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| GENERAL |
| * | Keeping the client's house (or office) in order is a 24-hour job: KV Girish, Proprietor, Integriti (India) |
| * | Exim Policy: Measures taken to safeguard farmers' interests |
| * | India has no history of entrepreneurship; as a nation, we feel guilty about making profits: Madhura M Chatrapathy, entrepreneur and executive trustee, ASCENT |
| * | We are waiting for broadband availability to happen: Priti Paul, director, oxfordbookstore.com |
| * | Furnishing retail outlets with a passion: Rajnish Radhakrishnan, Head, ze'lante |
| * | India has poor IT security systems: Arun Pathak, COO, Texport Technologies |
| * | Interview with D G Prasad, Dy. General Manager, Exim Bank, Bangalore. |
| * | "We are here to guide information and services to foreign SMEs and NRIs," K Prakash Chandra, Aries Overseas |
| * | Ascon playing an active role for the Indian food and agriculture sector |
| * | ‘Chinese companies are keen to set up joint ventures with their Indian counterparts,’ says H E Zhou Gang, Ambassador of China and ‘Chinese goods are not cheaper due to government subsidies,’ says Zhao Qingmao, Commercial Consul of China. |
| * | ‘We are not against the WTO, we only want the government to provide a level playing field to the SMEs,’ Suresh Deora, Hon. General Secretary, All India Manufacturers’ Organization (AIMO) |
| * | “Cooperation, rather than competition between India and China is what we must aim at in the WTO era,” Chen Zuming, Deputy Secretary General, Executive Director, China Association for International Friendly Contact. |
| FOREIGN TRADE |
| * | Bilateral trade between Thailand and India has come down drastically: Wairak Walairat, Director of Thai Trade Centre in India |
| * | Italians are possessive of their know-how, they must be convinced gradually: Andrea Bonardi, Secretary General, Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| AUTO ANCILLARY |
| * | Only good management skills will see through the recession in the bus body building industry: K M Loknath, Managing Director, S M Kannappa Automobiles (P) Ltd. |
| * | “LML – The name stands for Style, Power and Performance,” says Subodh Kumar, Executive Director (Technical), LML Limited. |
| * | “Cut down on vendors to save on costs,” M D Jindal, Chairman, Machino Plastics. |
| CHEMICALS |
| * | India's exclusive chemical port has tremendous scope: C S Patel, MD, Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Co |
| * | "The internet has come as a savior for us," J K Gupta, Managing Director, Kanta Chemicals Company. |
| CONSTRUCTION |
| * | Quality plays an important role in obtaining a good lighting product: Deepak Kapoor, Managing Director, Kapoor Lamps. |
| * | Faster, safer, stronger buildings, the prefab way: S Santosh, MD, Hi-Tech Structures Pvt Ltd |
| * | Ultimately it is not a question of high or low technology, it is about profits: Sudhir Srivastava, Managing Director, Svedala Industri India Ltd. |
| * | The Indian customer uses his machine for a longer time than his European or American counterpart: Tom Cornell, Business Manager (India Operations), JCB. |
| * | EXCON will grow in prominence, attracting more exhibitors and visitors: Hans Nicklasson, Minister (Economic, Trade Policy and Cultural Affairs), Embassy of Sweden |
| * | "Lack of trained manpower is the most fundamental problem the Indian construction industry faces today."- Dr. Satyanarayana Kalidindi, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. |
| * | SMEs have a greater role as ancillaries to large manufacturers. That offers them synergy as well as collaboration: Sarosh Ghandy, Chairman, EXCON 2000 and Managing Director, Telcon. |
| * | Just build roads. Then, everything else is taken care of: Ravi Uppal, Chairman, CII Karnataka and Managing Director, Volvo India Ltd. |
| * | IT is an enabler. E-commerce is not a goal on its own, its's a role. The role of e-commerce is to ensure the Euipment Bank works well: Hemant Kanoria, Managing Director, SREI |
| * | With the opening of the construction equipment market, demand for engines is on the rise: P K Daam, GM (Industrial Marketing), Cummins India Ltd. |
| * | “Awarding contracts in bigger packages for contractors does not necessarily reduce the total cost”: Vijaya Raghava Reddy, Chairman, Builder’s Association of India, Karnataka Centre |
| CONSULTANCY & SERVICES |
| * | Better quality managers opt to work for large corporates, creating a void of talent in SME sector: Dhruv Sharma, senior consultant, Consultancy for Change And Growth |
