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Tata launches quiz initiative for students
MUMBAI: Tata Crucible takes the campus route. The Tata Group has announced an on ground initiative Tata Crucible -The Campus Quiz.
This is an inter collegiate business quiz, open to all college students especially the Engineering Colleges and Business schools across India. This follows the success that the Tata’s had last year with Tata Crucible-The Business Quiz. The event offers prize money of Rs. 1.5 million.
The event is primarily targetted at 475 engineering colleges and 159 business schools, the regional rounds of Tata Crucible -the Campus Quiz will be held at Kolkata, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore. Eight winning teams from each of the regional rounds will qualify for the National Final that will be held in Mumbai on 20 February, 2005.
Tata Services VP corporate affairs Romit Chaterji said, “As part of the ‘Century of Trust’ celebrations, marking the death centenary of JN Tata and birth centenaries of JRD Tata and Naval Tata, the Tata Group had launched The Business Quiz for business houses in July 2004. The quiz garnered a huge response and turned out to be successful in our attempts at reaching out to corporate executives across India.
“This created a tremendous amount of interest and enthusiasm amongst students of business schools and engineering colleges in India. As a result we decided to extend the quiz to the youth of India by hosting an inter-collegiate business quiz across eight locations.”
Hosted by ace quizmaster Giri Balasubramaniam a.k.a Pickbrain this years initiative will cover a wide canvas of subjects. They range from business houses to brands, business history, people to products, from business fundas to fundamentals, from creators of wealth to architects of scams, from Wall Street to Dalal Street, and Manhattan to Chandni Chowk.
For the first time at a national level quiz for college students the quizmaster is introducing a fair play and equal opportunity format during the finals. In this new format, all teams on stage would have an equal opportunity to answer every question posed in the quiz. This would help nullify the advantage or disadvantage teams face based on their table number on stage.
There will be innovative software powered rounds. The quiz will feature hi-tech rounds that would not test the teams on their understanding of business but presence of mind, teamwork, and decision making as well.
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G-Shock launches GA-2100CM series with camouflage design
New sand and grey variants priced at Rs 10,995 each in India.
MUMBAI: Time just got a little more tactical and a lot more stylish. G-Shock has unveiled the GA-2100CM series, a fresh update to its popular GA-2100 line, bringing a camouflage twist to one of its most recognisable silhouettes. For the first time in the 2100 series, the watches feature G-Shock’s original camouflage pattern, subtly embedding the brand’s signature ‘G’ motif into the design. The move signals a shift towards more design-led storytelling, blending rugged functionality with fashion-forward detailing.
The new series introduces two colour variants sand (GA-2100CM-5A) and grey (GA-2100CM-8A) extending the model’s appeal across both streetwear and outdoor-inspired aesthetics. Built around the brand’s signature octagonal bezel and hybrid analogue-digital display, the watches retain a clean, modern look while adding layered visual depth.
Under the hood, the GA-2100CM continues to lean on performance. It features the Carbon Core Guard structure for durability, while maintaining a slim, lightweight profile suited for everyday wear. Functional elements include world time across 31 time zones, a 1/100-second stopwatch, countdown timer, LED light and 200-metre water resistance.
In line with evolving material choices, select components use bio-based resin, pointing to a gradual shift towards more sustainable design without compromising on toughness.
Priced at Rs 10,995, the GA-2100CM series is available across Casio India stores and online platforms.
As watch brands continue to balance utility with identity, G-Shock’s latest drop makes its intent clear, durability may be the legacy, but design is the new frontier.
