Pugnacious public sector pasha

Seldom have public sector bosses created such waves, generated so much of controversies and hit the headlines. Even rarer is the spectacle of a public sector boss taking on the combined might of the bureaucracy and the political establishment. And surviving in the job! Former chairman of Maruti and SAIL V. Krishnamoorthy was one instance. Yet, not as abrasively as this man. Of course, one can always cite the example of V. Kurien, the ‘Amul’ man who created a niche of his own when it came to legendary chief executives. Then, there is E. Sreedharan, current boss of Delhi Metro, who acquired a well-deserved halo after implementing the ambitious Konkan Railway project that skirts across the western coast of India like a modern day miracle. Still, Sreedharan is low profile and painfully unassuming and prefers not to be featured prominently in the media. Then there have been others in the public sector who have left their mark. But perhaps none as extravagantly as this man. That too by staring a powerful minister of oil and petroleum and a powerful secretary in the ministry in the face, in a headlong confrontation. And winning the battle because the other guys had to blink. Is it bravery or a passion for professional self-destruction?...

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Low Capacity Vehicles Sales Grow (IIPM-Press Release Article

According to Eric Leblanc, MD, Volvo India, “The fundamental principle in trucking is the ability to do more with less.” The European model is to use a small number of expensive, efficient machines. But all is not so rosy. The Indian trucking brain still assumes ‘cheaper is better’, and prefers to use a large number of cheap trucks instead; reason why sales of LCVs (low capacity vehicles) still grew by an astounding 21.5% in the period of April to October 2005.

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Wise Person (IIPM-Press Release)

However, as a wise person once told me, “throughout history, knowledge has always exceeded the wisdom with which it has been applied,” and I surmise that many of these same scientists would now be inclined to agree.

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Shiv Sainiks (IIPM-Article)

Such is the charisma of Mumbai’s 78 years old saffron clad strongman that, at times, even a hint from the Shiv Sena Pramukh (chief) is enough to ignite fire amongst the Shiv Sainiks, whose faith in his leadership touches fanatical limits.

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