| * | "The emphasis should be on an overall quality management system, rather than attempting to get an isolated certification," Capt HJS Oberoi, Quality Consultant. |
| ELECTRICAL & POWER RELATED EQUIPMENT |
| * | Today's meters have to face far more demands than ever before: Anand V Hattangady, Managing Director, Cadel Technologies Pvt Ltd |
| * | "We can definitely compete with multinational corporations," HK Shivaram, Director, Prok Devices Private Limited |
| * | "Power Quality has been gaining in significance with the increasing adoption of non-linear loads", Kanai Banerjee, Encon Engineers. |
| ELECTRONICS & AUTOMATION |
| * | Volumes hold the key to the capacitors business: Arvind Rao, Filcon Electronics Pvt Ltd |
| * | India’s strength is in world-class talent...and it is growing, in terms of value delivery to the customer: Srini Rajam, Chairman and CEO, Ittiam Systems |
| * | Institutions need to strike a balance between achieving academic goals and fulfilling the industry’s needs: Prof Jamadagni, Chairman, CEDT, IISc |
| * | "We can definitely compete with multinational corporations," HK Shivaram, Director, Prok Devices Private Limited |
| * | We see an increasing importance the Indian market has for the German electrical and electronic industry: Jens-Uwe Fuhrmann, Managing Director, Productronics |
| * | Thomson gets going when the going gets tough: Badrinath |
| * | The Electronics Industry – CLI(c)King together. |
| ENGINEERING |
| * | CPEC Ltd.: Transmitting Power Smoothly |
| * | "It makes me proud to see our products competing with those of MNCs," R Ramani, CEO, Karthik Flowtech |
| * | “Shoranur is an important area in the map of the Palakkad Industrial Belt,”: P M Chithrabhanu Naboodirippadu, Managing Partner, South Indian Metal Company (SIMCO), Shoranur. |
| FERTILISERS & AGROCHEMICALS |
| * | 'Paradeep Phosphates Limited - Asia's largest DAP fertiliser plant' Chairman cum Managing Director, PPL, Hrishikesh Mishra |
| * | Oman Fertiliser to Arrive in India Not Before March 2004 |
| FOOD & FOOD PRODUCTS |
| * | "Grains with high moisture content can also be stored after treatment": N Samraj, Director, Poultry and Aqua, Kemin Nutritional Technologies |
| * | We hope to ultimately wean youngsters away from alien charms and hook them on to rich Indian Coffee: Ashwin Shah, Madhu Jayanti Group |
| * | When it comes to herbal and flower teas, there is no real significant player in the Indian market: Basanti Chakraborty, entrepreneur,`Basanti' herbal products |
| * | After IT, the next boom will be in the health sector: Mithra Bindhu, Sante (Health Technology) Products Pvt Ltd |
| * | People should manufacture and launch new products. But one must be ready to face teething problems before being successful: Sandhya Manjunath, entrepreneur of processed food |
| * | "After fifty years of monopoly, we have entered the free market so there is bound to be a fallout – especially for the small player, who was protected all this time and now will have to fend for himself.": Sunalini Menon, Chief Executive, Coffeelabs |
| * | We have been able to compress the transaction time for tea from 8 weeks to 1 week and this has saved immense costs: Ayush Bagla, MD of Teauction.com |
| * | The food taster can help fine-tune large-scale production. He finds solutions for drawbacks in the sample so that the end product is perfect: Srikanth Chatrapathy, Food Taster |
| * | We hope the government would take cognisance of the industry's need to double the relief: Indian Tea Association Chairman R S Jhawar |
| * | "Quality checks should be made not only at the last stage but throughout all stages of food processing.": Mridul Salgame |
| * | Vanilla has a bright future. India must use more vanilla in its foods: J N Gurudutt of J N Gurudutt and Associates |
| * | We are thinking of the café approach to sell pastas. The point of consumption should coincide with the point of purchase: T S Nagarajan, President, Pasta Manufacturers' Association |
| * | Ascon playing an active role for the Indian food and agriculture sector |
| * | "Trimming demand-supply gap reason for pepper price fall": Prof KPG Menon, Executive Director, International Pepper Community |
| * | "The challenge in food engineering is to develop processes and built process control mechanisms which will accept changing raw material conditions": Dr Swamy Anantheswaran |
| * | "The need of the hour for plantations is integrated, precise information, well on time, and 'Harvest IT' is an effective solution": Achamma Joseph |
| * | Good scope of agro processing units in central India: Virdi |
| HANDICRAFTS |
| * | Creating and using paper bags can be a good beginning towards a cleaner plastic-free world: Diana Vincent, Merchandiser, Sabha |
