Varca (GOA), Sept. 2 (PTI): Air India is the future of its merger with India for the entire group ‘largest airlines in Asia, “said a senior official today.

“We are waiting for the green light to the merger, strengthening our market position,” Air India’s Chairman and Managing Director (cmd) Thulsidas Vasudevan, said PTI.

Thulsidas was here for a conference on “logistics”, organized by the Institute of Management Goa in south Goa.

“Open-Sky policy on the challenges and opportunities as the airlines. All airlines face stiff competition,” said Thulasidas.

Air India plans to continue to consolidate its global market position vis-à-vis the open skies policy global alliances with other players, “said CMD.

“On the cargo sector Indian government took the open air in 1990, while passengers on their next now. Technically, India open sky policy with us, while the rest, it is a liberal agreement” , Said Thulasidas.

Recalling that Air India “transformed,” said Thulasidas air, the more muscle induction of 68 new state-of-the-art aircraft in its fleet at a glance.

“They are from the beginning next November and the addition of three to four years,” the CMD, Air India said.

He said the new fleet would be the best in the world and at par with international airlines

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Panaji, Sept 17 A two-day national level finance conference ‘Cognizant Samriddhi 2007’, organised by Goa Institute of Management in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was recently organised at Majorda Beach Resort.

The conference wash aimed at exploring new ways and opportunities to meet developmental challenges of the economic reforms effectively.

Mr. Rajnikant Patel, MD and CEO Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd; Dr S Subramanian, head-IB, Enam Securities: Dr N D Madan-VP of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd; Ajay Shah, former advisor to the ministry of finance; Mr. C J George, MD Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd; Ms Lalita Gupte, former joint MD, ICICI were the resource persons at the conference. They spoke on important and diverse topics like “the tremendous growth potential of our economy and how the financial sector is going to support it”, “takeovers of exchanges around the world & their implications for India in terms of opportunities and threats” and “role played by Micro-finance in empowering the rural population”.

Two unique features of this conference were the paper presentation contest and the finance career workshop, which was held on day 1. The paper presentation contest acted as a platform for top B-school students across India to voice their views.

The topics included “Public-private partnership for furthering infrastructural growth- is it the best model” , “Funding of leveraged take-overs overseas by Indians – problems and issues”, “Fortune at the bottom of the pyramid – myth or reality for Indian banks”, “Emergence of Hedge funds in India- its implications on the Indian Capital market” and “How big is big for the Indian banks- assess within the context of opening of the banking sector in 2009.”

The aim of the ‘career workshop’ was to provide an interactive platform wherein students were exposed to new / alternative career opportunities in the financial sector. An eminent three-member panel from the financial sector took questions from students.

Panaji, Dec 16 - Goa’s unbridled tourism is having an adverse impact on the state’s environment and society, says a study sponsored by the Confederation of Indian Industry -.

Undertaken by the Goa Institute of Management here, the study says the large-scale growth of tourism is leading to increased pressure ‘on both society and the environment’.

‘Preserving the national heritage and reducing environmental degradation have become crucial issues for concern. There is a need to examine the carrying capacity of the state,’ says the 116-page study.

The research analyses Goa’s agriculture, mining, growing pharma sector, small and medium enterprise - sector and controversial plans for promoting special economic zones -.

It notes that Goa’s economy is ‘confronted’ by a solid waste management problem and that it desperately needs an efficient public transport system.

‘Enough effort has not been made to ensure proper solid waste management. Again, absence of efficient public transport has increased the growth of motorbikes and cars substantially. This in turn has aggravated environmental pollution.’

It also points to the migration of unskilled labour from neighbouring states ‘on account of the non-availability of unskilled workers’ in Goa.

Other issues it emphasizes include disputes over land use between small entrepreneurs and large corporates, dependence on other states for agricultural produce consumed in Goa, failure to ensure uninterrupted power and the need for improving the quality and quantity of water supply.

The research says that a ’strong positive co-relation’ does not seem to exist between tourism growth and employment of locals, especially in the hotel industry. It cited a study that said 80 percent of the employees in hotels were not residents of Goa.

