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  • It comes as no surprise that the list is dominated by the oil and gas sector, led by Indian Oil Corporation, Reliance Industries, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation

    Fortune India brings out its top 500 ranking

    By A Correspondent

     

    Fortune India magazine has released the Fortune 500 India list for 2011 with its December issue. It comes as no surprise that the list is dominated by the oil and gas sector, led by Indian Oil Corporation, Reliance Industries, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation.

     

    The banking sector seems to have dropped in rankings, with the top two lenders, SBI (ranked 4) and ICICI Bank (12), slipping in 2011. Twenty eight of 46 banks have fallen in rankings; only 15 have gone up. The gainers are automobile firms and their ancillary suppliers. The government continues to play a big role in business, with a total of 82 government-owned companies on this year’s list.

     

    Mumbai has remained the natural home of India Inc. despite the growth of other cities. Over a third of companies, 177 to be precise, are headquartered in the financial capital. This is followed by Delhi and its suburbs, which hosts 111 corporate head offices. Surprisingly, Kolkata continues to be a major corporate city with 38 Fortune India 500 companies, ahead of IT capital Bangalore (25 headquarters) and Chennai with 34. Pune, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabad are far behind, home to 22, 19, and 17 firms respectively.

     

    Mr D N Mukerjea, Editor, Fortune India Magazine, said: “The Fortune India 500 is a celebration of the size and might of Indian companies. Over the last year, the 500 largest corporations have grown sales by 21.5%; the median growth has been even higher, at about 25%. There also appears to be a fair degree of churn—there are 57 new companies, around 11% of the list. That’s always a good sign because it indicates that the laggards are being replaced by smarter and hungrier companies. The good news, however, is that many of the Fortune India 500 companies are now beginning to shape the world’s opinion of India for the better. And they may just be doing a better job than their Chinese counterparts.”

     

    Commenting on the release of the second Fortune India 500 list, Mr Pavan Varshnei, President – English Magazines, ABP said: “We are extremely proud to present this impressive second edition of the Indian Fortune 500 list. Most of the companies have managed to retain their top- positions. They have contributed towards the growth of India’s GDP and the economy. It is almost every organisation’s goal to be listed in Fortune 500 list, which is regarded as a benchmark of business excellence. I would like to congratulate all the companies and organizations who have made a cut in the list this year and wish them a successful year ahead”.

     

    The Fortune India 500, published by Fortune India magazine is an annual list compiled on the basis of latest sales and gross revenue figures. It ranks the top 500 Indian companies (publicly and privately-held companies for which revenues are publicly available) by their gross revenue after adjustments. For a sense of perspective, the special issue also features China’s 500 largest corporations as well as a list of the 75 largest corporations of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries.

     

    Other individual data points include year on year change on total revenues; net operating income; profits; assets; net worth; profit as percentage of revenues, assets and net worth; dividend; and total salaries.

     

    The issue also ranks top players across different sectors including airlines, automobiles, banking, cement, consumer durables, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, infrastructure and development, media, oil and gas, power, real estate, retail and telecommunications among others.

     

    The top ranking companies of Fortune 500 India list are:

    1.       Indian Oil Corporation

    2.       Reliance Industries

    3.       Bharat Petroleum

    4.       State Bank of India

    5.       Hindustan Petroleum

    6.       Tata Motors

    7.       Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

    8.       Tata Steel

    9.       Hindalco Industries

    10.   Coal India

    11.   National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

    12.   ICICI Bank

    13.   Bharti Airtel

    14.   Larsen & Toubro

    15.   Essar Oil

    16.   Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

    17.   Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

    18.   Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL)

    19.   Maruti Suzuki Inida

    20.   TCS

     

  • According to the November edition of Characters Youth Loves (CYL) – Rannvijay from MTV Roadies is the most popular character among the youth. Rannvijay was at the No 1 position in the last track as well, which was conducted during June-July this year.

    Rannvijay, most popular non-fiction character among youth: Ormax Media

    By A Correspondent

     

    According to the November edition of Characters Youth Loves (CYL) – Rannvijay from MTV Roadies is the most popular character among the youth. Rannvijay was at the No 1 position in the last track as well, which was conducted during June-July this year.

