Dev Chatterjee &Amp;Amp; Kalpana Pathak

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Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

A state-funded university, it may pump in money into the stock market through its corpus fund of over Rs 100 crore.

RBI may clamp down on ECBs for real estate

RBI may clamp down on ECBs for real estate

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2007

The clampdown will be part of a package from the central bank to make end-use norms for external commercial borrowing (ECB) funds more stringent for various sectors.

Court lifts freeze on Bajaj board meetings

Court lifts freeze on Bajaj board meetings

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2007

The Bombay high court has lifted the Company Law Board's indefinite stay on all board meetings of Bajaj group holding companies.

RIL's Mahamumbai SEZ may be split into two

RIL's Mahamumbai SEZ may be split into two

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2007

Sources close to the development said RIL, which was planning two adjacent economic zones in the coastal district of Raigarh in Maharashtra, is looking to set up three special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to develop the various components of the project.

Developers to lobby PM on SEZs

Developers to lobby PM on SEZs

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2007

As the president of Assocham, Dhoot has asked Confederation of Indian Industry and Ficci to join him in requesting the prime minister to reconsider the move to ban states from acquiring land.

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

A programme to train the judges has been proposed where they would be attending a two-week advanced executive programme in management of cases, at the Harvard Business School.

'Each year of delay costs us $15-20 bn'

'Each year of delay costs us $15-20 bn'

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2007

I agree with the Tarapore report on fuller capital account convertibility except for the time frame set.

Let go of control over financial sector: Mistry

Let go of control over financial sector: Mistry

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2007

India will lose up to $50 billion to $70 billion per annum in terms of financial and commodity trade services fees in the next 12-15 years, if it fails to open up its financial sector to competition.

Firms grapple with rate hike

Firms grapple with rate hike

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2007

The automobile companies, say analysts, would take the maximum hit as the hike in the loan rates could soak up the demand for cars and commercial vehicles and pull the growth rates down.

After IIMs, other B-schools to raise fees too

After IIMs, other B-schools to raise fees too

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

The Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, for instance, will hike the fee from Rs 13.65 lakh (Rs 1.365 million) to Rs 14 lakh (Rs 1.4 million) for its flagship one-year management programme.

First wine institute in India soon

First wine institute in India soon

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

The University of Adelaide, Australia, will soon set up India's first wine institute at Narayangaon, 80 km from Pune, Maharashtra, in association with India's largest wine making company, Champagne Indage.

Wadia, Danone to part ways

Wadia, Danone to part ways

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

The move will result in Britannia and Wadia BSN, being dismantled.

Bajaj feud spills over to trusts

Bajaj feud spills over to trusts

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

Shishir Bajaj, the estranged brother of group patriarch Rahul Bajaj, and his son Kushagra have sought a 25 per cent share in the assets controlled by these trusts.

Engineers can now be global consultants

Engineers can now be global consultants

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

To date, when an Indian engineer wants to practice abroad, he needs to fulfill certain requirements.

Fresh row over Bajaj Sevashram

Fresh row over Bajaj Sevashram

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

Shishir, Rahul factions dissent over all-important chairmanship.

Kushagra gets Birla booster

Kushagra gets Birla booster

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

The Aditya Birla group has set aside 6.5 per cent stake in Bachhraj & Co, the company that controls 24.54 per cent of Bajaj Hindusthan, for Kushagra Bajaj's wife, Vasavadatta, sources close to the development said.

Decent exit clause can save JVs from mess

Decent exit clause can save JVs from mess

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

As the debris of failed joint ventures piles up, experts quote the old adage of prevention being better than cure.

Archaic laws continue to dog joint ventures

Archaic laws continue to dog joint ventures

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

Until 26 months ago, the laws governing cross-border joint ventures were loaded heavily in favour of the Indian partner.

Mortality rate high for foreign JVs

Mortality rate high for foreign JVs

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2007

A day after Vodafone announced its $11.1 billion acquisition of Hutchison's equity holding in Hutch-Essar, India's fourth largest mobile service provider, it received an unsolicited advice from the Egyptian CEO of Orascom, Naguib Sawiris.

B-school salaries: The untold story

B-school salaries: The untold story

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2007

While the premier IIMs Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta have yet to conclude the final placements, last year's (2006) figures reveal that the average salaries hovered below Rs 10 lakh.