Archana Mohan &Amp; Pradipta Mukherjee

Stories by Archana Mohan &Amp; Pradipta Mukherjee

Zee smart schools set for launch

Zee smart schools set for launch

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

Zee Interactive Learning Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zee Telefilms, has firmed up its plans to provide 'smart' schooling in Kolkata.

Moser Baer taps Ray film school

Moser Baer taps Ray film school

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2007

The idea is to integrate its businesses and emerge as a complete entertainment giant.

Designing hopes for school dropouts

Designing hopes for school dropouts

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2007

The Kolkata-based organisation imparts them free vocational training and assured placements.

Educational institutions increase ad spend

Educational institutions increase ad spend

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2007

Educational institutions led advertising with 68 per cent share in Jan-May '07, followed by coaching centres with a 15 per cent share.

Insurance cos brace up for floods in Gujarat again

Insurance cos brace up for floods in Gujarat again

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2007

Insurance officials say that diamond traders this year are well prepared to face the floods, with most of them opting for insurance cover.

Nasscom plans more cyber security initiatives

Nasscom plans more cyber security initiatives

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2007

As part of its initiatives to work with the Indian law enforcement organisations towards creating more awareness on cyber crimes, Nasscom is in talks with the Maharashtra director of prosecution to train 40 prosecutors every month.

FMCG firms betting big on soaps

FMCG firms betting big on soaps

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

After shampoos and oral care, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are betting big on soaps this year.

Indian B-schools eye Singapore, Dubai

Indian B-schools eye Singapore, Dubai

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

A number of Indian B-schools have decided to establish offshore campuses, and the Middle East nations and Singapore are clearly emerging as the favourite destinations.

IIM-B's Singapore campus may start in four months

IIM-B's Singapore campus may start in four months

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

The Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore's Memorandum of Association - which has been undergoing modifications to allow the institute to set up a campus in Singapore

Paycheck.in gets calls from job portals

Paycheck.in gets calls from job portals

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2007

Web site plans to come out with trends, sector-specific studies.

Microsoft piracy drive irks Gujarat dealers

Microsoft piracy drive irks Gujarat dealers

Rediff.com   31 May 2007

Close to 300 dealers and resellers from Ahmedabad, 300 from Surat, 150 from Vadodara, 75 from Vapi, 75 from Ankleshwar-Bharuch and 50 from Navsari have pledged support to SITA.

Colourful times for paints industry

Colourful times for paints industry

Rediff.com   30 May 2007

The Indian paints industry is likely to piggyback the increased activity in the housing sector and higher sales of automobiles and two-wheelers as well as consumer durables, thanks to rising personal incomes.

IIMs go slow on foreign student admissions

IIMs go slow on foreign student admissions

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Lack of adequate infrastructure major drawback.

Rosedale eyes NRI buyers

Rosedale eyes NRI buyers

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

Kolkata's Shrachi group has joined hands with two non-resident Indians for a housing complex exclusively for NRIs and their parents living in India.

How controversies dog the IIMs

How controversies dog the IIMs

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Even as the government considers a new Bill to make the Indian Institutes of Management answerable to the Parliament, it appears the IIMs - considered home to some of the best brains in the country - have shifted from being seats of learning to seats

Rural women retailers earn meagre returns

Rural women retailers earn meagre returns

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Rural retail seems to be keeping a lot of women in villages across the country on their toes.

B-schools: Records tumble for batch of 2007

B-schools: Records tumble for batch of 2007

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2007

For the batch of 2007 graduating from the top management schools in the country, the placement season saw records tumble like nine pins.

PVR to set up 60 screens in east

PVR to set up 60 screens in east

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

PVR Cinemas, the Rs 180 crore (Rs 1.8 billion) multiplex chain, is foraying into eastern India this financial year. It is looking at setting up 50-60 screens in 7-8 locations in eastern India within the next 5 years.

Godrej eyes TV foray

Godrej eyes TV foray

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

Consumer durables major Godrej & Boyce plans to enter the television segment in 2008.

Reva is highest selling electric car in the world

Reva is highest selling electric car in the world

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

Currently, the company has around 1800 cars on road, of which 1000 cars are in India while the others are in London and other parts of the UK.