| * | We will be exploring all avenues to widen our reach through tie-ups and web marketing: Mandira Kumar, Coordinator, Sutradhar |
| * | CICOPA's training programmes have imparted skills to women and turned them into successful entrepreneurs: Chhaya Patil, Project Officer, CICOPA, Bangalore Unit |
| * | Little capital, lots of imagination can reap good returns for soft toys: Sangeeta Shekhawat, proprietrix, Cutemate |
| HEALTHCARE |
| * | Computer Related Injuries threaten to stalk cyber India CRY not, help is at hand to combat CRI |
| * | When it comes to herbal and flower teas, there is no real significant player in the Indian market: Basanti Chakraborty, entrepreneur,`Basanti' herbal products |
| * | The more IPRs India holds, the stronger we become at international fora |
| * | SoluNeem has been found effective in countering disease in coconut trees in Karnataka, TN and Kerala: Prof P V Subbarao, Scientific Director and CEO, Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation |
| * | Indians should take pride over Ayurveda like the Chinese do over acupuncture: Anand Shrivastava, president, Maharishi Ayurveda Products |
| * | The total market for gelatine capsules in the country is a whopping 20 billion capsule pieces per year and the demand is still growing: A C Srivastava, CEO, Bharti Healthcare |
| * | The biggest constraint for biotech in India is lack of funds: Inder Verma, Scientist, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, California |
| * | We have done solid groundwork before launching Edegra: T K Roy, V-P (Marketing), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. |
| * | "Drugs developed through biotechnology will not be cheaper. But they will be better drugs and will make healthcare more effective": Prof Charles L Cooney, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| * | I expect a shakeout in the Indian healthcare industry: Pankaj Patel, MD, Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd |
| * | “Prices of drugs in India to firm up in future,” says Vinod K Behl, Chief Executive-Bulk Drugs, Unichem Laboratories Ltd. |
| * | “Product patents to be a reality in two months”: Homi R. Khusrokhan, President, OPPI |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| * | IT in India is in a vulnerable position. India must develop unique software products: Hasan Kamil and Talat Hasan, Indian entrepreneurs in USA |
| * | India’s strength is in world-class talent...and it is growing, in terms of value delivery to the customer: Srini Rajam, Chairman and CEO, Ittiam Systems |
| * | Security is not a product, it is a process: M Prabhakar Kini, Managing Director, Kinfotech Pvt Ltd |
| * | The first volumes for Bluetooth are expected from the cell phone industry; home/office automation will follow: P C S Babu, Director-Technical, Adamya Computing Technologies |
| * | Even the limited use of internet has made a tremendous impact on our growth rates: V Jaykumar, KJB Titanium Pvt Ltd |
| * | There is no need for countries like India to be too negative on the current scenario. This is just a short-term impact: Harris Miller, President, ITAA |
| * | It is the new technologies that are going to generate revenue for this country: Raju B.P.G, Vice-President (Operations), Peak XV Networks Pvt Ltd. |
| * | Hanover the right platform for Indian IT, Telecom industry: S J Patil, India's representative at CeBIT |
| * | “The potential for Indian IT companies to tap the Japanese software market, the second largest market after the USA, is huge, but cracking it is very difficult”: V Ramakrishna, Managing Director, EximSoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
| * | “Usage of laser cards in healthcare and banking sectors is set to take off soon in India”: Ravi Krishnamoorthi, Director - Business Development, Shonkh Technologies Ltd. |
| IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS |
| * | Pipeline transportation of gas is the key driving force for the development of the steel sector: M M Mathur, Director, PSL Holdings Limited |
| * | "Technology is going to be the single most important factor in the days to come...it has to be absorbed and assimilated and industry should be self-reliant": Vikram Daga |
| * | "Conducting business through e-commerce has widened the planning horizons of all economic agents engaged in production and trade of steel,": A K Agarwal |
| * | "Steel makers should come out of the wrong perception that steel consumption in the world and particularly in developing countries will increase every year": R K Prasannan, Development Commisioner for Iron & Steel and Chairman, Joint Plant Committee |
