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Honda Motors' CEO to step down
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Research to improve bad bosses
21 Jan 2015
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Boardroom spirituality is all about values and common sense: Gopika Kapoor
10 Jan 2015
The author of bestselling books like Spiritual Parenting, Spiritual Pregnancy and Spiritual Relationships, Gopika Kapoor talks to Swetha Amit about her new book, Spiritual Success: wisdom for the boardroom and beyond, co authored with her husband Mohit Kapoor
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IAS memories: talking aloud
20 Dec 2014
Outstation tours can have peculiar consequences on return to home base, writes retired IAS officer Vivek Agnihotri, a former secretary to government of India, and secretary-general, Rajya Sabha
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Lok Sabha approves dilution of punitive provisions in Companies Act
17 Dec 2014
The Lok Sabha today approved a slew of changes to the Companies Act, 2013, seeking to remove "oppressive provisions" in the Act to make it investor-friendly
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Arun Firodia and the art of innovation on two wheels
01 Dec 2014
Awarded the Padmashri in 2012, Arun Firodia, chairman, Kinetic Group, talks to Swetha Amit, about his new book Innovation On Two Wheels which traces his journey back to the time when he revolutionised commuting in India, and his future plans
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IAS memories: so, what's in a surname?
15 Nov 2014
Retired IAS officer Vivek Agnihotri, a former secretary to government of India, and secretary-general, Rajya Sabha, recounts some parochial scrapes that his surname has landed him during his career
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Google rated most sought after employer in survey
03 Nov 2014
Google has been rated the most sought after employer in the world, followed by Apple, Unilever and Microsoft
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Coca-Cola plans to cuts costs by $3 bn a year
22 Oct 2014
Coca-Cola plans to cut costs by $3 billion a year following dismal sales and flat volume growth
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Apple Inc, Facebook to help female employees freeze their eggs
15 Oct 2014
Egg freezing is a costly but increasingly popular option for women who want to delay child bearing
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Fast, cheap, and under control
By By Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | 11 Oct 2014
A new book, The Innovator’s Hypothesis, argues that inexpensive, employee-driven business experiments can help drive innovation.
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Bharti Airtel appoints former Nigerian chief justice as chairman, Airtel Nigeria
10 Oct 2014
Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel, which has operations across 20 countries in Asia and Africa, has appointed retired Justice Alfa Belgore as chairman of Airtel Nigeria
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United Spirits shareholders stand by troubled Vijay Mallya
01 Oct 2014
Despite warnings from credit rating agencies, shareholders of United Spirits Ltd re-elected Vijay Mallya unopposed as chairman
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Importance of boardroom diversity, adaptability
01 Oct 2014
Corporate board members should embrace digital technology, harness risks and diversify their boards if they want to seize new opportunities and help the companies they serve succeed in the digital world, say corporate executives at the 12th annual Corporate Governance Conference held at University of Texas at Dallas’ Naveen Jindal School of Management
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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
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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
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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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