     

    This track has seen two new entrants in the Top 5 of CYL – Amitabh Bachchan for Kaun Banega Crorepati at No 2 and Salman Khan for Bigg Boss 5 at No 3.

     

    Raghu of MTV Roadies has moved down to the No 4 position from No 2 in the last track. Hrithik Roshan continues to be at the No 5 as a host for Just Dance.

     

    Characters Youth Loves is a quarterly study done to track the favourite reality show characters (contestants, hosts and judges) among the youth, along with reasons for preference. The study was conducted among 1120 male and female respondents, 15-24 years, SEC AB, across four cities – Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow and Bhopal.

     

    Ormax Media is a research and consulting firm specialising in the entertainment business. The company has also developed a series of proprietary research tools and syndicated products for the entertainment business.

  • These benchmarks highlight the importance of optimizing web performance in driving business revenue.

    Compuware launches 14 new website performance benchmarks

    By A Correspondent

     

    Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR), the technology performance company, recently announced the availability of new website performance benchmarks for eight industries inIndia. The new benchmarks provide companies with competitive and market-leader insight into the website performance.

     

    Compuware’s Gomez Benchmarks – recognized as the industry standard for measuring performance – provide a comprehensive set of global independent web and mobile performance metrics. This “real-world” view of performance helps companies understand the web or mobile experiences being delivered to customers.

     

    The new Indian benchmarks for Banking, Brokerage, eCommerce, Exchanges, Insurance, Media, Portals, Telecom and Travel measure the performance of the home page of the websites of selected companies in each industry. In select industries, Compuware also launched “Last Mile” benchmarks that measure website performance based on the end users’ experience at the desktop.

     

    In addition to these 14 new benchmarks that provide Indian companies with a robust web performance gauge across industries, Compuware will launch 12 more benchmarks in the coming months.

     

    “Because benchmarking helps companies to better understand the connection between website performance, business results, and improved process discipline, it has become a valuable tool in today’s competitive online marketplace. With competitive benchmarking, companies can improve web performance and better manage their customers’ online expectations and experiences,” said Neeraj Dotel, Managing Director, CompuwareIndia.

  • Records a 5.24 TVR among all kids (CS 4-14 ABC) in HSM and 4.4 TVR among all kids (CS 4-14 ABC) in All India.

    Disney Channel’s Doraemon Movie delivers the best ratings

    By A Correspondent

     

    The premiere of Doraemon – Nobita’s Dinosaur on Disney Channel has delivered the best viewership performance since 2005 for a kid’s show at 5.24 TVR among all kids (CS 4-14 ABC) in HSM, beating its own record rating of 4.3 TVR for Doraemon in Nobita’s Great Adventure in the South Seas  which was telecast June 5.

     

    The channel received an overwhelming response across all channels with 33% share of viewing in Hindi Speaking Markets (HSM) and 28% share of viewing in allIndiaduring the primary telecast of the movie.

     

    The premiere ranked #1 across the time slot in the kids genre with 66% share of viewing in HSM and 63% in All India among all kids (CS 4-14 ABC).

     

    The viewership in certain markets was particularly noteworthy withPunjab(1 Mn+) showcasing double digit TVR with 10.55. This was followed byDelhiat 8.71 TVR, UP at 8.11 TVR, among others.

     

    “It is wonderful to see kids and families enjoy Disney Channel’s rich menu of content. Doraemon has an engaging storyline and a familiar setting that every Indian kid can relate to. This success is testament to the unique way in which Disney engages with its kids and family audience at multiple levels,” said Natasha Malhotra, VP and GM, Walt Disney Television International India.

     

    Across the week, over 17.9 million individuals and 6.5 million kids tuned into movie from All India.

     

    In addition to its popularity with Disney Channel audience, Doraemon has also been ranked as the #1 character for kids across India by Ormax India in October 2011.

  • The new features are designed to bring the users a clutter-free, non-intimidating experience

    NDTVProfit.com in brand new avatar

    By A Correspondent

     

    NDTV Convergence has launched its financial and business portal NDTVProfit.com in a new avatar as a one-stop destination for live market data, research and expert insight and business news.

