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. WORLD WATER DAY-22nd March

. WORLD FORESTRY DAY-23rd March

SHAPE UP, OR SHIP OUT

1.His mandate for group companies was clear: shape up, or ship out; be among the top three players in your business or get out of it.Identify the famous Business Leader?

Ans:-Ratan Tata,When he sold off Tata Oil Mills Company in 1993 people said he had no stomach for competition. When he exited ACC, India's leading cement company, people said he was frittering away his heritage. When he decided to build India's first indigenous car, analysts predicted ruin. Ratan Tata has proved all his critics wrong.

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Mr.Bay Leaf

DAILY HEADLINES

1.Woolmer's death plot thicken.

2.Sri Lanka thrashes Bangladesh in World Cup cricket match.

3.NTPC's maiden project in Assam to roll out by year end.

4.ONGC remodels Tripura power plant.

5.Orissa cadre IAS officer Anita Agnihotri returns literary award to WB govt over Nandigram issue.

6.XLRI trains men in uniform to answer corporate calls.

NEUTRON JACK

1.He is known as the Neutron Jack in the corporate world.Identify and why is he known so?

Ans:-Jack Welch.

In his persuit to change and streamline the company, over 100,000 GE jobs were terminated. For this, he earned the nickname Neutron Jack (in reference to the nuetron bomb), the guy who removed the people but left the buildings standing.

In return, GE had increased its market capital tremendously.

After retirement, Welch is enjoying his new role as author. He has written two books, including Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), and his most recent, Winning (2005).