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IIM-Ahmedabad sets aside $25 mn for startups under Bharat Inclusion Initiative; lists four focus areas

It will invest in seed and pre-series-A startups through a dedicated Bharat Inclusion Seed Fund - which announced its initial closing at $7.5 million and is expected to make a final close at $15 million by July

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, family visit Sabarmati Ashram and Akshardham Temple in Gujarat

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said heterogeneous societies are the new reality and the biggest challenge is to understand how differences can become a source of strength — "something that India and Canada have done fairly well" and "can do better"

Flipkart comes down heavily on poor performers, to give pink slips to 1,000 employees

In a statement, the company said that employees who do not make progress, despite being put on a performance improvement plan must seek other avenues where their skills can be better utilised.

Flipkart defers joining date of recruits, IIM-A wants job guarantee from co

E-commerce giant Flipkart is now facing the heat from the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad after it deferred the joining dates from June to December due to a restructuring exercise for the 18 students it hired, reported The Economic Times.

No shortage of employment for grads from A-list B-Schools, say officials

Time and again surveys are done on the efficacy of engineering, B-School graduates and they throw up almost the same results – dismal performance of students, colleges and their unemployability.

SimplEye: Now smartphones are accessible to visually challenged too

Kriyate Design Solutions, a Delhi-based startup founded in 2012, has developed an app, SimplEye, to help bridge this gap between smartphones and the visually impaired, using sound, vibration and tactile accessories.<br />

IIM-A makes three courses expensive, redesigns curriculum

Courses whose fees have been hiked include Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), PGP-Agri Business Management (PGP-ABM) and PGP for Executives (PGPX).

Creative thinker: What Arvind Subramanian's former employer thinks of him

Oxford-educated Subramanian is an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad and St Stephen's College, Delhi

IIM-A, Harvard to give 4-week leadership lessons to I-T officials

IIM-A has tied up with US-based HBS to offer a four-week executive education course for senior officials of India's I-T Department.

Rate your MLAs and MPs on this website

Upset about the condition of roads in your area or the hawker menace on the footpaths? You will now be able to rate your MLAs, MPs and miscellaneous government