     

    The website is focused on the fast growing community of investors in the country, many of them first-timers, and provides financial tools, easy and intuitive access to detailed and relevant data, tips and know-how to help power personal wealth creation.

     

    The website has launched a brand new portfolio tool, which is convenient, easy-to-use and very secure, to track and plan not just an individual’s wealth, but also that of his entire family.

     

    Riding on its close, convergent relationship with NDTVProfit, the new website also brings the user the opportunity to interact one-on-one with experts and anchors, get stock recommendations and tips in real-time on the popular program “Buy or Sell”. The website also offers the users a chance to become a guru in his/her own community on the Profit board.

     

    Additionally, a new video pod makes it easy to access NDTVProfit’s programming in hundreds of easy-to-consume videos. The users can also view their favourite shows on the site.

     

    The new features are designed to bring the users a clutter-free, non-intimidating experience as they tracks markets live, gets experts’ views and immediate insight on market dynamics and a great viewing and reading experience.

     

    Geodesic has collaborated on the website with NDTV Convergence as the technical partner.

  • The respondents feel that they almost influence consumer choice, human rights and social change, politics and policy making and corporate governance

    [PR Channel] Social media empowers to changes the world, says youth

    By A Correspondent

     

    In a nationwide survey conducted amongst the youth of India, nearly 76 per cent believe that social media empowers them to bring change to the world. They are convinced that causes for women and movements against corruption can be driven through this medium that is now growing as a source for information. In fact, as many as 28 per cent source information from social media sites whereas around 54 per cent prefer a mix of print, television and social media.

     

    With a sample size of 1200 in the age category of 18 to 35 years, covering the major cities of Delhi (NCR), Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, the survey titled Youth in the day and age of Social Media conducted by Indiabiz News & Research Services, clearly shows that the youth feel empowered by the ability to express themselves and make their own choices.

     

    The respondents indicated that while they primarily engage in this space to connect with peers and garner information, they also feel that they almost influence consumer choice, human rights and social change, politics and policy making and corporate governance.

     

    What in many ways rebukes those who think that the youth believe only in symbolism, best described by clicking on the ‘like’ button for a Facebook group, about 70 per cent believe that ground realities cannot change by merely being part of a group. A lot more work on ground is needed.

     

    These trends are obviously turning into being areas of concerns for politicians and even corporations (who now engage a lot in this space). What would be a cause of concern for them is that anti-corruption has emerged as the most prominent social cause endorsed by 32 per cent of the respondents and 35 per cent of the youth saw protection of the girl child and violence against women as a significant issue.

     

    The power of this space, even though it cannot be measured in a comprehensive manner, is indicated by the increasing number of hours spent by the youth there. An India Biz survey conducted a year ago stated that this age group spent about an hour on social media sites. Now the time spent is one to two hours. And the advent of smart-phones, according to 82 per cent of the respondents, has helped increase connectivity.

     

     

    What is evident is the growing sense of empowerment that the youth of India feel with social media. They choose their friends, determine which group they should be associated, pick information that they think matters to them, influence public debate and reject or accept icons or leaders. As stated in one of the many comments, ‘Social media can always create revolutions – positive or negative is upon its moderator and how the debate evolves.’

  • ad:tech announces two more industry heavy weights as keynote speakers, among a total of over 80 speakers

    ad:tech New Delhi 2012 gets bigger, better and bolder

    By A Correspondent

     

    ad:tech, world’s No.1 Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising event, has announced a lineup of global thought leaders as keynotes for the 2012 edition. The first Indian edition of ad:tech held earlier this year was oversubscribed with as many as 2,500 delegates attending the event.

     

    With the promise of getting bigger, better, and bolder, the second edition will feature more number of tracks and sessions in the conference, a larger exposition area, and will be held over three days instead of two days.

