The Keynote Speakers and Panelists include Sergio Angenzi Director SME and OECD in Paris, France, Ajit Balakrishnan Founder Chairman and Managing Director Rediff.com, Anil Gupta Editor Honeybee, Amarlal Kalro Fellow and Former President of the Operational Research Society of India, Pradip Khandwalla Director IIM, Ahmedabad , Vinod Nair CEO Clea PR, Neeraj Roy MD AND […]

The students participated in various IG related issues like Child Pornography, Cyber Security and Privacy, Socio- economic factors, legal issues. Ravi and Ashish were also part of the panel on Youth issues where they gave an overview of their project Lifeunits.com. They also gave various suggestions towards youth involvement in the Internet Governance discussions. aThis […]

How many applicationsdoes GIM receive and what is the number of students that are called for GD-PIafter the XAT results are declared? The number varies from year to year but to the best of my knowledge,last year about 800 to 1,000 students were called for a total of 120 seats. Thenumber of applications that we […]

SIGMA has a tie-up with Goonj, a Delhi-based NGO that recycles old clothes to help the needy. The two jointly set up a clothes bank at XLRI which is managed by the students of the institute. The bank accepts clothes from donors who do not have use for the clothes anymore. The clothes are then […]

In his address, Dr Pani emphasized that acrisis of confidencea has aggravated the present crisis. He said that the Indian government is injecting liquidity to boost demand that will bring back the economy on track. He agreed that the situation is grim but was optimistic about the future and enumerated various steps undertaken by the […]

A black ribbon signifying solemn protest was tied by all the students on the arm. The students marched through Mall Road to Bharat Nagar Chowk. Then they directed their way through Ferozepur Road to Bhaiwala Chowk. They pledged to stand united against terrorism and foster a climate of peace. Then the students took the route […]

CEO’s Conclave, the flagship event will see participants like Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Deputy Chairman Planning Commission of India), Mr Rajat Gupta (Ex-MD, McKinsey and Company), Dr.YV Reddy (Ex-Governor RBI), Mr Ravi Kant (CEO & MD, Tata Motors), Mr Sundar Rajan (CMD, Indian Bank) Mr R Seshasayee (MD Ashok Leyland), Dr Ajit Ranade (Chief Economist, […]

It was about noon on Sunday when I arrived atthe Goa Institute of Management. For a new visitor it is quite easy tomiss the B-school with its old and timeworn building that looks overthe road and onto the river Mandovi. A small red sign on the wall ofthe building simply states, aGoa Institute of Managementa. […]

The speakers and panelists that have been selected to participate in the ‘Chutnefying English’ conference reflect a diversity of perspectives. Speakers include various academicians, cultural theorists, and industry practitioners, such as Prasoon Joshi, Nandita Das, Gurcharan Das, Cyrus Broacha, Urvashi Butalia, and Prashant Panday. The keynote speakers will be Harish Trivedi and Mahesh Bhatt. aWeave […]

Slowing global growth and a subsequent impact on the economies of the emerging countries led to a significant decline in the financial markets recently. The emerging Asian markets still remained the top performer, however, with markets such as India, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines outperforming their peers thus establishing themselves as important global growth centres. […]