When the Mumbai-Pune Expressway was thrown open to traffic in 2000, it was a showpiece of transport infrastructure. India’s first high-speed expressway, the access-controlled concrete six-lane highway cut travel time between Maharashtra’s twin cities by two hours and lifted traffic off the old Mumbai-Pune highway as motorists moved en masse to the new expressway.However, …
As the world has become more connected, we are afforded a clearer lens into issues affecting the rest of the world. The result is a new wave of digital natives who are socially conscious consumers — with millennials leading the pack. Indeed, a recent report found that out of any generation, Gen Y is …
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Great men have often inspired the young and the old alike. But, not many would have inspired older men when they themselves were young. Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, may claim membership to this rare club of galvanisers. Among the many entities that Tata started is a Flying Club in Jamshedpur …
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Knowing how to develop and launch a successful corporate social responsibility (CSR) program and branding your CSR efforts are two very different things. Although there are numerous ways, one of the best ways to effectively brand your program is through an annual report outlining the efforts and accomplishments of the previous last 12 months. While …
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Being “good” is not just heroic in the modern corporate law climate—it’s sound business In the 1987 sci-fi spoof Spaceballs, Rick Moranis’ Darth Vader parody announces, “Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.” Fast-forward to the 21st century, and not only is good not “dumb,” nor triumphed over, it serves as an intrinsic …
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