A visionary had once aptly remarked that the India education system is akin to the leap Lord Hanuman had taken to reach Lanka – only a few get through and reach the finish line while most fall down along the way, breaking their bones on the hard, unforgiving surface of the cruel judgement meted out to them by their destiny. IITs and IIMs are institutions considered holier and more difficult to get through to in our country than perhaps even…    Read More >>

Simple. Crisp. It will put a smile on your face. IndiGo has consistently maintained its image as a friendly, hip airline. Everything starting from its logo to its banner advertisements tells us something that makes us smile. The vehicles it uses to carry luggage are labelled “CarGo”, in sync with the name “IndiGo”. The air-sickness bag says “Get Well Soon”. Instead of an in-flight magazine, it has a shopping catalogue with interesting IndiGo branded curios. The picture on the left…    Read More >>

Dated: 21st March, 2050 The consulting industry has evolved with time and grown into one vast industry. They have come up with highly creative and innovative solutions to the ever changing demands of the clients. Consulting giants are inventors and creators of their own markets and today they have reached a point where they are in control of their future too. From the humble beginnings of 20th century to today’s huge consultancy corporations of 2050, the industry has come up…    Read More >>

Long ago the soil in which I currently stay was ruled by the rajputs. Like all countries, India, being a nation of lovely habitat, prosperity, peace and simplicity attracted eagle eyes across the world. What followed was an invasion, from Mohammad Ghori to British rulers and now to bureaucrats. Over the decades of plunder, we have lost our precious assets(such as Kohinoor diamond, treasuries and most importantly faith in rulers). Yet we continue to take pride in recall a environment…    Read More >>

  Wikipedia which is known as world’s encyclopedia joins the list of entities which are taking strong action to protest against US state bills SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act). The Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced on Twitter that starting at midnight on Wednesday, January 18, the English language version Wikipedia (http://www.mensxp.com/technology/internet/3426-punes-gift-to-wikipedia-a-flickr-page-called-wikipuneri.html)  will go dark for 24 hours in protest of SOPA and PIPA. Acts which are posed to come in power to stop online piracy and IP theft have come…    Read More >>

  What is Square? Square is an electronic payment service which allows users to accept credit card payments through their mobile devices by swiping the card on the square device attached to the phone (wiki). The idea for the square device was put forward by Jack Dorsey, the creator of Twitter. It consists of a small, rectangular card swiper (a square) that plugs into the audio jack of mobile devices. It also offers super simple software that helps businesses track…    Read More >>

When Virender Sehwag walked out to the centre at Lords in 2002, few put faith in his credentials as a Test match opener. After all, what difference could a middle order biffer make where more technically sound batsmen before him had failed? Cut to 2011. Sehwag ,in Test matches, has an average of 50 plus, two triple centuries and a 293. Add to that an ODI double century and a Test match strike somewhere around 80 and you know that…    Read More >>

In an environment characterized by scarce resources, increased competition, higher customer expectations and faster rate of change, organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to compete effectively, generating suitable profits at the same time providing quality products within cost limits to the consumer. The enhanced level of competition has constrained the supplier’s ability to increase prices, while at the same time increasing input costs have eroded profits. Faced with these problems corporations today are exploring different means of cost reduction. This…    Read More >>

How a company manages its supply chain in essence determines the profitability, adaptability and the competitiveness of the firm. Due to the pressure on profits as a consequence of rising competition, the availability of new technology and the emphasis on value enhancement, Supply Chains have been redefined and are now viewed as an strategic element offering companies the opportunities for far greater collaboration with suppliers and customers, cost efficiencies, improved inventory management, real-time communication and overall operational excellence. Globalisation has…    Read More >>

‘If we’re smart, we don’t wait for a challenge.’ Innovation is a key driver of growth in this day and age where ‘stagnancy’, as a word and a concept, can be categorised as a curse in business; and it is incumbent on every business person to explicitly lead and manage it. Leading strategic thinkers are moving beyond a focus on traditional product and service categories to pioneer innovations in business processes, distribution, value chains, business models, and even the functions…    Read More >>