Tata Motors has surpassed Reliance Industries to become India's most valuable brand, with a valuation of $8.45 billion compared to Reliance's $7.04 billion. Tata Group also donated $50 million to Harvard Business School, the largest gift ever received from an international donor, which will be used to build a new academic building named Tata Hall. Additionally, Domino's Pizza Japan is hiring one person for one hour of work at a rate of 2,500,000 yen ($31,030) to celebrate the company's 25th anniversary in Japan.

1. Damanbir Singh
MBA 2C
ET News

2. Tata Motors pips RIL to emerge as
India's top brand
 The Tata Motors-Jaguar-Land Rover combine,
with a valuation of $8.45 billion, has over taken
Reliance to top the list of the 50 most valuable
corporate brands in India.
 The brand valuation of Tata Motors-JLR grew
172% over its 2009 value of $3.1 billion when it
was at No. 5 in the pecking order. Reliance, the
petrochemicals-to-retail major, saw a10% erosion
in its brand value at $7.04 billion, down from $7.8
billion in 2009.

3. After Mahindra's $10 mn, Tata
donates $50 mn to Harvard
 Tata Group has given America's prestigious
Harvard Business School a $50 million donation,
the largest gift the school has received from an
international donor in its 102-year history.
 Earlier this month Anand Mahindra, head of
Mahindra Group, gave $10 million to Harvard
where he earned his undergraduate and master's
degrees.
 The funds will be used to build a new academic
and residential building on the school's campus in
Boston. Harvard said it hopes to break ground for
the building, which will be named Tata Hall, next
spring.

4. Contd…
 Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Sons Ltd since
1991, attended the school's advanced
management programme - one of three
leadership programmes offered by the school's
executive education programme-in 1975 and
received its highest honour, the Alumni
Achievement Award.

5. Coal India to debut at Rs 280-300
tomorrow: Analysts
 State-run Coal India (CIL), which garnered Rs
15,200 crore through its initial public offer (IPO),
is likely to make a powerful debut in the range of
Rs 280-300 on the bourses, thereby giving a
boost to the broader market, say analysts.

6. Pizza chain offers $31,000/hour
part-time job
 Take-out pizza chain hiring. Aged over 18, no
experience required. Uniform provided. Salary:
$31,000 an hour.
 As part of a series of events commemorating the
25th anniversary of its arrival in Japan, Domino's
Pizza Japan is set to hire one lucky person at the
rate of 2,500,000 yen ($31,030) for an hour's
worth of work in December

7. Contd…
 A company spokesman declined to provide
further details until November 10, but the
company's website said that anyone who wants
the job will need to file an application. Those
passing to the next stage will undergo an
interview.
 Hourly pay for part-time jobs in Japan averages
just under 1,000 yen ($12.41). Many of the
comments on a Japanese article about the offer
noted that the salary was cheap for the probable
advertising impact and that there might be better
uses for the money, such as raising workers' pay
overall.