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40 COKE@20 UPS THE COLA GAME
SCA TO SWEEP INDIAN HYGIENE MARKET
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THE TRUTH OF ISRAEL’S LOOK EAST POLICY AROMA, PRAYERS, ,V,VUDHOˋQDOO\ORRNLQJWRZDUGV AND CYCLE
the East and shunning the West? *URZLQJWLHVZLWK,QGLDDQG&KLQD suggest a shift in its approach
YOU CAN WIN, SAYS SHIV KHERA
Led by a third generation entrepreneur, Mysore-based NR Group is chugging ahead WRDFKLHYHDWXUQRYHUPDUNRI`1,000 crore
Shiv Khera’s 30 years of research, understanding, and experience have helped people on the path of personal JURZWKDQGIXOˋOOPHQW.KHUDLVDOVR the author of the title You Can Win
REGULARS 10 ECONOMY WATCH 16 PHOTOSPEAK 20 VOICES
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MONEY INDICES December 2013
21 ASIAN FINMIN TALKS 38 WORLD ECONOMY 56 ECOPRENEUR
72 TECH UPDATE 80 GLOBAL INDICES 98 WHAT MONEY TAUGHT ME
INDUSTRY EXPERT STARTUP SUCCESS 58
A STEPPING STONE TO STUDIES ABROAD 6WDUWXSFRPSDQ\)UHVKPHQWRUVFRPDLPVWRPDNH the admission process easy and stress-free for students planning to study abroad
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INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEUR 52 COFFEE AND THE MAGIC COOKER
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MOTOROLA REVISITS INDIA WITH A BUDGET PHONE
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ECOPRENEUR A 19-YEAR-OLD’S GREEN VISION TAKES SHAPE
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Param Jaggi, the CEO of Ecoviate, hass developed a device that can convert carbon dioxide released from a car into oxygen
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR Mentoring students via YuvShaala Kshitij Mehra has eventually found his calling in being a mentor and a friend to the youth of India
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The fourth edition of the INK conference brought out the essence of life through different disciplines, voices, and perspectives
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December 2013 MONEY INDICES
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ASIAN FINMIN TALKS
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