Chitra Unnithan, Ila Parikh In Mumbai, Ahmedabad

Stories by Chitra Unnithan, Ila Parikh In Mumbai, Ahmedabad

How realtors are attracting customers

How realtors are attracting customers

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2012

Acute cash crunch and dwindling sales has forced developers in Ahmedabad to try innovative ways to lure buyers.

Ahmedabad tops with highest NPA properties in Gujarat

Ahmedabad tops with highest NPA properties in Gujarat

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2012

At Rs 547.64 crore (Rs 5.47 billion), Ahmedabad district has topped the chart for highest number of non-performing asset (NPA) properties in Gujarat for a period of 12 months from February 2011 to February 2012.

India needs a strong privacy policy: IIM-A

India needs a strong privacy policy: IIM-A

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2011

Specifically, the study examines the societal value of privacy and explicates strengths and weaknesses of considering privacy as public good.

IPL-4 gives Ahmedabad hospitality a miss

IPL-4 gives Ahmedabad hospitality a miss

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2011

With the Indian Premier league (IPL) season-4 already underway, the cricketing extravaganza seems to have given Ahmedabad hospitality sector a miss this year.

MFS adoption easier in rural areas: IIM-A

MFS adoption easier in rural areas: IIM-A

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2011

As against the existing channels of delivery of banking and financial services in the rural under-banked areas, adoption of mobile financial services (MFS) may tend to be easier, says a study by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).

Surat to get green makeover

Surat to get green makeover

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2011

Surat and Dahej can soon get a makeover thanks to Japanese help.

Samsung plans aggressive smartphones for India

Samsung plans aggressive smartphones for India

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2010

With 17 per cent market share in the Indian mobile market, Samsung Mobile plans to add another six to seven per cent market share this year.

IIMs see surge in pre-placement offers

IIMs see surge in pre-placement offers

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

Industry majors keen to hire freshers based on their performance during summer internships.

7 months on, some IIM-A execs without jobs

7 months on, some IIM-A execs without jobs

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2010

In 2008-09, all students from the PGPX batch were recruited by June. The batch of 2009-10 was expected to follow suit.

Higher transport cost may hike milk prices

Higher transport cost may hike milk prices

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

GCMMF member daires do not rule out the possibility of price rise.

IT grads bag good pay packs

IT grads bag good pay packs

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2010

In 2010, those armed with an MBA degree and one-two years of work experience got the highest salary hikes

Australia cuts down new skilled jobs list

Australia cuts down new skilled jobs list

Rediff.com   18 May 2010

The Australian government announced a new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) proposed to come into effect from July 1, 2010.

Scorching summer to boost durables sales

Scorching summer to boost durables sales

Rediff.com   4 May 2010

The Rs 30,000-crore consumer durables market is expected to rake in more money this summer on the back of rising mercury levels.

PVR earmarks Rs 500 cr for 500 screens

PVR earmarks Rs 500 cr for 500 screens

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2010

PVR Ltd., the retail entertainment company, is planning to open 500 screens across the country in three years. For this financial year, the company plans to open 60 screens in cities including Surat, Kochi, Pune, Bhopal, Vijaywada, Mysore, New Delhi and Jalandhar.

Prahalad taught them to think outside the box

Prahalad taught them to think outside the box

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2010

The India-born global management guru not only helped companies but also MBA students and faculty to think laterally.

Few IIM-A students go for entrepreneurship in 2010

Few IIM-A students go for entrepreneurship in 2010

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2010

The entrepreneurial bug does not appear to have bitten students at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad this year. So far, not even one student is believed to have opted out of the final placements process to start his own venture.

MBA aspirants file RTIs, may move court

MBA aspirants file RTIs, may move court

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2010

The IIMs were just recovering from the uproar over technical glitches during the CAT. Now, at least five students have filed applications under the right to information law.

Salaries, offers yet to reach 2008 levels

Salaries, offers yet to reach 2008 levels

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2010

Having witnessed a surge in the number of offers and average salaries as compared to 2009 -- a year marred by the impact of the global slowdown -- they believe the exuberance of 2008 would only return in 2011.

Nigeria to study the Amul model

Nigeria to study the Amul model

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2010

It may have been content so far with milk powder as a substitute, Nigeria now intends to replicate the Amul model in the near future.

No dearth of job offers this placement season

No dearth of job offers this placement season

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2010

Institutes are seeing many first-time recruiters for lateral placements. Not only are they expecting more offers, but higher salaries, too.