International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar (IIIT-B) would begin its first academic session from the Gothpatna campus on the outskirts of the city in August this year.

IIIT-B campus to be operational by August

Business Standard

Cash-strapped Tata Motors is using unconventional tools to promote the car.

The making of brand Nano

    Name the company and the strategic planning tool it used that envisions multiple future events and help develop plans to respond to them. It helped this company navigate the oil shock of the 1970s.

Answers to last week&#39s quiz (#091)

Companies, and their CFOs, may have to adapt more radically to the downturn than they now expect.

The CFO&#39;s role in navigating the downturn

The online search giant has tweaked its global strategy for India with a mix of online, offline and mobile offerings.

Will Google get it  right?

One of the key challenges facing the hospitality sector is the high rate of taxes. In Delhi, for instance, there is a 12.5 per cent luxury tax as well as a 12 per cent VAT on food and beverages.

KIT: The hospitality sector in India

    Sitting at his home office in the Indian subcontinent, he used a Kaypro computer and a modem to communicate with his contact in Los Angeles while working on a movie script in the mid-80s. Name him.

The Strategist Quiz (#092)

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The top 10 business bestsellers

If the global meltdown and its impact on placements was not enough, the recent fee hike by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) has only added to the woes of those aspiring to study at the country&rsquo;s premier institutes.

IIM-A fee hike has CAT candidates worried

Around 40 directors and vice-chancellors (VCs) of several institutes and universities met with members of the Yash Pal Committee in Bangalore today to give their comments on the draft report on Higher Education Commission (HEC) &mdash; prepared by the Yashpal committee &mdash; which has called for doing away with regulatory bodies like the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Universities discuss autonomy proposal

    India&rsquo;s largest ecommerce company is a joint venture between two existing brick and mortar companies. Name the ecommerce company and its founders.

Answers to last week's quiz (#083)

The first channel of Turner-Miditech is looking to carve out an 'urbane' space for itself in a crowded segment. Will it sell?.

Getting Real

Using the 8th Habit as a guide for leadership in turbulent times.

Leadership is a choice, not a position: Stepen R Covey

What the HR function can do to facilitate good governance.

What the HR function can do to facilitate good governance

B-schools may soon offer an e-module on &lsquo;Managing profits with good values'.

Learn ethical profit management

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THE FUTURE OF

    This Indian entrepreneur hit upon the idea to start a low-cost airline when he was travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town in a flight operated by Kalula.com.

The Strategist Quiz (#084)

With traditional sectors like banking and finance taking a backseat at most B-school placements, sectors like pharmaceutical and healthcare have emerged as major recruiters.

Pharma emerges as major recruiter

The current child skill development market is estimated at $740 million.

KIT: The skill development education market in India

Aditya Birla Retail, the retail unit of Aditya Birla Group, plans to launch private labels in a number of personal care products such as hair oil, hair styling gel, shaving creams and gels, toothpaste under its brand &lsquo;Enriche&rsquo; by March this year, to take the advantage of downtrading in the economy, said a top company official today.

Aditya Birla Retail to launch pvt labels in durables, personal care

Tata Tea&rsquo;s Jaago Re! One Billion Votes campaign is stirring the conscience of young Indians. The campaign, launched in September last year, creates a platform which facilitates citizens&rsquo; entry into the electoral process. The website www.jaagore.com hosts a voter registration engine that allows people to fill in voter registration forms online. Almost 250,000 youngsters have registered for voting through the site.

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IIIT-B campus to be operational by August

The making of brand Nano

Answers to last week's quiz (#091)

The CFO's role in navigating the downturn

Will Google get it right?

KIT: The hospitality sector in India

The Strategist Quiz (#092)

The top 10 business bestsellers

IIM-A fee hike has CAT candidates worried

Universities discuss autonomy proposal

Answers to last week's quiz (#083)

Getting Real

Leadership is a choice, not a position: Stepen R Covey

What the HR function can do to facilitate good governance

Learn ethical profit management

The top 10 business bestsellers

The Strategist Quiz (#084)

Pharma emerges as major recruiter

KIT: The skill development education market in India

Aditya Birla Retail to launch pvt labels in durables, personal care