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TIPS FROM TOP : ‘ETFs & SUSTAINABLE INVESTING’ by Mr. Sivananth Ramachandran, Director, Morningstar Indexes

23. August 2018

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The MBA IIT Kanpur community thanks Mr. Sivananth Ramachandran, Director, Morningstar Indexes, as a part of our continued engagement with the corporate network. Mr.Sivananth interacted with the students of MBA, on the topic of ETFs & Sustainable Investment, on the 11th of August, 2018. #mbaiitk #iitkanpur #seminar
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life – [...]

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July-August-September Issue!

24. December 2017

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2017 is the year of the Fire rooster, idolizing the values of trust and responsibility.Keeping those at the glaring fore-front, every inexpensive flyer of the world could not show the gusto or pride with which we bring to you the August September, of Avant-Garde. Carpe-Diem! The newsletter is now a magazine and has moved to [...]

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Secularism as it means to a youth of India

29. February 2016

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India has a long history of tolerant secularism. Some recent incidents in India have brought focus on secularism. A Muslim person (Mohammad Akhlaq) was reportedly killed by a frenzied communal mob on the mere allegation that he had consumed cow’s meat. Such incidents are totally unacceptable in India. There have been other cases when consenting [...]

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MBA Badminton League

29. February 2016

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It was a fun and joy ­fun-filled experience. For the ­ first time we MBA 1st years were playing a badminton tournament. The style of conducting the tournament was similar to IPL. There were managers who bid for players. Also, there were special rules in the format of teams which included 1 single player, 1 [...]

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Winter Internship “Promorph Solutions Pvt. ltd.”

31. December 2015

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Although many believe that winter internship is a nice opportunity for the people with less exposure in corporate world to live and feel the culture, but I had different plans, I opted for a Start Up and luckily got a chance to work in a SIDBI incubated Company at IIT Kanpur itself.
I was rejoiced to [...]

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How About Becoming A Good Person First?

31. August 2015

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Recently a friend was discussing about her cousin how well-to-do he has become over time. He did his engineering, and then MBA from a reputed B-school and now earns a handsome salary in 7 digits but then has left his parents to their plight- the ones who struggled in all their lives to help him [...]

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FALLING RUPEE IN INDIA CAUSES AND IMPACTS

5. September 2013

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“We invented money and we use it, yet we cannot understand its laws or control its actions. It has a life of its own.”
- Lionel Trilling, American literary critic.
The most concerning chapter for India during last two years and specifically last two months is the weakening of rupee against dollar. It is not only that [...]

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From the Editor’s Desk-August 2013

27. August 2013

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We are more than happy to launch the August 2013 edition of Avant Garde amidst the new academic session. AvantGarde would first of all like to extend a warm welcome to the new MBA batch of 2013-15 and wish them good luck in carrying on the legacy of one of the most prestigious institutes of [...]

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Analytics Industry-A key to growth of India

27. August 2013

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October 2012, HBR gave the title “The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” to Data-Scientists, I thought they are exaggerating the matter and the Big-Data explosion is just not for real.
(http://hbr.org/2012/10/data-scientist-the-sexiest-job-of-the-21st-century/ar/1)
Come this July 2013 things have changed. NASSCOM organized “Big Data and Analytics Summit 2013”. They created a special interest group and proposed that the [...]

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Quizomania-2 Answers

4. August 2013

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1. Money spent for payment towards the influential persons for the benefit of organizations.
2. Temporary Finance provided until the long term arrangement is made.
3. Plan do check Act
4. Vostro account
5. Going Concern value
6. SBI Mutual Fund
7. Low asset salvage value
8. Cross docking
9. Term Deposit account
10. Statutory
11. Insurance
12. U-shape
13. Both B and C
14. Slash time
15. Market [...]

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