Is it time to join the consultants?
Management consulting has traditionally been a priesthood. Graduates of the right business schools, untainted by long exposure to ordinary companies, faithfully absorbed the McKinsey way or the Booz-Allen way, which they then administered to a frequently changing repertoire of clients.

Quality of B.Ed schools under scrutiny
Training the trainer is an important aspect of school education. But, till recent times, several universities and institutes offering teachers training programmes in the country were making a business of it rather than setting quality standards for pedagogy.

Littlewoods, Lakme arm set for merger
Tata group company Lakme Exports Ltd is set to merge with Littlewoods International (India) Pvt Ltd. A new name for the company -- Westside -- has been registered, Lakme Exports managing director Noel Tata said.