     

    ad:tech New Delhi 2012 will also showcase more than 80 industry stalwarts as speakers, including 7 ground breaking keynotes. Shiv Singh, Global Head of Digital, PepsiCo Beverages; Gian M Fulgoni, Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, comScore, Inc; Kent Wertime, President and Representative Director, Ogilvy & Mather (Japan); K K, Chief Operating Officer, Ogilvy Asia Pacific; Arvind Rajan, Managing Director & Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan, LinkedIn.

     

    Commenting on ad:tech New Delhi 2012 Rammohan Sundaram, Event Chairman, ad:techIndiaand Founder, CEO & Managing Director, Networkplay Media Pvt Ltd said: “Just like the last edition, we promise to make ad:tech New Delhi 2012 a confluence of leading global digital marketing experts. The event will cater to the best in marketing, advertising, digital, media and communications industries to empower organizations with knowledge to adapt to the ever changing digital marketing ecosystem.”

     

    The agenda for ad:tech New Delhi 2012 includes two parallel tracks of insightful panel discussions with 18 sessions conducted by experts from the advertising, media and marketing industry. “It is ad:techNew Delhi’s attempt to provide an ideal networking platform for like-minded professionals to facilitate meaningful conversations to explore new avenues in the digital advertising arena,” adds Mr Rammohan.

     

    The last edition in April 2011 included presentations by global experts like Babs Rangaiah, VP Global Communications Planning Unilever, Yahoo’s CMO, Elisa Steele, Google’s India MD, Rajan Anandan, among several others.

     

    It was at ad:tech New Delhi 2011 that David Fischer, VP of Advertising and Global Operations officially announced that the social networking site Facebook had crossed 25 million users inIndia.

  • The company has also started the 'Adopt a School' program to increase awareness about the importance of maintaining good oral habits

    Colgate’s ‘Oral Health Month’ focuses zero cavities

    By A Correspondent

     

    Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited (Colgate), the market leader in oral care and the Indian Dental Association (IDA), rolled out its annual national awareness program – ‘Oral Health Month’ (OHM), earlier this week.

     

    Spread over two months – December 2011 and January 2012, Colgate and IDA will focus on creating awareness to fight cavities and instill the importance of good oral hygiene through dental check-ups, across the country. This year, a unique ‘Adopt a School’ initiative has been kicked off, where school children, as ‘Little Dentists’, will spread the message of good oral care habits in community schools.

     

    Actor Raveena Tandon visited one such program atSacredHeartHigh School, Andheri, to extend her support and urge mothers to play an important role in the dental care of their children. Raveena Tandon said: “Colgate needs to be commended for an initiative of this scale. Given the dramatic changes in lifestyle and food, cavities are a growing concern for today’s generation. All mothers should insist on their children brushing twice a day to maintain a healthy mouth.”

     

    The ‘Adopt a School’ program is a new initiative by Colgate to increase awareness about the importance of maintaining good oral habits. As part of this ongoing school program, ‘Little Dentists’ will reach out to children in community primary schools, spreading the message of good oral care hygiene and pledge for ‘Zero Cavities’.

     

    During the ‘Adopt a School’ program, 10 Little Dentists fromMKESHigh School, Malad, visited over 250 children ofSacredHeartPrimary School. They spoke about their own oral care regime and the importance of good oral habits to prevent cavities. They introduced five important care tips for dental care recommended by Colgate. The ‘Little Dentists’ encouraged the students of Sacred Heart High School to avail of the free cavity check-ups organized at their premise as part of Colgate’s ‘Oral Health Month’. Furthermore, all participating school children pledged to invite their friends and family members to sign up for a free cavity check-up and practice good oral hygiene.

    Rekha Rao, Vice President Marketing, ColgateIndiasaid: “At, Colgate, it is our continuous effort to spread awareness around good oral care. Focused initiatives like the ‘Adopt a School’ during our ‘Oral Health Month’ are an important way to reach children and mothers. This year, in association with IDA, we will create oral care awareness in approximately 10,000 schools reaching out to 20 lakh school children acrossIndia.”

     

    Dr. Ashok Dhoble, Hon Secretary General, Indian Dental Association said: “We are delighted to partner with Colgate in this national awareness program that has grown phenomenally in the past seven years. This year we are looking at over 25,000 dentists to support and spread basic oral health education and awareness among the masses, especially in the interior rural areas.”

