Addressing the annual general meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi, the Prime Minister asked corporate sector to look closely at affirmative action, desist from non-competitive practices and fight the cancer of corruption. Prime Minister also applauded Indian industry for the exemplary growth and competitiveness in recent times.

The partnership will enable students of the Postgraduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX) atIIM-C to spend five weeks in the UK as a part of the annual international immersion programme.

Andrew Lock dean of University of Leeds Business School (Lubs) said, We are singing this agreement to further its management-training programme for the Indian management students. The five-week Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX) would comprise business activities in Europe and individual projects of corporate houses.

Intuition fills in the blanks when there is not enough information, he says. Popularly called RG in management circles, Gopalakrishnan has been a professional manager for 40 years. He began his career in 1967 as computer analyst with Hindustan Lever after studying physics at Kolkata and electronics engineering at IIT, Kharagpur. Currently, he is based in Mumbai.

In New Delhi, on the occasion of the launch of his book The Case of the Bonsai Manager, Gopalakrishnan spoke to MBAUniverse.com and shared his management philosophies.

on the occasion of the release of the book WTO, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Branding on 29th May 2007 in New Delhi.The book was released by Prof B B Bhattacharya, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

The three major aspects of the book are the Role of World Trade Organization (WTO), Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Rights, and capital in terms of branding.

The IIMA-SAGE Lecture Series would be an annual affair starting from 2008 and will be held at IIM-Ahmedabad. Distinguished personalities from the world of business, economics and other thought leaders will be invited to share their thoughts on a topic of current interest.

Modeled after the Wharton Global Immersion Program, WIP is aimed to acquire an in-depth exposure to the business environment of a significant global market.

This study tour was facilitated by the Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) Office at the ISB, which has been active in hosting similar program by bringing to the ISB groups of students from Wharton, Darden, Haas, Bocconi, and Cox.

Phil Mintz, a veteran journalist, tracks the US and Global management education scene. He will write exclusive columns for Indias leading management portal MBAUniverse.com.

Here at BusinessWeek, weve been covering a story thats of great interest to international B-school students the shortage of H-1B work visas.

Fachhochschule Vorarlberg, University of Applied Sciences, Austria and the Business School, London Metropolitan University. With these new collaborations, IMT now has taken its number of international tie-ups to 20.

At IIT-K, Dr Kalam will take two classes on Nano Technology for students of B. Tech., PG and Phd. at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Kharagpur on May 17.

Dr. Kalam will also interact with teachers and students at the National Council of Education function at Jadavpur University in Kolkata during the visit.