| JEWELLERY |
| * | Platinum: Tough metal with a genteel touch - Mr G.B.Umesh, Jt Managing Director, Ganjam Nagappa & Son Pvt Ltd |
| * | “The right fusion of technology and human skill marks our success in jewellery exports,” Rajesh Mehta, MD, Rajesh Exports Ltd. |
| * | “Coloured diamonds and fancy cuts are in”, says Reena Thakur, Jewellery Designer |
| * | “Indian Jewellery is par excellence” asserts Chethna Shetty, Jewellery Designer |
| LEATHER |
| * | The quality of Indian products is improving progressively: Andrea Fabris, Italian tannery owner, importer from India |
| * | "Lack of standardization itself could be the reason for the considerably lower prices of Indian products," Adesh Gupta, Liberty Footwear |
| * | “Our leather products can be termed as ‘safety items’ for labourers”: P Narendra Menon, Rubicon
Leather Industries. |
| LOGISTICS & QUALITY MANAGEMENT |
| * | 'The biggest problem in India is cumbersome procedures, which should be changed.' |
| * | Aramex offers complete transportation solutions to customers through a variety of products on a "one-to-one basis", Dinyar Medhora, Vice President, Aramex India |
| * | "The emphasis should be on an overall quality management system, rather than attempting to get an isolated certification," Capt HJS Oberoi, Quality Consultant. |
| PACKAGING & CONTAINERS |
| * | "The Indian packaging industry
can look at niche markets for exports," Vikas Bachhawat, Director, Bachhawat
Group of Companies |
| PAINTS & DYES |
| * | Soon, powder will replace
liquid paint wherever possible: S S Hegde, Managing Director,
Southfield Powder Coatings Ltd, Bangalore. |
| * | “There are tremendous opportunities for Powder Coatings in India” :John Andon, President , Becker Powder Coatings Ltd, UK. |
| PAPER |
| * | Creating and using paper bags can be a good beginning towards a cleaner plastic-free world: Diana Vincent, Merchandiser, Sabha |
| * | “E-commerce will reduce costs and make the Indian paper industry better off in many ways”: Pramod Jain, MD, Shiva Paper Mills, New Delhi. |
| PLASTICS |
| * | Reservations are bound to go eventually and SSIs must plan for this eventuality from now : V K Taparia, President, Organisation of Plastic Processors |
| * | “The writing is on the wall for SSIs. They will have to be export fit or they will perish”, Arvind Mehta, President of All India Plastic Manufacturers Association (AIPMA). |
| POLLUTION CONTROL |
| * | “Today, for a country to hold its own in the global market, it must have a strong technological infrastructure and capabilities”, Dr Jürgen Bischoff, Director, Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT). |
| RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS |
| * | Interview with ‘Thazhathethody Mohammed Abdul Rahman (53)’, Proprietor of ‘Niyaz Hammocks--Ongallur’, Pattambi, Palakkad, the only industrial establishment of its kind in Kerala. |
| SPORTS GOODS |
| * | Entering amusement industry would demand a lot of capital and know-how: Deepak, Marketing Manager, Blue Chip Amusements Inc |
| * | “To the layman, the primary concern while buying an equipment is the cost involved. As a manufacturer, I should be able to educate my customer about the technical aspects as well”: A N Parthasarathy, Proprietor, KinderPlay Equipment. |
| TELECOM |
| * | Laser Optical technology will carry bandwidth to the last mile: S Narayanan, CEO, MRO-TEK Ltd |
| * | It is the new technologies that are going to generate revenue for this country: Raju B.P.G, Vice-President (Operations), Peak XV Networks Pvt Ltd. |
| * | VOA makes a pitch for Indian audience, via local players |
| * | “No Short-Term solutions to India,” says Dr T H Chowdury, IT Advisor to the Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| TEXTILES |
| * | Chinese goods have harmed our textile industry immensely: Satish Mahajan, Chairman, Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (southern region) |
| * | 16 pc excise on garments will impede the spirit of the industry: Valliappa, Chairman, Karnataka Textile Mills Association |
| * | Indian textile industry needs to focus on international quality needs: Anthony John Moody, World Bank Advisor (Textiles) |
| * | Knitting reservation is an illogical anomaly that will be soon corrected, says Textile Commissioner |
| * | "In future, having a Colour Matching System will become a necessity for every exporter," A. Girish, Advanced Graphic Systems |
| * | "It’s the way we have done the categorizations. I feel its much more user-friendly," Leo Chettiar, S R Publications (Textiles) |
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