The expats are coming!

According to an annual Global Relocation Trends Survey (published by GMAC Global Relocation Services), India is emerging as one of the sought after locations to work for expatriates. Other countries that are hot-ticket destinations are China and Russia. In 2006, as much as 69 % of MNCs reported an increase in the number of international postings; and 65% of MNCs are now planning to increase the number of their overseas postings this year. However, all is not hunky dory either. Expats are having to face financial and cultural strains, and all this is taking a toll on the personal family lives of these professionals. There are additional problems like – and these apply to all three countries in consideration – housing and living costs, immigration challenges, payroll and employment-related concerns. Basically, even though these markets are sought after destinations, they are also ‘the most challenging locations for expatriates’.

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

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Cotton on to organic cotton

New technology paves the way for a safer future

As u per model clad in a crisp white cotton ensemble surely looks good just that the ought-to-be beautiful white cotton balls that form the fabric neither look good in the fields nor make it smell great. Reason: A thick layer of oily chemicals (from pesticides to defoliants) sprayed in the conventional cotton fields is threatening farmers, the consumers and the overall environment. It’s shocking that while most of these chemicals are banned in the US and Europe (as they were used in making explosives in the world wars) are blatantly exported to poorer developing nations leading to millions of farmers developing acute diseases to which thousands perish each year. The world may have found a solution in organic cotton, but the production of this nature friendly fabric is even less than one percent of the total world cotton production. Fortunately, India ranks 2nd in organic cotton production after Turkey. The technique not only retains the fertility of the soil but greatly reduces the use of poisonous chemicals. The rapidly growing cotton industry it seems, is finally waking up to its ills of the past!

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

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