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Odisha's new ICT policy aims to create 60,000 jobs
The draft policy envisages to attract top ten IT companies and five best ESDM companies
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IIT-Gandhinagar bags $500,000 grant from US firm for fire safety research
The institute will collaborate with UL on major safety initiatives, such as training programmes, curriculum development & research
 "IIT-Gandhinagar bags $500,000 grant from US firm for fire safety research")
Student's corner
Should the MHRD not interfere with the functioning of IITs and IIMs?
Great ideas work on universal insights: Amir Kassaei & Sonal Dabral
Interview with global chief creative officer, DDB & chief creative officer, DDB Mudra
 "Great ideas work on universal insights: Amir Kassaei & Sonal Dabral")
Infra, energy sectors to be job drivers: Experts
Say there is greater scope for management professionals in the two sectors in coming days
JBIMS completes final placements
Students placed across consulting, BFSI & IB, FMCG & pharma, Retail & E-Commerce, manufacturing & conglomerates besides telecom & IT
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After 3 months of upswing hiring slows in March: Naukri
On a year-on-year basis, however, the index has shown an increase in hiring by 11.5%
NRL launches CSR initiative to promote meritorious students
Under the scheme, full scholarship will be offered to five meritorious students for pursuing +2 education at Delhi Public School
IIM-A's 8th PGPX batch to have 14% international students
The batch of PGPX 2013-14 was inaugurated on April 7, 2013 by Ajay Pandey, director in-charge of the IIM-A
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IIMs want foreign students with degrees and international accreditation
The Ministry of HRD is already considering giving the IIMs the authority to award degrees through an Act of Parliament
Spotlight on scam ads
Client-agency relationship comes under scrutiny at Goafest 2013
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The campaign was a tribute to people whose sacrifices often go unnoticed
Union Bank of India's previous brand campaign had launched the idea, Your dreams are not yours alone
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We tend to stick with brands that have served us well: Phil Barden
Decision science can help to understand the signals that our brands send and how these are decoded by the consumer's brain
 "We tend to stick with brands that have served us well: Phil Barden")
Bad for JWT, bad for Ford, just plain bad
Everyone agrees creative directors are to blame for scam ads and for fomenting the belief among newbies that awards are the only way to creative moksha
The consumer is driving the direction of business now: Antoine De Riedmatten
Interview with Global Industry Leader, Consumer Business, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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Here and now
A new book says the consumer is biased towards the present and discounts the future. Marketers can use this to create effective promotions
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Marissa is wrong
Work-from-home can be a win-win if an organisation puts in place an effective tracking and rewarding mechanism for its employees
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More women taking up jobs with long-working hours, travelling: Report
Two-third's of women employees are now open to travelling as a part of their job, 33% actually prefer a high pressure-high rewards work environment
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