     

     

  • A TopGear car is one that simply excites you and has you searching for reasons to take your car out even if you want to get nowhere

    TopGear announces the 2011 awards, names Audi RS5 as ‘Car of 2011’

    By A Correspondent

     

    The country’s most exciting auto awards, TopGear Magazine Awards 2011, have been announced. Supported by Principal Mutual Funds, Wrangler, Zync Tablets, the TopGear Awards was one glitzy night with the who’s who of the nation’s auto industry, corporate houses and celebrities in attendance. With Black Dog Easy Evenings in charge of beverages, it was but natural to have Party Hard Drivers as the responsibility partner. With professional drivers in charge of dropping people home, nobody drove back drunk.

     

    And the Car of the Year 2011 is the fast and fierce Audi RS5. “It’s not a conventional choice, but TopGear is never about conventions,” said Girish Karkera, Editor, TopGear magazineIndia. BBC TopGearIndia, the Indian edition ofTopGear,UK’s best-selling auto magazine, has been in place since 2007. Instead of calling celebs and famous people to drive about 40 cars in a single day to pass a verdict, TopGear relies on its own editorial teams to drive and spend quality time with cars round the year.

     

    Commenting on the TopGear Awards, Tarun Rai CEO Worldwide Media said “2011 has been an exciting year for cars and bikes inIndiawith over 50 launches across categories. We are happy that BBC Top Gear magazine is the first to announce the best cars of the year. It is a comprehensive list that includes the Most Beautiful Car and the Best Value for Money Car besides another nineteen categories.”

     

    The TopGear car of the year is never about value for money or depreciation or a car that will sell by the hordes. A TopGear car is one that simply excites you and has you searching for reasons to take your car out even if you want to get nowhere.

     

    “While the RS5 isn’t exactly a value for money car, in terms of performance it’s right up there with supercars, but costs less than half of a supercar, is extremely usable and practical on an everyday basis,” explains Girish on the team’s choice.

     

    Other winners included the Maserati MC Stradale for Driver’s car of the year, the Volvo XC60 for SUV of the year and the Maruti Swift for Small car of the year. This year also sees the introduction of some new categories like Hypercar of the year – the Koenigsegg Agera – and the Reader’s Choice car of the year – Mahindra XUV 500 and cabriolet of the year – Audi R8 Spyder. “It’s a good problem to have.Indiais seeing the launch of several new cars and bikes that don’t fit into old niches. For instance, we have a Bike and Superbike of the year. And over the past couple of years the line between a bike and a superbike is beginning to blur, which only shows the way the market is headed.”

     

    Other winners include :

    Most beautiful car of the year – Aston Martin Rapide

    Luxury car of the year – Maserati Quattroporte

    Family car of the year – Skoda Rapid

    Sedanof the year – Renault Fluence

    Value for money car of the year – Mahindra XUV 500

    Bike of the year – Honda CBR 250

    Superbike of the year – BMW R1200GS

    Interior of the year – Volkswagen Passat

    Engine of the year – AMG 5.5-litre V8 Bi-Turbo

     

     

  • The online platform will help like-minded PC users to share and discuss ideas, and form project teams to develop these ideas into workable plans.

    Lenovo launches online network for idea sharing

    By A Correspondent

     

    Computer maker Lenovo has announced the launch of the Do Network (donetwork.lenovo.com), an online platform designed to inspire people to turn their big ideas into positive outcomes.

     

    The Do Network, building on Lenovo’s “For Those Who Do” brand campaign, extends Lenovo’s promise to empower the communities the doers operate in with the best tools, technology and resources.

     

    The focal point of the Do Network is an online space where like-minded Indians can unite to share and discuss ideas that they are passionate about, and to form project teams to develop these ideas into workable and concrete plans.

     

    The Do Network will also serve as a platform to connect these project teams to other people in the community who will act as mentors and lend their skills and expertise.

     

    “Through the Do Network, we want to create not just a platform but a movement that brings Doers together to push the limits on collaboration and creation, and inspire them to turn their great ideas into something meaningful and tangible,” said Shailendra Katyal, Director, marketing, Lenovo India.

