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.
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.
To date, when an Indian engineer wants to practice abroad, he needs to fulfill certain requirements.
Ceat Tyres, an RPG Enterprise-promoted company, would soon set up a sales and marketing division in Europe and the US by next year to increase its international footprint.
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.
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is toying with the idea of having international faculty on its rolls. The institute is in talks with a French professor to join it full time and conduct classes.
The multimedia-cum-film city project, first of its kind, is estimated to cost around Rs 800 crore and will spread over 30 acres.
Mahindra and Mahindra may have more than one trick up its sleeve for the much-publicised US debut in passenger vehicles.
Compared with the standard package of Rs 3.5 lakh per person, a tailor-made package for a family of four would cost around Rs 22 lakh for a minimum of eight nights.
Rising costs, service tax and recognition of their own increased brand value has prompted most Indian Institutes of Management to raise placement fees this season -- in some cases like IIM Kozhikode's -- even up to 25 per cent.
Financial services companies are partnering B-schools to design industry-specific courses.
The world's largest tyre manufacturer, Bridgestone Corporation, Japan, through its wholly owned subsidiary Bridgestone India
After taking over the IT hub mantle from Bangalore, Hyderabad has pushed the garden city to second place in terms of recording the fastest average room rate growth.
With fuel cost soaring to new highs, automobile firms are launching hybrid models to tackle the problem.
Come July, professor Nilanjan Chatopadhyay - placement chairman at the Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad - will start living life out of his suitcase, literally.
Top honchos of the corporate world will have their own villas to live in when on their business tours.
The car will adhere to the small car norms as specified by the union budget and thereby will benefit from the 16 per cent excise duty.
With the diesel-powered vehicles looking to form a large chunk of the automobile market in the next three to four years, Ford India is planning to set up a diesel engine facility in its existing 350 acre complex in Chennai.
Luxury car manufacturer DaimlerChrysler's Indian subsidiary Mercedes is all set to introduce the new C-Class in the domestic market by early 2008.
Get ready for a different rail travel experience. A special rail coach with a living room, two bathrooms, two toilets and a private kitchen. The catch: You will be allowed to take your own chefs on the trip.
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