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Grooming Future Leaders

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THE NEW TEMPLE OF DEMOCRACY • ON MAY 28, PM NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED INDIA’S NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING THAT HAS A TOTAL FLOOR SPACE OF 64,500 SQ. FT

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE • Management degrees from elite institutes are widely sought after because of their widespread recognition as a prerequisite for high-paying careers at home and abroad. However, data shows that the costs associated with earning the credential are very high. Does the risk of making those investments justify the potential reward? To find out, let’s look at the numbers.

Plural Macroeconomics

No More Lapses, Please • The Balasore accident shows that simple steps like faster tech adoption can help avoid a tragedy, say experts

SAFETY IN STEPS • Railway experts urge a six-step process to prevent the recurrence of Balasore-like accidents in the future

Zee’s Tense Future • Promoters Subhash Chandra and Punit Goenka have rushed to the SAT to appeal against Sebi’s interim order barring them from holding directorships. Could this episode also impact the merger with Sony?

L’AFFAIRE ZEE

DIVIDED DESTINIES • Sequoia’s decision to hive off its India operations, with the provision of a substantial war chest, promises to provide start-ups with something to cheer about in this funding winter

Free for All • Disney+ Hotstar will air two big cricketing events for free. Can OTT players sustain this strategy?

No Time to Lose • Having stolen a march over big tech firms in launching ChatGPT, Sam Altman is now lending his voice to develop global guardrails around AI innovation

AT SNAIL’S PACE • DESIGNED TO BOOST INDIA’S MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES AND EXPORTS, THE PRODUCTION-LINKED INCENTIVE SCHEME HAS HAD A TEPID BEGINNING. THINGS MIGHT BEGIN TO CHANGE IN FY24, WITH ECONOMIC ACTIVITY PREDICTED TO NORMALISE

‘Growth will come from driving more online adoption’ • Manish Tiwary, VP and Country Manager of Amazon’s India Consumer Business, explains how the e-commerce giant is planning to get its next 200 million customers in India, its playbook for the country and path to profitability

MG thinks future nurtures 22 Colleges

DIAL M FOR MARKETS • ROBIN RAINA’S PROFITABLE FINTECH EBIXCASH IS NOW READYING TO TAKE THE PUBLIC MARKET TEST

‘MY INTENT IS TO LEAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE’ • AHEAD OF ITS PUBLIC OFFER, EBIXCASH CHAIRMAN ROBIN RAINA TALKS ABOUT THE COMPANY’S GROWTH MODEL, FUTURE POTENTIAL AND MORE

CHHATTISGARH CREATING A BRIGHT TOMORROW FOR ALL STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL SCHEMES

DIFFERENT SHADES • THE MBA PLATTER IS TRANSFORMING, WITH A VIBRANT CHOICE OF PROGRAMMES AND FORMATS FOR STUDENTS TO CHOOSE FROM. WHILE EACH FORMAT HAS ITS PLACE AND UTILITY, THEIR REAL VALUE WILL BE KNOWN ONLY LATER

Uttarakhand

1 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA

2 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD

3 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE

4 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT LUCKNOW

5 S. P. JAIN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Clicking up the Ladder • Management education has gone online with a vengeance, fed by the pandemic and the emergence of edtech companies, and by employees looking to rise up the value chain

Experience the Future of Education at GIBS: A New Age B School Built on Innovation, Research & Entrepreneurship (IRE)

A BRIDGE TOO FAR • Prestigious institutes like the IIMs and ISB shine as beacons of excellence. But it is still the Harvards, the Whartons and the Stanfords that produce top global CEOs, even of Indian origin. Bridging this gap is the need of...