Maulik Pathak &Amp; Chitra Unnithan In Ahmedabad

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IIM, ISB offer new courses for professionals

IIM, ISB offer new courses for professionals

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2009

Professionals are making the most of the short and full-term courses to keep pace with changing trends at the workplace.

ONGC close to big oil find

ONGC close to big oil find

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2009

ONGC has about 1,200 drilling wells in Mehsana. The new location will require about 500 wells to be drilled and the estimated investment for this would be about Rs 500 crore, industry sources said. ONGC has completed the seismic study of the area and will start drilling once it gets the requisite permissions.

Land trouble may trip N-power in Gujarat

Land trouble may trip N-power in Gujarat

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2009

NPC is facing protests from farmers who are refusing to make way for the Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) project, the first major initiative after the civilian nuclear agreement between India and the US.

B-school suggests ways to revamp Indian Post

B-school suggests ways to revamp Indian Post

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2009

Among the strategies provided to make postal services commercially viable are tying up with fast moving consumer goods companies, gift shops, cellular service companies, banks and other financial institutions to deliver their products, mobile bills and debit/credit card statements.

Innovator designs gas-run iron box

Innovator designs gas-run iron box

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2009

With an aim to provide an energy-saving and low cost option to iron boxes operated through electricity, an innovator has come up with an iron box operated with the help of liquified petroleum gas.

IIT faculty turn to 'Gandhigiri' for pay hike

IIT faculty turn to 'Gandhigiri' for pay hike

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2009

Following a "raw" deal by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), which issued a notification on September 16 that deprived them of an immediate pay rise and ignored other demands for enhanced allowances, faculty of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have decided to express its dissatisfication with the Centre in a novel way.

RIL's gas output may be 4 times the estimate

RIL's gas output may be 4 times the estimate

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2009

Reliance Industries has already stepped up gas production from 28 mmscmd in June to about 36-37 mmscmd now. The production will soon reach 42 mmscmd once the supply to the Dabhol power plant is increased in the first week of October, said a company official.

Order kills pay rise hopes for IIT, IIM faculty

Order kills pay rise hopes for IIT, IIM faculty

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2009

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has killed hopes of an immediate pay rise for the faculty of centrally funded technical institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Indian Institute of Science.

Now, black box for your vehicle

Now, black box for your vehicle

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2009

Four girls from a college at Latur in Maharashtra have developed a black box for automobiles.

Computerised CAT to cost less than Rs 2,000

Computerised CAT to cost less than Rs 2,000

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2009

While the registration fee for CAT 2009, which was Rs 1,300 last year, will surely increase due to the high administrative and infrastructure costs because of the computerisation, it may still be less than Rs 2,000. CAT, say IIMs, will be a candidate-friendly test in terms of flexibility in the selection of test date, ease of registration, better physical environment and test experience, and enhanced security with biometric identification of candidates and video monitoring.

Gujarat to get world's largest solar power project

Gujarat to get world's largest solar power project

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2009

A delegation led by Clinton Foundation Chairman Ira Magaziner met Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other top government officials to discuss their plans to set up a 3,000-5,000 Mw solar park. "The Clinton Foundation is keen on signing an MoU for this project anytime next week. The investment for the project could be close to $10 billion, depending on the size of the project," a top government official said.

Cisco to invest $2 billion in Modi's GIFT

Cisco to invest $2 billion in Modi's GIFT

Rediff.com   4 Jun 2009

"We have signed an MoU with Cisco to make an investment in GIFT and help us evolve our technology platform. The American giant is likely to invest over $2 billion in the project," a top government official of GIFT said. Cisco is also expected to pick up some stake in the project. However, the details are still being worked and it will take about three-four months to finalise the deal, the official added.

IT goes green in Gujarat

IT goes green in Gujarat

Rediff.com   28 May 2009

The Information Technology (IT) sector in Gujarat has been witnessing a lot of green initiatives in the recent past.

Cricket loses to politics on results day

Cricket loses to politics on results day

Rediff.com   27 May 2009

For a country that considers cricket as a religion, it comes as a surprise that its viewers would prefer politics to the game. On May 16, a decisive day in the history of Indian politics, the cricket worshiping country preferred the Loksabha election results than to the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.

Cong for social welfare, BJP for reforms: Experts

Cong for social welfare, BJP for reforms: Experts

Rediff.com   15 May 2009

The equations would take change completely in case a third front forms the government. Many experts feel that banking, insurance and healthcare will not be impacted whoever forms the government.

Which MBA makes the most money?

Which MBA makes the most money?

Rediff.com   4 May 2009

The study by iimjobs.com reveals that salaries in finance tend to rise faster than in other sectors. The average salary for a finance MBA with 5-7 years of experience, reveals the survey, was Rs 18.5 lakh, about 20 per cent higher than their batchmates in the IT industry. While the difference between salaries in finance and consulting is not significant early in the career, it increases for people with over 5-6 years of experience.

Reliance makes silent re-entry into petro retail

Reliance makes silent re-entry into petro retail

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2009

RIL is aiming to revive its 350-odd outlets in Gujarat and Maharashtra by the end of April, followed by the rest of the country. The company may sell only these two products for some time. The company had closed all its 1,400-odd retail outlets through the country last year, after sales dropped drastically due to its inability to match the subsidised prices offered by state sector oil marketing companies.

ISB, IIM students place resumes on job portals

ISB, IIM students place resumes on job portals

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2009

A student of IIM, Ahmedabad, said: "Usually most students from IIMs get good job offers. They move on to even better ones within six months' time. But in the current meltdown scenario, many students have seen a dearth of good offers and taken up whatever average jobs offered. There is a feeling of insecurity and dissatisfaction, which has prompted most to rely on job portals like naukri.com, iimjobs.com and others and given the hope of procuring better offers."

The curious case of Maya Kodnani

The curious case of Maya Kodnani

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2009

Political observers feel that Kodnani's arrest will help the Bharatiya Janata Party project a more 'secular and fair' image.

ONGC-Teri in final lap of $3 bn deal race

ONGC-Teri in final lap of $3 bn deal race

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2009

ONGC has qualified for final bidding of the first phase of the bioremediation project, worth $3 billion. The total project, to be funded by the World Bank, was likely to cost up to $40 billion, said sources. This project was first floated in 2006 and is aimed at cleaning the huge oil spills created during the war, which was fought after Iraq occupied Kuwait. OTBL is hopeful of bagging this project.