The fourth batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) in Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has seen an average annual salary of Rs 26.1 lakh &mdash; an increase of about 30 per cent over the previous year&rsquo;s average of 20.16 lakh. The fees for the one-year full-time programme is Rs 19.35 lakh.

Average salary of IIM-A exec  programme up 30%

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    Name the financial investment company that came up with an innovative marketing initiative by releasing a &lsquo;not for resale&rsquo; compilation of songs exclusively produced by a famous pop and rock icon. Also name the icon.

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They are increasing their infrastructure spending even as the apex court is yet to deliver a verdict.

'Errant' varsities on expansion spree

&lsquo;Another Batch passes out... Adieu PGP12&rsquo;... or &lsquo;Fresh blood on campus | All PGP1s have reached campus and registered themselves&rsquo;. For most laypersons, these words may appear gibberish. B-school students, however, hang on to these words since they reveal the happenings on campuses and much more.

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The Pune-based Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) is in talks with around seven international institutes to be the content provider and course designer for their courses. The institute has a working tie-up with the Khimji Training Institute LLC, in Muscat and Steinbeis University, Berlin.

Symbiosis B-school scouts for global tie-ups

GoAir&rsquo;s future was tense just a year back, but the budget carrier is now talking scale and has preponed deliveries of 10 more aircraft.

Flying out of air pockets

Chevrolet is going digital with a vengeance. It&rsquo;s the first time that an automaker in India will launch an advertising campaign exclusively for the online medium.

Digital-only ads by Cruz

Ascribing a symbol to the rupee has added one more chapter to the Brand India story.

Fusion of India and Bharat

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Operation Medanta

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All for girls

What happens when you are selling more than one book per minute, making you the largest online bookstore in the country? If you are Flipkart.com, you expand by offering new services like cash-on-delivery.

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The retail market for premium sports goods in India is estimated at around Rs 2,500 crore.

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    This product dates back to 1929 and was known for its trademark green shaft and transparent ink window. The brand under which it is sold was founded by a chemist in 1838 and currently has a Hanging Gardens of Babylon edition too. Name it.

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Having concluded one year of functioning since its inception, Ahmedabad University (AU), a private non-affiliating university promoted by Ahmedabad Education Society, is planning to tie-up with Cambridge University for a one year full time executive programme.

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Brand Vedanta seeks CSR sheen

The original price warrior returns with &lsquo;mass premium&rsquo; products.

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You can, it seems, remove football from outdoor, but cannot remove outdoor from football.

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Mr X, a senior vice-president managing human resources of a large &ldquo;Indian multinational&rdquo;, sensed something wrong as he walked into his rather spacious cabin. He could see people huddled together whispering something that he could only guess.

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Average salary of IIM-A exec programme up 30%

Answers to last week's quiz (#157)