. It is being practiced all over the country, especially in the rural areas too. Bikram Choudhury is one of the most popular yoga fitness gurus. Bikram Choud...

It is simply a matter of discipline and being focused which can help you walk through the path of success. Most importantly the first couple of hours of the day will take you right into the action arena and help you succeed . Even a menial habit like drinking 8 glasses of water a day ,4 in the first and 4 in the second half can add to your vitality . Here Ms Barrie Davenport gets into the depth of success habits and there is an e-book also for success with a free download which you will inevitably find useful Best wishes for a successful career ahead ..... http://www.slideshare.net/bbdavenport/20-habits-of-mindful-people?related=1

http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/how-to-be-fitter-happier-and-more-successful-stop-dreaming-and-start-getting-real-oliver-burkeman-608256?pfrom=home-recipes You can't always get what you want, but if you try some negative thinking, you might get that promotion you actually need In 2011, the New York University psychologist  Gabriele Oettingen  published the results of  an elegant study , conducted with her colleague  Heather Kappes , in which participants were deprived of water. Some of these parched volunteers were then taken through a guided visualisation exercise, in which they were asked to picture an icy glass of water, the very thing they presumably craved. Afterwards, by measuring everyone's blood pressure, Oettingen discovered that the exercise had drained people's energy levels, and made them relax. The implication is startling: picturing an imaginary glass of water might make people  less  motivated to get up and head to the watercooler or...

http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/sep/07/slide-show-1-achievers-ashish-gupta-a-lot-of-start-ups-fall-in-love-with-their-public-image.htm#4 Excellent interview by Ashish Gupta for any business aspirant ; he was the President Gold Medallist Batch of '88 IIT-Kanpur

http://www.ndtv.com/article/opinion/letter-from-infy-s-former-cfo-to-its-founders-605513?pfrom=home-topstories (Mohandas Pai was the CFO and then the head of HR at Infosys. He is now Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners.) Goodbye dear Founders! Friday was a historic day for Corporate India. For the first time a group of Founders who created India's most iconic company, ran it for 33 years, which set standards in every field of corporate endeavour, created 37b$ of value over 21 years, stepped down from the Board and put in place a new management team with an independent Board to take the company forward to meet its destiny. These were no ordinary folks. They were from the educated middle class, without family wealth, without any licence or quota or benefits from the government, with only their intellect and education, with a middle class value system and ethics, who democratised entrepreneurship and became role models for a country of 1.25B people! They assembled a team of 165, 000 ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141012/jsp/business/story_18918146.jsp#.VDoEXGeSzTA The jute industry is in favour of imposing a countervailing duty on the import of jute products from Bangladesh to create a level-playing field for Indian manufacturers. Representatives of jute firms today met commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman to apprise her of the problems faced by the sector. According to industry association IJMA, domestic jute manufacturers were unable to compete with manufacturers from Bangladesh who enjoy a 10 per cent cash subsidy on exports of jute products. Moreover, under Saarc rules, there is no customs duty on jute goods imported from Bangladesh. “Exports in Bangladesh have almost doubled in the last five years because of their aggressive policies, while exports from India are suffering. We have informed the minister that an imposition of countervailing duty is required for the protection of Indian manufacturers,” said Raghavendra Gupta, chairman of IJMA. Cou...

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/09/business/most-valuable-brands/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1 For the second year in row, Apple has topped Google as the world's most valuable brand. The two are the only brands to be valued at more than $100 billion, according to the annual  Best Global Brands report. The ranking, compiled by Interbrand consultancy, considers three main criteria. Besides the financial performance of branded products, it also looks at how the brand influences customer choice, and whether it can push up the price of a product. Valued at $118.9 billion, Apple increased its value by 21% year-on-year, while Google's brand value of $107.43 billion jumped 15% compared to last year.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/09/business/most-valuable-brands/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1 By Matt Schilling Saturday, October 4, 2014 11:19 AM EST Views: 1021 When it comes to the tech sector ( XLK ), product-related announcements have a tendency to create a buzz, and according to  John Paczkowski , there’s a very good chance yet another product-related event could be right around the corner for Apple ( AAPL ). Mr. Paczkowski, who successfully predicted Apple’s most-recent iPhone 6 launch event, noted that the company will hold its next special event on Thursday, Oct. 16 —  not the 21st  as previously rumored. In the wake of Friday’s prediction by Mr. Paczkowski, I not only wanted to highlight Apple’s recent performance, but also note several iPad-related launches that may be on tap for the company’s October 16th event. Company Overview Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries design, manufacture, and market mob...

https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-happened-employee-told-steve-142521337.html Mike Nudelman/Business Insider An illustration of Steve Jobs. Apple cofounder and former CEO Steve Jobs' reputation preceded him in many ways. Many have attributed Apple's success at least in part to Jobs' obsession with detail and perfection. So you can imagine he wouldn't settle for being told that something could not be done. One former Apple and NeXT employee told Business Insider what it was like to face Jobs and tell him one of his assignments was impossible. Ken Rosen, a managing partner at the consulting agency  Performance Works,  had the chance to work with Jobs at NeXT during the late 1980s and early '90s. Although Rosen worked at both Apple and NeXT, he only directly worked with Jobs during his tenure at the latter company. Rosen, an emerging markets manager for NeXT at the time, took on the task of working with Jobs on a keynote presentation for a new product. ...