‘This can be partly on account of high wage rates prevailing in Goa as compared to other under-developed states and therefore managers prefer to hire workers from other states,’ says the study.

It highlights that private transport in Goa is highly expensive ‘in the absence of adequate public transport’ and taxi operators were working in ‘monopoly power’.

‘Growth of tourism might have also adversely affected the poor and downtrodden, especially during peak season when prices usually go up. A proper assessment needs to be done,’ the study states.

It blames the tourism sector for becoming a ‘breeding ground of touts and commission agents’, which hikes up hotel tariffs and transport costs. There is also an absence of a proper regulatory mechanism to check the price rise.

‘Wide disparity in prices charged during the peak and off-peak season for various services and between the private and public authority needs to be examined. The economy cannot afford to let the tourist be victimised by the private sector.’

The study notes that Goa lacks budget hotels. Goa’s tourism department provides ‘around 600 beds per day at an affordable price’ but this is insufficient, especially during peak season.

It also points a finger at the state government, which it says has played a limited role in promoting tourism.

According to the researchers, the government has not participated actively in promoting tourism apart from officially representing the state at a few fairs abroad.

If you want a management accountant, it is time that you register with the Institute for costs and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI). The Prime Minister, dynamic and professional institution actively living the availability of manpower for the economy of industrial and commercial development of the country.

With the liberalization of the economy, in conjunction with the change in the “Financial Management scenario conventional and auditing has lost relevance.It is now at the age of cost and management accountant working for the optimal use of resources limited.

The ICWAI four decades, was again under an Act of Parliament, with the twin objectives for development and settlement of management fees and accounting in India. The Institute has been discovered in a limited liability company, in the year 1944 was again during the Second World War. He experienced phenomenal growth, both on the issue of members and students - of 130 members and less than a thousand students 23000 members and students, 1.5 lakh now.

The federal government, the recognition of the importance and benefits and cost accounting management establishes a framework all-in India by name and title of the billing service costs in India in 1982. The ICAS is on a level I class, the services of the central administration to advise the government on various financial and tax issues.

According to the prospectus of the ICWAI his seat (12, Sudder Street, Calcutta-700016) and its four regional offices in Mumbai, ( “Rohit Chambers, 4th Floor, Janmabhoomi Marg, Fort, Mumbai-400001), Calcutta (84, Harish Mukherjee Road, Calcutta 700025), Chennai (ICWAI Bhawan, 65 Montieth Lane, Egmore, Chennai-600008) and New Delhi (ICWAI Bhawan, 3, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003), any person reaches the age of 17 may be considered as a student for the intermediate course, after graduation in each discipline. The incumbent provides for the result of graduation, you can also opt for provisional admission to the course. Those who are not in possession of these qualifications have passed, but the 10 +2 examination is itself and a review of basic studies before entering as a student for the interim review. The basic documents of the study are: business and the economic fundamentals, management and organization. Basic mathematics and statistics and trade laws.

The themes for the midterm and final exam includes: Intermediate Level I: financial accounting, cost accounting, business, law and practice of the secretariat and direct taxes. Intermediate Level II cost and performance billing, accounting, indirect taxation and quantitative methods. StageIII final: Advanced Financial Accounting, Information Technology and Computer Applications, management and control of operations and project management and control. Final Stage IV: Advanced Management Accounting techniques and applications, Advanced Financial Management, Advanced Management Accounting - Strategic cost management and auditing.

The examinations for studying basic, intermediate and final are held twice a year in June and December in 60 centres in India and 7 centres abroad. The ICWAI examination centres are located in Agartala, Ahmedabad Ajmer, Allahabad, Asansol, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Braoda, Behlai, Vila runway, Nepal Bhubaneswar, Bokaro, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dhandbad, Durgapur , Erankulam, Faridabad, ghaziabad, Guwahati, Howrah, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jameshedpur, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kolahapur, Kota, Lucknow, Mudurai, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Naihati, Nashik, Neyveli, Panaji, Patiala, Patna , Pondicherry, Pune, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Rourkela, Shaktinagar Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Thiruvanthapuram, Udaipur, Ukkunagaram, Vellore, Vijay Wada, Vindhyanagar and Waltair.