     

    Lenovo will set up a Do Lab in India where the top 10 finalist teams will work with the mentors to discuss and refine their projects.

     

    The Do Network will comprise a series of four 90-day contest cycles, with different themes and thematic challenges introduced for each cycle.

     

    The first cycle will be based on the theme of ‘Innovation through Technology’ where teams have to come up with new ways of using technology to create solutions that address the tough problems that exist in their communities. The cycle will run till March 7, 2012. Interested participants can submit their project ideas at donetwork.lenovo.com

     

    Project teams will be required to work on one of the four challenges issued – portable education, traffic jam or products progress. The fourth, a wildcard challenge, will also be provided to allow Doers to pursue their individual ideas that may not fall under the specific challenge categories, but still fit with the theme.

     

    Rajiv Makhni, Managing Editor for Technology, NDTV, New-Delhi; Rajan Anandan MD Google India, India; Mahesh Murthy, Managing Partner, Seedfund; Kishore AK, CEO & Co-Founder at Althea system will act as mentors for the participating teams.

     

    The mentors will guide the project teams throughout the contest and will be part of the selection process for the top 10 finalists.

    The winners will receive the prize money of $25,000 as seed funds to put their projects to practical use.

  • The sponsorship is significant for India as Ricoh is also an Official Partner of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and also sponsors a host of other ATP Tour events.

    Ricoh joins as official sponsor for Aircel Chennai Open 2012

    By A Correspondent

     

    Ricoh, which specializes in the office and production printing markets, has announced its association with the Aircel Chennai Open 2012 as an Official Sponsor. The $450,000 Aircel Chennai Open, operated and organised by IMG Reliance, isIndia’s only andSouth Asia’s premier ATP World Tour Open 250 event.

     

    The tournament will be held from January 2 to 8, 2012 and will see in action an impressive line-up of Indian and International players including world number 9 Janko Tipsarevic and world number 10 Nicolas Almagro, Somdev Devvarman, Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi, among others.

     

    Ricoh is also an Official Partner of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and also sponsors a host of other ATP Tour events, hence the association with India’s only premier ATP World Tour tennis event is a testament to the stature of the tournament.

     

    “The ATP is the region’s elite tennis arena and this partnership reflects our continued commitment and dedication to going beyond simply streamlining the document processes at the events we sponsor,” said Majima Nobuaki, Ricoh Asia Pacific’s Managing Director.

     

    Fernando Soler, the Tournament Director and Head of Tennis, IMG Worldwide, said: “It is a pleasure to have Ricoh on board as a sponsor for the Aircel Chennai Open. The support from global corporations such as Ricoh is a testimonial for it and for the growing popularity of the game inIndia.”

  • Shemaroo Entertainment pays fulsome tribute to the evergreen hero of Hindi cinema, Dev Anand, with dedicated YouTube channels showcasing the songs picturised on him.

    Your fill of Dev Anand on Shemaroo

    By A Correspondent

     

    Shemaroo Entertainment salutes the energy of the evergreen romantic hero of Indian Cinema – Dev Anand. No one can forget the puffed hairstyle, his angular, swinging walk, his sing-song dialogue delivery and the songs picturised on him.

     

    Now you can watch all your favourite Dev Anand songs on FilmiGaane, a channel by Shemaroo Entertainment on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL12C875791E905B04&feature=view_all.

     

    The channel has about 150 evergreen Dev Anand songs, and one can also can enjoy specially created playlist of songs featuring Dev Anand with his wife Kalpana Kartik at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL90731E2132821A1D&feature=view_all

     

    The channel also has a special playlist of Dev Anand’s collaboration with S D Burman which can be on accessed at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1D403A1C0FF73A93&feature=view_all

     

    The channel also provides free preview of 15 minutes of Dev Saab’s movies Asli Naqli and Jali Note at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpJluh0nkhM and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yThGz0U33vY

     

    The channel also provides a link, https://www.facebook.com/events/227571690647532/?notif_t=event_invite, where viewers can share thoughts about his work.