Indian Academics Are Dance Champions
An India-born journalism lecturer has won one of the most prestigious competitive ballroom dance titles in the UK. This is for the first time that an Indian has won this laurel. Chindu and his dance partner Janine will now represent England in the world championships in May 2013 at Blackpool. Chindu had formed a partnership […]
Balance of Trade Adverse For India
India has a negative trade balance with as many as 110 countries including China, Singapore, Germany, Indonesia, Australia and the UK, the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D Purandeswari informed Parliament the other day, while replying to a question. She said that bilateral trade between India and China has declined by 11.60% year-on-year […]
Renault- Nissan Will Set-Up Another Plant
Franco-Japanese automaker Renault- Nissan has said that it will invest another US$ 320 Million to expand its operations in India, reports mail today. The intention, it seems is to cash-in on the rising demand for low-cost vehicles in emerging markets. The auto giant will spend 30 Billion Yen (US $ 320 Million) to build a […]
Etihad-Jet Airlines Deal In The Works
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways paid US$ 70 Million to Jet Airways to buy three pairs of Jet’s slots at London’s Heathrow Airport, the Gulf carrier disclosed. This purchase is part of a sale and leaseback agreement signed on February 26, 2013, and Jet would continue flying to London using the slots. Etihad is currently in […]
Proctor & Gamble To Invest US $ 1 Billion
The US$ 84 Billion FMCG giant Procter and Gamble (P&G) has chalked out a US$ 1 Billion investment plan for India over the next five years, as part of a strategy to look at emerging markets. The move comes at a time when many companies have complained of problems in doing business with India of […]
Kamal Haasan Universal Hero
Kamalahasan, or KAMAL HAASAN is no stranger to avid cinema buffs, an actor, director, producer and screen-writer widely respected and admired in the Indian film industry. So much so that he has earned the sobriquet “Universal Hero” for his versatility in acting. JYOTHI VENKATESH caught up with him recently in Mumbai, for a freewheeling conversation […]
Orchha The Hidden Gem
I led a small group of photo enthusiasts to Orchha in September last year. It is a small town in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The town had quite a few surprises in store for us. This quaint little town was founded sometime in the early 16th century by Bundela chief Rudra Pratap Singh, on the banks […]
Searching for one's Roots
Atman Ramchalavan is a film maker of Indian origin, currently based out of the Netherlands. NRI Achievers connected with him to get his takes on India, his efforts to get back to his roots, and his plans for the future. We reproduce here excerpts of the conversation we had with him, where he tells us […]
India shines… only if Bharat shines too…
Nobel laureate Ragnar Nurkse had once said, “the … poor are poor because they are poor! The vicious circle of poverty that runs from low income to low savings to low investment to low productivity and then back to low real income can be broken by an increase in savings and investment” Added to this […]
Striving For Balance
Finance Minister P Chidambaram, while presenting his General Budget for the year 2013~14 to the Indian Parliament on February 28 this year, has offered no major tax sops, but instead has socked the super-rich with a surcharge, raised duties on mobile phones, cigarettes and imported luxury vehicles, and introduced tax deduction at source (TDS), on […]
Its All About Balancing!
It is all about balance when it comes to budgeting, be it for the home, for a new project, or for a new venture. And budgeting for a nation too is all about balancing, as is obvious from the tightrope walk that characterizes the dexterity with which most general budgets attempt juggling around limited resources […]
THE GREAT WALL OF INDIA
The Great wall of China is 173 times longer than the outer peripheral wall of Kumbhalgarh Fort, which measures but a mere 36 km in length. So I would take no umbrage at anyone for not knowing about this magnificent exemplar of Indian fortress building that adorns our Rajasthan’s countryside across the Aravalis… Interestingly, it […]