BT ACUMEN a started by Business Today in 2002 and presented by Business Today and Aditya Birla Group is a national Business School Challenge on Quiz and Debate. The finals of the BT Acumen 2008 are going to be held on December 12, 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace and Towers, Mumbai. The East Zone […]

There are two distinct reasons for management institutes for focusing on specific sectors for MBA programs. One, to project the institute as a highly specialized institution for advanced study and research in a particular niche area. These institutions subsequently stress on research and consulting and training in the chosen areas and have, over the years, […]

Contestants for the Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition need to prepare a business plan that can meet traditional profitability and return-on-investment standards while also demonstrating eco-friendliness and eco-sensitivity by increasing sustainability. The students will highlight the specific sustainability benefits resulting from the project, such as climate change mitigation, energy efficiency, toxicity reduction, renewability, water […]

The events were then kicked off with the first competition, ‘Concept 2 Creative’, organized by MAXI, Marketing Association of XLRI, featured five teams from MDI, MICA, XLRI, S.P. Jain and IIM Ahmedabad. Team Moninjas from XLRI and Team Mastikhor Kids from MDI came first and second respectively, winning a total prize money of Rs. 75, […]

Indian food processing industry is dominated by micro-small and informal enterprises, some medium level and a few large enterprises, for manufacturing a large variety of food products and ready to eat foods, with varying tastes and qualities. However, the challenges in production, food preservation, distribution and processing sectors are diverse and demanding and need to […]

With recent measures announced by the government and the RBI with regard to the opening of Indiaas banking sector, it will be challenging for all entities to tackle the new rules of the game. The competition would be tough and managing risk would become one of the most important issues. How easy will it be […]

The students collected clothes at the Delhi campus and handed them over to a volunteer from AID India, who will hand over the clothes to Goonj, an NGO which has been working with the flood victims who have been bearing the brunt of the Kosi River in Bihar. Also, a blood donation camp was held […]

After more than a decade of meteoric rise, the Indian IT sector, impacted by adverse global cues, has entered a period of relatively modest growth. The role of the IT sector as a generator of foreign exchange and, more significantly, international goodwill is already known and, therefore, its present health and future trajectory is important. […]

The event was opened with the traditional lamp-lighting ceremony. Thereafter, the winners of the Paper Presentation Contest a a parallel event of Ashwamedh, which saw participation from 140 teams,from across B-schools of the country, were announced. IIM, Kozhikode and IIFT, Kolkata were declared as the winners and the runners-up of the contest respectively. The discussion […]

Dr Kalam took to the podium and spoke about the aRole of consultants in an emerging knowledge-based economya. Dr Kalam mentioned that of the $300 billion worth consultancy opportunity worldwide, India today caters only to only around $4.4 billion. He suggested strategies for increasing the Indian share of the global consultancy market from 1.5% to […]