Discovery Networks, which has a strong presence in India through its channels Travel &amp; Living, Discovery and Animal Planet, has recently launched two new channels: Discovery Science and Discovery Turbo.

Discovery Networks: New discoveries

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    While he was the technical advisor to UN in India, he conceived the mechanism to strip away unwanted tape recording noise. He patented this invention on his return to London. Identify him and the technology he invented.

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Boeing&rsquo;s first Indian ad campaign stresses that the company is doing a lot more in India than just selling airplanes.

Beyond the jetliners

Entertainment has emerged as a vital component in new malls and shopping centres, owing to its increasing popularity among consumers, and the preference towards making shopping malls complete community centres.

KIT: Entertainment Formats in Mall Development

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The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are off to a flying start this final placement season with pre-placement offers pouring in.

IIMs off to a flying start to placement

United Breweries is keen to add a dash of colour to its portfolio of beer brands. That&rsquo;s why the company is silently working on launching flavoured alcoholic beverages under the brand name Kingfisher Buzz, which will take on Bacardi Martini's Breezer, which has been around for eight years now.

Kingfisher buzz set to get louder

Rupa Datta grew up in a tony neighbourhood in south Kolkata. Like many teenagers of her age in Kolkata, she used to really enjoy a bottle of Thums Up after dinner at home. But life changed for her when she moved to Delhi in the mid-1990s, and she could not indulge in her favourite drink as the brand was not readily available. Rupa would not settle for another cola and her family had to scout markets to buy a bottle of Thums Up.

Thums Up's new thunder

Does Volmax sound similar to Voltas? That is the question which the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) will have to consider again as the 12-year old brand dispute between multinational drug major Glaxo and Tata group firm Voltas is back on its table.

Glaxo, Voltas in brand war

Opt to strike out on their own, see opportunities in travel, education.

Thirty ISB students skip placement process

Capital Foods, a fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, is set to acquire all brands of chef Sanjeev Kapoor to introduce a new line of products in the ready-to-eat segment, frozen foods, jams, pickles and papads. Kapoor will also join the board of directors of Capital Foods, according to a source.

Capital Foods to buy all Sanjeev Kapoor brands

The new Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Jharkhand will start functioning from June this year with a low fee structure.

Low-cost Ranchi IIM to start in June

After a dull placement season last year, the mood in Ahmedabad-based Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A) was upbeat today, as investment bankers and consulting companies made a beeline for recruitments.

IIM-A upbeat about placement this yr

They may lose anywhere between Rs 1,000 and Rs 60,000 if they get through an IIM and choose to quit the B-school they initially opted for.

Students seek other B-schools as IIMs delay admissions

The executive MBA programme at Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) is ranked among the top 20 such courses worldwide. As part of the course, the institute conducts a Discovery Expedition to India. Phil Rosenzwieg, professor of Strategy and International Management, and his students recently visited India as part of the expedition. Rosenwieg spoke to Chitra Unnithan about his experience.

'It is important that our executive MBAs experience India'

Almost 40,000 students took the first computer based Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) to gain admission in the Mumbai-based Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS). For the first time, NMAT was conducted in a computer based format by computer-based testing company Pearson VUE for a period of 10 days.

40,000 students take first computer-based NMAT

The desire to become entrepreneurs is taking roots with a vengeance this year at B-schools. Many students have shown eagerness to stay out of the placements process and start their own ventures instead.

Many B-school students may set up their own companies this year

The company wants LED-based flashlights and lighting solutions to account for a quarter of its turnover in two years.

Eveready: From Red to 'LED'

Chandigarh-based Aryans Business School (ABS) has got the membership of US- based world&rsquo;s best accreditation body, &lsquo;Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business&rsquo; (AACSB).

ABS gets AACSB membership

Kiran, the Royal Bengal tiger, was in Mumbai a few days back to lend a helping hand to Swarovski, which is teaching water and environment conservation to school children in the country. Kiran, in faceted crystal, designed by Elisabeth Adaner, was a big draw at the Swarovski Charity Auction held in Mumbai. After all, only 33 of these sculptures were made.

Swarovski: Crystal gazing

A lot of times we who are in the business of marketing and advertising get too comfortable in the box that is marketing and advertising. We get comfortable. We settle down and like old soldiers we tell stories of the marketing campaigns we waged. Those tales become our reference points, later they turn into guideposts and finally they calcify into rules that are etched into stone tablets. Lest that happen we have to listen to voices other than our own, to the opinions and lessons learnt from people who are not experts in our biz or any other biz for that matter. In fact, be a little wary of experts because they have mastered the thing they do so well, they don&rsquo;t know how to do it differently. I prefer to rub elbows with the experiences of interesting people who have done interesting things at interesting times.

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