The centers overseas are in Kathmandu, Botswana, Dubai, Dar-es-Salaam, Muscat, Nairobi, Tripoli and Zambia.

Belgaum based Institute of Management Education and Research (IMER) organised technical session in the Faculty Development Programme in Finance at its premises here on Wednesday.

Prof V Gopal, Professor in Finance, Goa Institute of Management conducted the technical session on ‘Asset Reconstruction and Commodity Market.’

During the session, he stressed on the aspects like securitisation, why securitisation during 2002 was brought into existence and how significant in managing risks in traditional companies.

He focused on sugar industries and commodity market with live examples.

According to some sources, the government is reluctant to give permission, printing flyers for professional examinations for courses, because it could not resolve not include taxes and quotas in the SB-financing colleges.

This is because the judgement of the Supreme Court, a ban on cross-subsidisation and gave the son of the freedom to admit that students in all seats based on a review, an d ‘between them.

The government did not report the commission appointed to recommend reforms in medical technology and examinations.

Time is also needed to control applications authority and the Halle tickets. Higher Education Principal Secretary PJ Thomas is the head of the committee with the director of Cape Unnikrishna Pillai, KP Pillai, CR SOMAN, Goa director of the Institute of Management Sreekumar, IIM Bangalore, vice-director Mathew Mathew and Manitoba MP Chandrasekharan Mala as members.

Many recommendations to streamline the process of receiving, in addition, particularly on the weighting II brand and make visits to the cinema, far from the standards of 50 per cent in more brands II and who are not criteria for admission checks were made taking into account the committee.

Indian companies are gradually clear that a buyer in the market, the service could provide a competitive advantage. Once developed, and advanced in a sellers’ market, while it requires a way of thinking in the layer. Veteran HR professionals Leonard D’Costa provides that help businesses of this passage. D’Costa, current president of Piramal HR businesses, “his papers and will soon move to Goa. Here, with the Goa Institute of Management, is the establishment of a Centre for Human Resource and Service Management. “I see a clear window of opportunity,” said D’Costa, who is originally from Goa. A graduate of XLRI, D’Costa began his career as a Management Trainee at the Tata Management Training Centre and ended at spending 26 years with the Tata group. Prior to joining Piramal four years ago, he was in hotels and had also worked on the JRD Tata Quality Initiative. D’Costa said that apart from setting up the centre, it would also be time-consuming, though some teaching and consulting and research organisations. Pending Piramal his successor is not yet complete.

Red Hat announced that Jaideep Kumar has been selected as manager of learning.
Kumar is a perfect professionals in the field of computer training with experience in the areas of distribution, marketing and product management. At Red Hat, it is responsible for the extension of Red Hat training and support network partners, the existing network of more than 90 Red Hat Authorized Training Center in India.

India has already more than 1000 engineers certified Red Hat. The largest number outside the United States. “The demand for engineers certified Red Hat grows exponentially. Says Javed Tapia, director, Red Hat India.” We want to reach the greatest number of students is not in the metropolitan cities. Jaideep experience for the establishment and our presence in these cities. ”

Shankar Iyer, head-Learning Services, said: “Learning Services at Red Hat with over 50 partners in the training of more than 90 sites throughout India. This year, we want to double our Authorized Training partner network . Jaideep’s rich experience and knowledge of information technology is seen as the formation of high-value business to Red Hat. ”

“My priority is the expansion of the training partnership of Red Hat and support network of partners. I am going to work, so that they can, so that it can continue its business through the implementation of ‘joint marketing activities and helps them to the place RHCEs who by his institute To bridge the gap between supply and demand. These are exciting times for Red Hat and the entire open source movement. am glad I participate in the growth of an engine to Red Hat’s Learning Services business, “said Kumar.

Before joining Red Hat, Kumar has handled responsibilities in respect of products marketing, supply chain management and operations of the Centre for NIIT Ltd in Mumbai and Delhi. Before NIIT, he also worked in the areas of product development, marketing and alliances with Zee Interactive Learning Systems, Mumbai. Kumar has an MBA from Goa Institute of Management and a graduate in mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.

