FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: Kapil Sibal categorically asserted that the Foreign Education Bill makes sense (with certain regulations). The Foreign Education Bill, if passed, will allow 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in universities. As Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal told this paper earlier that &quot;...foreign institutions should also be entitled to invest in education within a regulated framework. (However), these should not be for profit enterprises to subsidise education abroad&quot;.

Challenges that Union HRD minister faces

Business Standard

Jaguar is hoping the snob value &mdash; exclusive premium luxury offering &mdash; will do the trick in India.

The Cat's Whiskers

The idea chain in the business lifecycle begins from a good business idea, followed by a sound product idea, an innovative marketing idea to a brand idea, advertising idea and creative execution idea. Strong ideas in the first few stages of the lifecycle help establish a sustainable, successful enterprise. However, infusing life into an enterprise in the later stages becomes more difficult with every passing stage. The power of that good business idea is to set off the idea chain.

An idea can change the world

Just three days ago, Marks &amp; Spencer (M&amp;S) announced in the UK that it would pass on higher business costs to consumers by raising prices by 3 per cent later this year.

Destination India: M&S plays the pricing game

Management Development Programmes at IIMs are becoming popular once again as the economy recovers.

Post slump, IIMs resume focus on MDPs

When the Eleventh Plan was made public, it came as manna from heaven for the overall education sector, with a four-fold increase in the budget outlay. The higher education segment was perceived as a clear beneficiary with the government significantly increasing the outlay, creating additional higher institutes of learning, laying an emphasis on a 36 per cent increase in the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) by 2015, defining concrete steps to refine the quality of education in colleges, and proposing ways to increase faculty.

Higher education gets boost but has miles to go

Patiala-based Thapar University (formerly Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology) plans to set up two campuses over the next five years &mdash; one on a 14-acre campus near Chandigarh by 2010, and another in Chhattisgarh.

Thapar University to set up two campuses

GTTI focuses on all aspects to get the students well-placed.

George Telegraph focuses on increasing employability

The World Bank has expressed interest in supporting the newly launched Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) scheme for improvement of quality of secondary education in the country.

World Bank to fund secondary education programme

Press Trust of India

After the initial struggle, ITC Foods is finally making its presence felt through its parent&rsquo;s distribution muscle.

Racks to riches

1. When you don&rsquo;t have talent you should at least have great equipment. If you are a writer/art director/planner, get yourself a funky fountain pen (note: a rollerball is a not a tool, it&rsquo;s an embarrassment), next up is Apple&rsquo;s MacBook Pro laptop. If you are short, get the 17inch model.

6 points about advertising

The Indian School of Business (ISB) is creating a capital network to provide seed money to prospective entrepreneurs. The institute will also help entrepreneurs in refining their ideas and business plans.

ISB to create capital network for startups

Samsung hopes to double its mobile phone sales this year. Like most other key players, it&rsquo;s counting on innovative products to drive its sales. At the same time, it&rsquo;s building a range broad enough for consumers to find a phone with whatever features they like under the brand. In the first six months of the year alone, it has introduced over 20 new models &mdash; six of them touch screen &mdash; and now has over 50 models in its portfolio.

Samsung: Smart call

The animation industry in India is estimated at $460 million (Rs 2,232 crore).

KIT: The Indian animation industry

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IT&rsquo;S NOT WHAT YOU SELL, IT&rsquo;S WHAT YOU

The top 10 business bestsellers

    This magazine initially featured a &ldquo;sweetheart of the month&rdquo; and changed its original name after its co-founder suggested the name of the car company that produced only 97 cars in its history and closed down. Name the magazine.

The Strategist Quiz (#106)

    Which company&rsquo;s stated vision is to &ldquo;be the largest and No.

Answers to last week's quiz (105)

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare is leveraging on Horlicks' brand equity to get into new categories.

Horlicks stretches out

In a way, Rashmi Barbhaiya has pharmaceuticals in his blood. His physician father, Harshad Barbhaiya, worked for the Sarabhais. After studying at the University of London and University of Florida, Barbhaiya joined Bristol Myers Squibb as a senior research scientist and went on to become vice-president (metabolism and pharmacokinetics). When he left in 2001, he had a budget of $30 million and led a team of 180 scientists. He then set up his own consultancy outfit called Dynametics Consulting.

Medicine for all

Idea Cellular's latest advertisement takes the health route to push sales.

Sir ji strikes again

Barista's Sanjay Coutinho is eyeing the lucrative food market for growth - he's rolling out eateries along highways that compete with local dhabas.

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