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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Pepsi’s first football campaign in India - Indigo ADDITIONAL BAGGAGE

Over 1500 Indigo passengers across six airports in India - Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Goa and Hyderabad - were seriously surprised when they collected their baggage post travel recently. Their wait for the luggage at the conveyer ended with some added weight to it. As a part of Pepsi’s “change the game” initiative, these passengers found an extra football kit, containing a tshirt, football and sipper, along with their checkedin luggage. Young football enthusiasts were totally thrilled with this cool surprise to an extent that some even showcased balancing tricks with the football around the baggage claim section. To add to the joy, passengers from other airlines joined the party. Well supported with a TVC, this is Pepsi’s first football campaign in India, where the company focused on cricket for years. The initiative is an attempt by Pepsi to break the brand clutter and to stand out in a crowded Indian marketplace. Pepsi’s tie up with Indigo for the event also helped Indigo to come a step

Monday, June 25, 2012

IPS Academy by Indore Education and Services Society (IESS)

IPS Academy; the scholarly epic of an IITian Ar. Achal K. Choudhary, established in 1994 by the Indore Education and Services Society (IESS) aims at imparting quality education to young professionals.

The Academy conducts a number of professional education programs in the areas of Business Management, International Business, Business Economics, Computer Applications, Architecture, Engineering, Pharmacy, Hotel Management, Fine Arts, Music, Journalism, Travel and Tourism Management, Bio Technonology, etc. It has been granted recognition by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Delhi and affiliation by Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) Indore and Rajeev Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) Bhopal. It has a lush green campus spread over 58 acres of land with state-of-the-art infrastructure.

Students from various disciplines interact with each other with the help of numerous inter departmental activities, seminars etc. and this way they earn an exposure to different fields thereby helping themselves build a multi-dimensional personality with a spirit of togetherness, better learning, enthusiasm, initiative and right fervour for professionalism. This over the period has become the hallmark of students of IPS Academy and shall remain with them for their life time.

IPS Academy, in a very short period of its existence has emerged as one of the premiere institutions imparting professional education in various fields. The curriculum offered and the infrastructure facilities provided here are amongst the best in its class and are designed keeping in mind the fast changing business and information technology requirements.

Lovely Professional University India’s Largest University

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is India’s largest university in terms of on-campus students, with over 25,000 students studying in more than 200 programmes offered at doctorate, post graduation, graduation and diploma level. The strengths of the education delivery system of LPU has attracted students from 28 Indian states and 26 countries like the USA, Australia, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Tanzania , Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Thailand etc.

The major fields in which programs are offered by the University are Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Applications, Pharmacy, Architecture, Commerce, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Physiotherapy, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Medical Lab Technology, Hotel Management, Agriculture, Hospitality Management, Airlines, Tourism & Hospitality, Multimedia, Journalism and Mass Communication, Agriculture, Fashion Technology, Apparel Manufacturing Technology, Interior Design, Biotechnology, Food Technology, IT, Hospital & Healthcare Management, Retail Management, Tourism & Hospitality, Media and Mass Communication, Computer Science, Economics, Nutrition & Dietetics, Mathematics, Biotech, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Biology, Industrial Microbiology, M.Ed, MPT, M Ped, B.Ed, MA (English, Punjabi), M.Tech (CSE, ECE, ME, Biotech) etc.

With placements in 300+ global companies like IBM, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, Larsen & Toubro, DLF, Nokia Siemens, Indian Navy, HDFC Bank, HCL, etc., LPU through its Division of Student & Career Services has been instrumental in securing the most lucrative of jobs in various professional fields, with best placements in India. LPU has also established tie-ups with reputed international universities in the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Students from Mount Royal University (Canada) visited LPU in May 2012 and students of LPU visited the USA and Singapore recently for industrial training program. The University has earned top ranking from the most trusted names in professional education.

The University has a dedicated department to further the culture of entrepreneurship amongst students and a separate R&D cell has also evolved recently. It is committed to technology deployment in its campus which is evident from the fact that nearly 90 per cent of the tasks undertaken in the University incorporate one or the other tool of highend technology and University aims to go completely paperless soon.

GITAM Institute of Management Visakhapatnam Silver Jubilee

GITAM Institute of management (GIM) has entered into its Silver Jubilee Year. GIM under Gitam University has been accredited with “A” Grade from NAAC. Over the years, GIM has shown tremendous improvement in its rankings and is currently amongst the Top 5 B Schools in Southern India. GIM boasts of excellent infrastructure, and is located in the 100 acres lush green campus abutting the Bay of Bengal at the port city of Visakhapatnam - also known as the City of Destiny.

From past 25 years, GIM has been successfully shaping the careers of young minds. GIM’s Alumni are holding key positions in major corporations across the globe. Institute offers two-year post graduate management (full time) courses with specialization in Finance, HR, Marketing, Retailing, Banking & Insurance and Systems Management. GIM today is proud to have its associations and collaborations with world renowned universities like University of Glasgow, UK, Central Michigan University, USA, University of Nebraska, USA, and University of Papua New Guinea. GIM is the accredited Training Centre for Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments, (CISI), UK and University of Cambridge, UK. GIM has a tie-up with HDFC Bank, HPCL and HSBC to offer joint certification program for the management students.

GIM’s strength lies in its experienced and well-qualified faculty. The institute has 43 full time, 5 part time and 7 visiting faculty members. Majority of them holds Ph.D and are from industrial background. Several members of the faculty are from USA, UK, Canada, Zambia and Papua New Guinea. For post graduate admissions, CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT and GMAT scores are considered. Candidates who do not have any of the stipulated test scores may opt for GIM ONLINE Test (GOT).

Contact:
GITAM Institute of Management,
GITAM University, Gandhinagar campus,
Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam - 530045,
Andhra Pradesh, India
Tel: 91891 2790404 / 2840309; Fax 91 8912790037
Website: www.gitam.edu

Novo Nordisk Company Business Performance

Novo Nordisk continues to be a leader in the Indian insulin market. Novo Nordisk registered biotech revenue of 647.28 crore in 2011-12. With brands such as Levemir, NovoRapid, Novomix 30 and Victoza, Novo Nordisk continues to command more than half the share in the entire Indian insulin market. Novo Nordisk extended its Changing Diabetes in Children (CDiC) program to India. 12 CDiC clinics covering a total of10 Indian states will be established. Novo Nordisk Education Foundation signed an MoU with the Gujarat government to launch the Changing Diabetes Barometer Project. For market expansion, Novo Nordisk is tying up with different governments like Bihar and Gujarat for screening and awareness programs. It will continue to leverage its wide portfolio of insulins to maintain leadership. Novo Nordisk will maintain its existing production and marketing partnerships and look for partnering with local companies for research.

Performance:
Novo Nordisk has registered 40% growth in its revenues. Brands such as Levemir, NovoRapid, Novomix 30 and Victoza have a insulin market share of more than 60%.

BUSINESS:  Insulin, growth hormone and hemostasis management products

Bhat Biotech Company Business Performance

Bhat Biotech has been associated with the development and production of diagnostic test devices. It also deals with other life science products such as genomics and proteomics kits.
CMD: Dr. Shama Bhat
Business: Diagnostics

Performance:
Successfully manufactured 20 million pregnancy kits. Looking forward to launch a diagnostic kit for tuberculosis. It is also on the verge of developing a low-cost and simplified PCR product.