The University of Pune recently sponsored a one-day workshop in Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Educational Research at the Institute of Pharmacy Maharashtra, Pune. The theme of the seminar was “NBA - the need of the hour.”

Dr SG Deshpande, Chairman, All India Pharmacy Board of Education, AICTE, New Delhi was assessing the honour for the seminar Dr VD Karad, founder / CEO, business, Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Educational Research and Holder UNESCO Chair of Human Rights, Democracy and Peace for the south-west Asia preside over the function.

Dr SG Deshpande, in his speech on the need for accreditation for a teacher training college. He also pointed out that universities publish Statement - Charter context, the mission of his statement, and objectives.

According to the accreditation of the following parameters: the evaluation of the benefits of education, library and educational resources, training facilities and financial resources.

Dr VD Karad in his presidential address on the need for cooperation of management, employees and for the completion of the Institute’s performance.

Dr SR Parakh, the originator and organizer, MAEER’s Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy welcomed the guests. In his introductory remarks, he stressed that the purpose of accreditation is not to find, with the error institutions, but also for the assessment of the state - ante performance is not to denigrate the functioning of the institution and its programs, but their opinions on strengths and weaknesses - not to deselect the limits of the quality, but also an awareness of continual improvement.

The second session of the seminar was marked by the deliberations of eminent personalities like Dr. CJ Shishoo agent, CERC Consumer Education and Research Center Suraksha Sankool, Thaltej Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar, Fr Mr. D’Souza, Director, Goa Institute of Management, Ribandar, Goa.

Friday D’Souza, in its deliberations on Accreditation stressed various parameters such as accreditation What is the Institute of the mission (long and the short-term objective), finance and material resources (budget, hostel, canteen, transport), Academic

Performance Indices (Faculty - qualifications, experience, performance faculty, the faculty research and publications), support staff student (Academic results, performance and competitiveness of audits, placement), and processes (Extra activities and co-personality development initiatives, Professional Society, Alumni interaction, ethics, industry or institution of interaction, research and development Academic / Research and Sponsored industrial development, publications and patents), the service.

Dr. CJ Shishoo, in its deliberations on “accreditation”, emphasized the need for research. After his research in the pharmaceutical sector is very low. He said, a large swimming pool science must be mobilized to face the challenges of the next ten years, stay ahead of the competition, India must be allocated to scientists from chemistry, molecular biology, genetics, nanotechnology, which can work together as one team for interdisciplinary research.

The Goa Institute of Management (GIM), the implementation of a two-day symposium to study the impact of patents on the maturity of the pharmaceutical industry, 20 and August 21, 2005, in Goa.

The symposium aims to examine the changing economic conditions for the Indian industry by the introduction of the product patent regime from 1 January 2005.

The theme and the structure of discussions at the seminar are as follows:

Economic, social and legal implications of the introduction of TRIPs (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights).

Effects of the implementation of TRIPs on models of majors in India.

Identification of possible business opportunities and competition of the benefits arising from the changing business scenario.

Evolving a policy support, which would be a guide for policy makers and regulators in the indication of guidelines for the industry.

During the two-day symposium, a number of distinguished speakers from the industry for its views on the question above. These include:

Padmabhushan Dr Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission

Dr. Padmashri nr Madhav Menon, director of support, Expert Committee on Patents and IPR –

Dr T Ramakrishna, director of CIPRA, NLSIU

S Ramakrishna, Sr. Director, Corp. Affairs, Pfizer India

Dr Prakash modes, Chairman & MD, Unichem Labs

Pradip Mazumdar, exec Director, Syngenta

Dr. Arno Hartmann, Director, Division Patent KGaA, Merck, Germany

Padmashri Dr. K. Anji Reddy, Chairman, Dr. Reddy’s Labs

Dr. Swati Piramal, director, Nicholas Piramal

Ravindra Limaye, VP, Business Development, GSK

Dr Girish L Telang, MD, Roche, India and a number of other dignitaries.

GIM (Goa Institute of Management) was founded in 1993 as a centre of excellence for management training and research, through the initiative and support of some prominent citizens and business leaders and with support from the Government of Goa. In a short time, the first B-school GIM, to the west of India, and is among the best in the country