IICA, a research-based think-tank and capacity building centre, has been set up to serve the interests of several stakeholders in entrepreneurship development while focusing on corporate governance and business growth.

Finance experts Mr.A.K.Rajwade and Mr. Krishna Majithia addressed the students.

Avneet Sethi asked a question on how to prepare for Sensex and state of online & mobile banking in India. Mr Manish Saraf, COO, PT Education answers the query by offering rich internet resources on these topics.Q: Hello sir, I got a call from ICFAI Hyderabad and my interview to be held on 22th February. I had to prepare micro presentation for it but topics given to me are difficult and I am unable to find them. Plz suggest some links related to topics.

Thanks in advance. Avneet Sethi

JBIMS outshines teams from Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) - Chennai, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Kolkata, and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Lucknow to take the crown.Sponsored by CFA Institute, the competition is organized by its member society The India Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP).

Following are the highlights from the text of the speech of HRD Minister Arjun Singh, delivered on his behalf:

The ideas address important issues like economic crisis, strategic decision making, tapping new markets, finding and keeping top talent, harnessing network effects, dealing with disruptive technologies and business models.
Says Harvard Business Review, Caught between two elemental forces one called Calamity and the other called Change we launch our latest edition of breakthrough articles into the teeth of a gale. This years HBR List includes ideas that we think are more useful than fanciful, more immediately practicable than speculative.

The award was given by the Vice President of India, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari on February 3 in New Delhi.

Says SPJIMR, How do you get the most from your people when resources are scarce and the future uncertain? Can this downturn be used as an opportunity for a take off during good times? Or can managing the softer issues like building relationship, communication process etc. make a difference in these times? During such times the best employers and great companies adopt a different approach and take actions to support the Human Resource Value.

Professor Drache focused mainly on the importance of Web 2.0 and Facebook in the path to Obamas success. He spoke about the growth of managerialism in Politics and how people across the world want a leader like Obama for change. Speaking about the importance of discussion groups, chat rooms and virtual organizations on Facebook, he explained how Obamas campaign allowed people to get involved actively and how they became the generators of ideas and suggestions. These virtual modes of communicating with the public, helped create a clear choice for the Americans.