Pradipta Mukherjee And Chitra Unnithan

Stories by Pradipta Mukherjee And Chitra Unnithan

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.

Girl student count at IIMs set to increase

Girl student count at IIMs set to increase

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

This year, however, things are set to change. With the intention of creating more global and Indian women business leaders, IIMs have admitted a record number of girl-students for their flagship post-graduate programme.

World Cup: India Inc kicks off in style

World Cup: India Inc kicks off in style

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2010

Football usually plays second fiddle to cricket in India when it comes to the popularity of the two sports. But international football has a huge fan base.

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

'Foreign univs must adapt to Indian sensitivities'

'Foreign univs must adapt to Indian sensitivities'

Rediff.com   18 May 2010

Sundar Kumaraswamy, vice-president for Enrollment Management, University of Dayton, in an interview with Pradipta Mukherjee, says the addition of foreign institutions in India will help provide Indian students more options.

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.

Bengal needs five lakh more teachers to launch RTE

Bengal needs five lakh more teachers to launch RTE

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2010

Schools in West Bengal would be able to implement the "25 per cent poor children per class" quota under the Right To Education Act only from academic year 2011. A few schools, however, are organising afternoon classes for the children to meet the quota as early as possible.

ITC tries to find its feet in personal care

ITC tries to find its feet in personal care

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2010

Cigarettes to hotel major ITC entered the consumer products business in 2007. In three years, it has managed to corner a two per cent market share.

Consumer electronics cos to test India with 3D TVs

Consumer electronics cos to test India with 3D TVs

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2010

Cashing in on the interest generated in the three-dimensional world by films like Avatar, consumer electronics companies like Samsung, LG, Sony and Panasonic are gearing up to cajole Indian consumers to buy a 3D TV set

IIM-B raises fee by Rs 1.5 lakh

IIM-B raises fee by Rs 1.5 lakh

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2010

A couple of days earlier, IIM Ahmedabad said it would hike the fees for its two-year PGP course.

Mgmnt schools at IITs see 10-20% jump in offers

Mgmnt schools at IITs see 10-20% jump in offers

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2010

Salary offers during the ongoing final placements continue to be a matter of concern at the Indian Institutes of Technology.

Ad sector to get big boost from IPL

Ad sector to get big boost from IPL

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2010

With the two new Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket teams bringing in Rs 3,235 crore (Rs 32.35 billion) as auction price, advertising agencies and IPL franchisees expect the tournament to give a good push to the Rs 23,000-crore (Rs 230 billion) advertising sector this year.

Mobile makers' calling card: pack in more SIMs

Mobile makers' calling card: pack in more SIMs

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2010

Just when you thought dual-SIM handsets would suffice, manufacturers are planning to offer triple and even multi-SIM handsets.

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.

Job offers aplenty at IIMs this year

Job offers aplenty at IIMs this year

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

While 2009 placements saw a 20-50% dip in salaries, the institutes are optimistic this time, even though salaries and number of offers per student are yet to touch 2007-08 levels.

Copyright content to pinch pockets of TV channels

Copyright content to pinch pockets of TV channels

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2010

Entertainment content (movie and music) will be 10-15 per cent more expensive, following the proposals of the Finance Bill 2010.