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SECURITY: Takeaways from the Mumbai attacks
What are the key takeaways for the authorities and civilians from the way Mumbai handled the recent terror attack crisis? “We tend to think of terrorist incidents as mass bombings, etc. However, in reality, terrorist’s use ...

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: Tyre makers on rough terrain
Mumbai, Dec. 14 These are not the best of times for the tyre sector. The reduction in raw material price is of little cheer to manufacturers as they are up against a huge drop in demand, rupee depreciation and import of ...

SECURITY: ‘Create a risk-aware IT behaviour’
Secude on the fundamental steps to play safe in the physical and cyber worlds.. India, the emerging economic superpower, is waking up to certain hard realities, observes Jagan Nathan Vaman, CEO, Secude Solutions India Private Ltd (
EVENTS: Can bamboo boom?
Last week Kochi played host to a three-day Kerala Bamboo Festival, organised by the State’s Industries and Commerce Department to focus on new trends in the bamboo industry as well as to provide an avenue for the promotion of a range of ...

EDUCATION: Focus shifts to company audit
Analysis of the November 2008 CA (Final) paper on advanced auditing. This time around, the focus in the CA (Final) advanced auditing paper has shifted from accounting standards to company audit. The allocation of marks is as follows: accounting ...

POWER: ‘Every State must have an integrated energy plan’
World renewable energy institute working on detailed study for 3 States. Chennai, Dec. 14 Every State must work out an integrated energy plan for the next 20-25 years, not just on how it is going to meet its electricity needs but also at the ...

CREDIT MARKET: United Bank to lower lending rates for SMEs
Kolkata, Dec.14 With a view to extending a helping hand to the small and medium enterprises (SME) segment and arresting the build-up of non-performing assets, Kolkata-headquartered United Bank of India has announced a restructuring plan for ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: PE funds approach M&M to take over 2 SEZs
The downturn in real estate has left many in a quandary and private equity funds are no exception. Some of them now are looking up to more established promoters and developers to bale them out from large size projects such as special ...

INSIGHT: Competency mapping
Competency mapping is the process of identifying key competencies for a particular position in an organisation. Once this process is complete, the map becomes an input for several other HR processes such as job-evaluation; recruitment; training ...





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