Management - general
Japanese premier expresses concern over Olympus scam
31 Oct 2011
Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has admitted that the scandal relating to controversial payments made by camera-maker Olympus could tarnish his country’s image.
Motorola Mobility to cut 800 jobs
29 Oct 2011
Whirlpool to cut 5,000 jobs, close Arkansas plant
28 Oct 2011
Whirlpool Corp, the world's largest appliance maker, plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce in North America and Europe, and close its plant in Arkansas due to lower demand and higher costs for materials
Rajat Gupta arrested, released on $10-mn bond
27 Oct 2011
Gupta, 62, entered his not guilty plea at a US district court today and was released after he furnished a $10-million bond
Haryana declares Maruti strike illegal; unions to be de-recognised
13 Oct 2011
The Haryana government has declared the strike at various plants of Maruti Suzuki in the state illegal, and initiated proceedings to cancel the registrations of unions at Suzuki Powertrain India and Suzuki Motorcycle India
Caltech ousts Harvard as world's top university
07 Oct 2011
The California Institute of Technology has been ranked as the world's top university, Harvard has been edged to second rank alongside Stanford.
Reverse innovation: a fresh approach to growth
28 Sep 2011
Reverse innovation implies developing products for emerging markets and re-tooling them for mature markets, rather than the other way around. This approach can pay big dividends, says Vikas Khanvelkar, MD of DesignTech Systems.
Tata Motors group CEO and MD Carl-Peter Forster steps down
10 Sep 2011
With his extensive experience and knowledge of the European auto industry, Forster was able to turn the fortunes at JLR, which had been struggling after the onset of the global recession
Cough up dues or face liquidation, HC tells Wockhardt
08 Sep 2011
The Bombay High Court has told drug maker Wockhardt to work out a plan and a timeframe for paying Rs350 crore dues owed to its bondholders, or face liquidation
Top corporate chiefs decry rising corruption
24 Aug 2011
PwC completes acquisition of PRTM
23 Aug 2011
Coal India to hire 1,500 executives by December
16 Aug 2011
CEO's who fly, take riskier M&A bets
13 Aug 2011
A high-flying CEO sitting in the cockpit and flying his own aircraft will in all probability be equally adept in the boardroom, piloting aggressive acquisitions and mergers and taking his company to stellar heights
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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