PM Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' call & other top stories!

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PM Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' call: India Inc queues up to invest big money in building toilets TCS, Bharti, HUL, Aditya Birla Group, ITC, Adani & Dabur mong major cos that announced big CSR spends for building sanitation facilities. read more Centre to invite bids for smart cities in Greater Noida, MP & Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Centre to invite bids for Dholera investment region in Gujarat in next 3 months and for integrated industrial townships in Greater Noida. Indian companies bet on defence sector; pour in billions to manufacture guns, ships & tanks India's biggest companies are pouring billions of dollars into manufacturing guns, ships and tanks for the country's military.

Editor's Pick India's ecommerce poised at $43 bn in 5 years: Meet the key growth leaders The multi-category segment is on fire this year. The largest pie of the online retail ecosystem is drawing the maximum risk capital and eyeballs. How Honda plans to conquer India, the world's largest two-wheeler market A Honda veteran with stints in Italy, Germany and Spain, Muramatsu saw HMSI volumes soar from 1.6 million to 3.6 million in his three years at the India office. Ten ways to make your resume stand out A sharp curriculum vitae can go a long way in securing a job interview for you. Here are ten ways to make it stand out. Powai, Koramangala & Okhla: A close look at India's startup hubs Even in pre-liberalised India, major industries were clustered around a region. Now, startups are choosing colonies or villages adjoining metro cities.

Most Popular This Week Vishal Sikka's 5-point strategy a hit at Infosys Kochi innovator Arvind Sanjeev makes Google Glass clone for Rs 4,500 Kerala, one of the highest consumers of alcohol, to bid goodbye to booze Despite exclusive tieup with Flipkart, Xiaomi Mi 3 is available on eBay, Quikr, OLX for significantly higher price India to be launch pad for Amazon's plan to deliver packages using drones

Story of The Week PM Modi-backed five-member think tank to replace Planning Commission The new panel will most likely be led by former union minister Suresh Prabhu, with free market economists Arvind Panagariya and Bibek Debroy. read more

Money Inflation: Three reasons why rising food prices could be here to stay The 3 big reasons of rising prices are all structural in nature, and fixing them will take some hard and balanced reforms. RBI planning to introduce plastic currency notes next year Several countries have tried using polymer-based currency notes, although these are costlier than cotton-fibre based paper currency.

Stock Round Up Markets @ record highs; top ten stocks which can give up to 34% return in 1 year Markets have been on a roll of late, hitting fresh record highs consistently, supported by strong global liquidity & easing of geo-political concerns.

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