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...people to prepare themselves for a busy storm season. In addition to the poll, it has launched an interactive website, a series of public service announcements and a 30-minute television program, The National Hurricane Survival Test, which air throughout hurricane season on more than 50 television and cable network affiliates...
...than 30% of all fresh produce is lost or spoils before it reaches the market. On average, goods pass through six or seven middlemen before a consumer can buy it, resulting in tortuous journeys, big markups and poor quality. Replacing that system requires not just building a modern, efficient network but adapting it to Indian conditions...
...Reliance, which has interests in oil and petrochemicals and opened its first retail store only last November, began exploring the possibility of a nationwide chain of grocery stores-it wants to open 2,000 by next April-it quickly realized that it would need to build its own distribution network almost from scratch. "If we are putting up a pan-Indian business in terms of the front end, then we needed to put up a pan-Indian business in terms of the procurement," says Sanjeev Asthana, president of Reliance's agri-and-food supply chain. Because profit margins are thin...
...water often runs dry and can carry dangerous bacteria, Reliance has installed reverse-osmosis machines at its processing centers to clean the local water supply. Reliance says it will invest $6 billion in retail over the next few years, with some 60-70% of that going to its distribution network. "It's the cost of providing clean, safe food to consumers," says Gunender Kapur, head of Reliance's foods business...
...siege of Estonia highlighted a major worry for governments, corporations and network administrators everywhere. "As familiarity with these technologies grows, and more and more actors get involved in information technology," this kind of attack will "become more of an issue," warned U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte...