As businesses grapple with the rapid rise of AI, IIMB alumnus Natarajan Balasubramanian is helping leaders cut through the noise with clarity. As co-author of The AI-Centered Enterprise, he draws on years of research and practice to provide organizations with a grounded roadmap for harnessing AI. Conceived just months after...
For the alumni of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, IIMBue has always been more than an event—it’s a homecoming, a platform for inspiration, and a celebration of shared journeys. After a six-year pause, the conclave returned in 2025 with unmatched vibrancy, bringing together leaders, changemakers, and dreamers under one...
IIMB Alumna Vasuta Agarwal appointed Independent Director at IndiaMART IIM Bangalore alumna Vasuta Agarwal(PGP 2009) has been appointed as Independent Director and Board Member at IndiaMART InterMESH Limited, marking a significant milestone in her professional journey. Vasuta brings with her nearly 14 years of leadership experience at InMobi, where she...
IIMB Honoured for Sustainability, Biodiversity, and Community Impact IIM Bangalore has earned three major honours at the ELCITA Sustainability Awards—Silver in the “Educational, Hospitality & Research Organizations” category, along with awards for Excellence in Biodiversity Management and Excellence in Social Welfare and Community Services. The recognition reflects the institute’s integrated...
Industry 4.0 – Arindam Ray, PGSEM 2007 About the Book Industry 4.0 is transforming factories and businesses by combining powerful technologies like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Additive Manufacturing, Robotics, Cloud Computing and Digital Twin, supported by Extended Reality (AR/VR/MR), Big Data, Analytics and Blockchain. These technologies work together through cyber-physical...
IIMB Community celebrates Independence Day 2025 IIM Bangalore marked Independence Day with a spirited gathering on campus, where the national flag was unfurled and the anthem sung in unison by faculty, students, staff, and their families. In his address, Director-In-Charge Prof. U. Dinesh Kumar reflected on India’s enduring values of...
Dial4242 Secures ₹9 Crore to Expand Ambulance Network Dial4242, an app-based ambulance service, has raised ₹9 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by the IAN Group, with support from BioAngels. The platform was created with a simple yet powerful vision: to make emergency medical transport accessible to every...
Student’s Corner in Lsquare is a platform where students can express their creativity, share their artistic talents, and showcase their literary works and creative content, fostering appreciation and recognition for their artistic endeavors. Ambedkar and the Algorithm Imagine a world where your future is not decided by your family, your...
In Memory of Mr. Susim Mukul Datta Mr. Susim Mukul Datta, who chaired the Board of Governors of IIM Bangalore from 1995 to 2005, leaves behind a legacy of enduring impact. His leadership coincided with a decisive phase in the Institute’s growth, during which several pioneering initiatives took shape. These...
– Dr. Rajalaxmi KamathIIM Bangalore India’s financial system faces a growing threat from green swan events—climate-driven crises marked by unpredictable, cascading impacts that could destabilise markets and worsen inequality. Unlike rare black swan events, green swans are inevitable due to the climate crisis, combining physical risks (floods, droughts) and transition...
– Dr. R. SrinivasanIIM Bangalore As the country marks 10 years of Digital India, its future approach to DPI will be determined by critical privacy laws. India differs from the routes to digitalisation adopted by other big economies. India’s DPI is neither led by state not by tech sector but by...
– Dr. Rajeev R. TripathiIIM Bangalore In game theory, there is a classic asymmetry between players who know the rules and players who don’t. The global intellectual property (IP) regime is one such game. What happens when a billion-dollar luxury fashion house copies a Rs-1,000 traditional Indian craft, rebrands it, and...
– Dr Srinivasan RIIM Bangalore While UPI QRs are interoperable within the UPI ecosystem-across banks, prepaid issuers, apps and RuPay credit cards, they remain incompatible with other major payment networks like Visa and Mastercard India’s QR-Led Payment Revolution India’s digital payments revolution, led by the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), is...
– Dr. Sankarshan BasuIIM Bangalore Many countries have created SPRs as members of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Set up in 1973 under the aegis of OECD, the IEA mandates its members to maintain an emergency reserve of crude oil to meet the demand for at least 90 days in case...
– Dr. Srinivasan RIIM Bangalore The digitalisation of the entire process, has the potential to reduce costs for banks and buyers, speed up recovery for banks, and provide fair access to buyers India’s huge stockpile of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) is often considered an example of inefficiency in the banking sector...