The controversy regarding SEZs & land acquisition has spread to each and every corner of India, with places like Singur and Nandigram becoming household names. Having the media crying hoarse about the issue almost everyday has lead to this subject capturing the mindspace of industrialists, farmers, politicians and the media alike. It has also managed […]

The first prizes were bagged in two categories, Hindustan Lever Ltd’s Fair and Lovely Brand and Cavinkare’s Chik Shampoo. The research for the respective case studies was carried out across two months and amongst hundreds of respondents as per the requirement in the respective cases. The contest was organised in two phases. The first phase […]

Mr. Raj Dharmaraj manages a core group of analysts, focusing on developing domain related assets and consulting solutions, project support for IT engagements in the life and retirement products area, as well as competency development and pre-sales support. He has an experience of 14 years in the IT and consulting industry, covering a wide range […]

Strong research, good team coordination and presentation skills won Arka Bhattacharya and Swarnim Bharadwaj of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi the Business Today Acumen 2006 National Debate Championship at the event National Finals in Mumbai on Saturday. The event itself was judged and set rolling by three accomplished elocuters in Aditya Birla […]

Post-lunch on Saturday, November 4 is when the fever catches on. Regional winner teams of Acumen 2006 have started pouring into Mumbai to participate in the National Finals event at The Ballroom, ITC Grand Central Sheraton and Towers. The teams comprise the who’s who of Indian B-schools – two Indian Institutes of Management, IIFT, IMT, […]

MICANVAS has been a platform to bring together eminent professionals and the best brains from the top B-schools in India and put them through grueling rounds of events that bring to the fore their ability to think on their feet. As the pre-eminent Communication Management School, MICA has always blazed the trail in inviting people […]

For those of you who could not keep up with the Business Today-Aditya Birla Group Acumen 2006 regional rounds’ results, we present them here. The following teams shall clash in what we all have been waiting for: the Acumen 2006 finals at The Ballroom, ITC Grand Central Sheraton and Towers, Mumbai on November 4, 2006. […]

IIM Calcutta on Saturday emerged winner of Acumen 2006 East Zone regionals by taking both the Quiz and Debate titles. Puneet Jain and Rahul Gupta, both from IIM Calcutta won the East Zone Quiz with a clear margin and shall now face IIFT, New Delhi and IIM, Bangalore and the West Zone winner at the […]

Two exciting days of India’s best b-school students pitted against each other yielded IIM Bangalore as the winner in both the Debate as well as Quiz events of Business Today Acumen 2006 South Zone. Venkatraghavan and Gautham Krishnan, both IIM Bangalore students took away the South Zone Debate title by speaking for the motion ‘Big […]

Mr. Aseem Puri, an alumnus of IIFT, Delhi now a Brand manager at Unilevers is looking after the laundry segment, especially Surf Excel, in Asia. The discussion centered on the pivotal theme of building powerful brands. Mr Aseem Puri gave the students an insight into how a brand is conceptualized, nurtured, marketed so as to […]