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BUSINESS TODAY: January 2002 to
June 2002
 June 23,
2002
Wipro's
New New Thing
Think Wipro and the thing that comes to mind is Azim Premji's multi-crore
networth. But the fact is that unknown to most people, Premji has been
working on one of the most spectacular corporate transformations. Even
as he consolidates his legacy businesses of soaps and bulbs, Premji is
turning Wipro, one of India's largest technology companies, from a software
hotshop into a product and consulting powerhouse.
 June 9,
2002
Banker,
Broker, Trader, Crook
Just what did Sanjay Agarwal of Home Trade mean by 'Life Means More'?
Plain old-fashioned greed, it now appears, as the Rs 600-crore G-secs
scam unravels, exposing the murky links between unscrupulous bond traders
and over-co-operative co-operative banks.
 May 26,
2002
Losing
Steam
The continuing violence in Gujarat is not affecting the state alone.
By impacting consumer and investor confidence, and pushing the central
government on to the backfoot, it is shifting focus from economics to
stay-in-power politics. An EXCLUSIVE analysis by Business Today.
 May 12,
2002
The Korean
Money Machine
In four quick years, Hyundai Motor India has wrested market leadership
in all its three segments from rival Maruti Suzuki and emerged as the
most profitable carmaker, with an estimated Rs 210-crore bottomline last
year. The story of how an industry pariah made automotive history.
 April
28, 2002
China:
The Real Story
It could be this century's economic powerhouse, or a country rapidly
painting itself into a corner. This is the inside story of what China
really is, and what that means for India. It also looks at the burning
issues concerning the world's most populous country. Will China emerge
as the 21st century's global economic powerhouse? Or will the Chinese
growth engine sputter and stop in its track? An exclusive journey through
China.
 April
14, 2002
Where
To Invest In 2002-03
In an uncertain time, where should you put your hard-earned money?
Debt, equity, real estate, or fail-safe government bonds?
 March
31, 2002
Tata
Transformed
Over the last 10 years, Ratan Tata has quietly entered 15 new businesses,
exited 11, and herded the rebellious Tata companies into a cohesive group.
Tata now wants to double revenues every four years, and profits, every
three. His secret weapon: branded products and services.
 March
17, 2002
Will
The Real India Inc. Stand Up?
The government may have been dragging its feet over core issues,
but just how much has India Inc. done to accelerate economic growth?
 March
3, 2002
The Best
Employers' Pecking Order
They are the purveyors of dream jobs, and in this list of 25, we
rank them and look at some of their vital stats like attrition rates and
average training hours per year.
 February
17, 2002
India's
Biggest Wealth Creators
The third BT-Stern Stewart study doesn't just stop at identifying
India's largest wealth creators, it finds out how they compare to their
US counterparts in terms of wealth added for each unit of capital employed.
Is India Inc. a world beater?
 February
3, 2002
Property
Pasha
Just two decades ago, DLF City in Gurgaon was a mere dream in the
eyes of one man, the 49-year-old Kushal Pal Singh. Today, it's a 3,000-acre
township, housing some of India's best corporations and rich executives.
In the process, Singh has made DLF one of the biggest and richest real
estate development companies in India. Business Today presents an indepth
analysis.
 January
20, 2002
Chronicling
The March Of Ideas
What does the world's largest collection of information gatherers
have to do with Business Today's 10th anniversary issue? Everything. The
world's largest collection of information gatherers is, arguably, the
team of independent experts—call them freelancers if you will—who work
for a magazine called Whole Earth.
 January
6, 2002
Deal-Meister:
Nimesh Kampani
He keeps a low profile, runs a tight ship, and rarely hits the headlines.
Yet, Nimesh Kampani is the most happening deal-maker in the country today.
He is the man behind Reliance’s L&T stake sale to the A.V. Birla Group.
And he’s also the one who patched together India’s biggest cellular merger
between Birla-AT&T-Tata and BPL Communications. A story of the man and
his deal-making tricks.
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