Sohini Das &Amp; Vinay Umarji

Stories by Sohini Das &Amp; Vinay Umarji

Pharma emerges as major recruiter

Pharma emerges as major recruiter

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2009

Firms like Abbot, Piramal and Bayer India have made their presence felt at KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. Increasingly, pharma companies are finding it easier to recruit people from B-schools for jobs in marketing, human resources and finance.

'Singur farmers not against Tatas'

'Singur farmers not against Tatas'

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2009

Singur farmers did not want the Tatas to leave as they were upset only with the government package, and today the same farmers were not in the mood for any agitation, Anuradha Talwar, the president of Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samiti, said in Kolkata on Monday.

IIM-A study bats for IPL players

IIM-A study bats for IPL players

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2009

Analyses cricketers' valuation based on their attributes.

Few takers for auto loans

Few takers for auto loans

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2008

Buyers prefer to wait on expectation of better bargains.

Meltdown effect: Guj BPOs say 'work from home'

Meltdown effect: Guj BPOs say 'work from home'

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2008

Going by the adage 'necessity is the mother of invention', business process outsourcing knowledge process outsourcing units in Gujarat keep finding unique ways to cut cost amidst economic slowdown.

Cement prices slip; East bears the brunt

Cement prices slip; East bears the brunt

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2008

This is a relatively sharp decline compared to the northern and southern markets in the country where prices have fallen by only Rs 2 - Rs 4 a bag. Kolkata-based dealers said that retail prices are now hovering around Rs 240 a bag due to a 10-15 per cent dip in demand.

Textile industry may see further job cuts: CITI

Textile industry may see further job cuts: CITI

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2008

Having already witnessed a job cut of around seven lakhs so far in the year, the textile industry may see a further reduction in manpower by five lakhs, given in a decline in business by 1.5 per cent.

Society of Jesus applies for central univ status

Society of Jesus applies for central univ status

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2008

Consolidating on its 500-year-old legacy of providing quality education, The Society of Jesus (SJ) (popularly known as Jesuits) has applied for a Central University status with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

IIM-A offers dabbawalas food for thought

IIM-A offers dabbawalas food for thought

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2008

Case study suggests strategy to offer 'maximum bang for the minimum buck'.

B-schools woo companies for next summer

B-schools woo companies for next summer

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2008

Wary of the times ahead in the job market, business schools are working on a risk-minimisation strategy and looking at doubling the pool of companies on the campus for the summer placements scheduled in November this year.

Finance crisis:  IITs fear dip in endowment funds

Finance crisis: IITs fear dip in endowment funds

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2008

"Funds received from alumni and companies are usually meant for specific projects. These funds pour in between October and December every year. Current projects will not be affected despite the economic slowdown, but new projects might take a hit," said T K Ghosal, deputy registrar (finance), the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur.

Rising EMIs hit small car sales

Rising EMIs hit small car sales

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2008

Rising interest rates and anticipated launch of the Tata Nano has impacted the sales of entry level cars like the Maruti 800, and anlaysts expected the entry level market dynamics to change further post the Nano launch expected in the last quarter of the fiscal.

Hollywood studios to use Indian patented tech

Hollywood studios to use Indian patented tech

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2008

Hollywood is all set to use Indian technology for the first time. An erstwhile incubatee at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has been approached by prominent Hollywood production houses for his patented technology, which finds its application in the current film technology and also for Digital Intermediate Technology of the future.

IIMs want ethical business leaders

IIMs want ethical business leaders

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2008

The institutes have now begun sensitising students about business ethics and morality as well. Be it inviting eminent personalities like the Dalai Lama to speak on business ethics or incorporating ethics as a compulsory course, IIMs are making efforts to produce socially-sensitive managers.

Nano engineers to move out from next week

Nano engineers to move out from next week

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2008

The company had started test runs for engines at its Pune facility in September after it work was stopped indefinitely at its Singur plant from August 29, leading to the abandoning of the Singur project site on October 3.

IIM-A student, BCG to improve PDS

IIM-A student, BCG to improve PDS

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2008

The BCG project, which is supported by the United Nations' World Food Programme, the government of India and the government of Orissa, involves scanning finger prints and the iris for preparing biometric cards for a population of around 1 million. Srijan Pal Singh, an IIM-A student, who is part of the project, says the biometric cards will be filtered through a super computer to avoid duplications.

Balmer to retain its UK subsidiary

Balmer to retain its UK subsidiary

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2008

The company will look for other lines of business for Balmer Lawrie UK, a fully-owned subsidiary of BLC. "Retaining the subsidiary would help in our overseas operations. We would focus on speciality containers here in India through our logistics subsidiary Transafe Services Limited," said V Narayan Sharma, director, BLC. Sharma also said the company was open to overseas acquisitions to add a new line of business.

IIM-A sets up company

IIM-A sets up company

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2008

This will enable the firm, a wholly-owned subsidiary called CIIE Initiatives, to buy stakes in the companies that it incubates by investing its time and resources.

IT firms bypass IIM course for defence personnel

IT firms bypass IIM course for defence personnel

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2008

The Certificate Programme in Business Administration offered by the Institutes of Management has not found favour with information technology companies.

Private equity lures B-schools

Private equity lures B-schools

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2008

While some have announced setting up of a PE club for aspiring entrepreneurs, others plan courses, special lectures and seminars to create awareness about the booming sector. Students of the Post Graduate Programme for Executives at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, will go through a course on PE in their last term between December and February.