GlaxoSmithKline has rolled out another health drink, Asha from Horlicks, this time targeting the lower end of the market.

Horlicks' new hope

Business Standard

A few students in Hyderabad could not reach the test centres in time to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) today, the penultimate day of the computer-based test, due to the bandh call given by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, a political outfit fighting for a separate statehood for Telanagana.

Transport bandh hit some CAT students

To avoid a repeat of the chaos seen this year in the first few days of the computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT), the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are thinking of doubling the testing window period next year to make the process smoother.

IIMs may double CAT window next year

Business leaders have to develop multiple competencies to face the challenges of creating both economic and social value additions, experts said at the Asian Management Congress organized by the city-based Asian School of Business Management (ASBM).

Management experts stress on multiple competencies

City-based Centurion Group of Institutions (CGI) will sign an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the University of South Queensland (USQ), Australia, for collaboration in education field.

Centurian Group to ink MoU with South Queensland University

For the last 10 days, Prometric, the company contracted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to conduct the computer-based Common Admission Test, has been in the limelight for the wrong reasons. Technical glitches marred the test this year and public criticism has been directed towards the company.

'All affected CAT candidates will get new schedules'

To avoid a repeat of the chaos seen this year in the first few days of computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT), the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are thinking of doubling the testing window period next year to make the process smoother.

IIMs may double CAT test window next year

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) is looking at investing close to Rs 150 crore in setting up two new campuses in Salt Lake and Rajarhat.

IISWBM to invest Rs 150 cr

GM will unveil its third small car for India next month.

Can you feel the beat?

The super-premium beer is banking on UB for its India debut, but the late entry may make the going tough.

Heineken's last frontier

This year's Indian advertising rage will soon get audiences overseas to sit up and take notice.

Vodafone set to take Zoozoos overseas

Imagine walking into a washroom at one of the multiplexes and being welcomed with a message that terms you &ldquo;the Fourth Idiot&rdquo;. Don&rsquo;t feel offended as you are just watching the promotion of 3Idiots, an Aamir Kan-starrer to be released this Friday.

3Idiots makes smart moves on marketing

I wish I could surgically separate those two conjoined words, up and to. You see, &lsquo;upto&rsquo; is 100 per cent off. It&rsquo;s plain wrong. The fact that the two words are written as one in 99 per cent of Indian advertisements, doesn&rsquo;t make it right.

Upto 100% off

The Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow is organising an &lsquo;India SME conclave&rsquo; on December 21 to discuss the competitiveness of the sector in the backdrop of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) era. The small and medium enterprises (SME) sector is the growth engine of the Indian economy and contributes over 40 per cent to the country&rsquo;s industrial output and around 35 per cent to direct exports. The theme of the conclave is &lsquo;Low cost financing options and the impact of FTAs on the SME sector in India&rsquo;.

IIM-L conclave on SME sector

&ldquo;I pressed the end button by mistake and my test ended! Does this mean my one year&rsquo;s preparation for CAT went for a toss? Please help me!&rdquo; went a desperate plea of a candidate on the forum of an MBA resource website. Within minutes, she got a dozen replies from those who faced the same problem and others who assured that she would get a chance to re-appear.

Management resource sites log on to expansion

Admission process for the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) usually begins in January. However, post the computer-based CAT fiasco, IIMs are worried that it could get delayed. In an interview with Pradipta Mukherjee, IIM-K&rsquo;s director Debashis Chatterjee clears the air on fears of CAT fiasco impacting the admission criteria.

'CAT could have been handled professionally'

The Kolkata-based Globsyn Group joined hands with California State University (CSU) to launch programmes in entrepreneurship for those running family businesses. The group, which recently established the Asian Institute of Family Business (AIFB) to cater to the education and training needs of family run businesses, will offer two post graduate courses.

Globsyn partners CSU for entrepreneurship programmes

Centum Learning, the education and training arm of Bharti group, is expanding its footprint in India by setting up skill development centres and mini-campuses for offering professional degrees to students. The company will cater to the entire spectrum of students from - low end to high end.

Centum Learning to set up campuses in 20 cities in India

Tata aims to create disruption in the water purifier market with the low-priced Swach.

Nano filters down

Volkswagen, Europe&rsquo;s largest car maker, has bought 19.9 per cent stake in Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan&rsquo;s third largest carmaker, for $2.5 billion. Of course, Suzuki&rsquo;s strength is in small cars and Volkswagen&rsquo;s stated mission is to become the world&rsquo;s largest car company, ahead of Toyota and General Motors. And that&rsquo;s not possible unless you have a bevy of small cars in your portfolio. A full takeover would have given Volkswagen annual volumes of 4.4 million cars &mdash; way ahead of Toyota&rsquo;s 3.5 million. At the moment, Volkswagen-Suzuki is merely an alliance.

Volkswagen, Suzuki: Joining forces

Bajaj Auto will not sit on the fence anymore. Reduced to the fringes in the scooter market, the company would often tell investors, analysts and inquisitive journalists that a brand new strategy is in the works. But it stunned the world recently when it announced that it will exit the market. The Kristal, its last scooter, will not be made after March next year.

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