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The cost of corruption to the country could exceed Rs 250,000 crore (Rs 2,500 billion), management guru C K Prahalad has quoted this some time earlier this week. At a lecture in Mumbai he highlighted the funding of election campaigns by politicians and the return they try to achieve after they win as one of [...]
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India is well know in the world for its democracy, population, economic progress, etc. Now it may also be well know for overcrowding in Jails. As per the statistics compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau, the overcrowding in Indian jails as on 31.12.2007 was to the extent of 135.7% , since the inmate population [...]
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India is not in top 10 and not even top 50 countries in internet connectivity speed. Its now at 97. From its third position which it held in the trailing quarter of 2009, Kerala — with an average speed of 1,386 Kbps – has pushed down Haryana (the second quarter’s topper) to the second spot (with [...]
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The United States has been ranked as the world’s most admired country. With the best overall brand ranking, the US has moved up to the top slot, up from seventh last year, states a survey by GFK Roper Public Affairs & Media. While India has been ranked at 30, China’s position has risen to 22 [...]
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These days more and more famous people have started tweeting. India is in top 5 nations to use twitter. During Election time Mr. Advani was using twitter for his BJP Campaign. Bollywood Actors started blogging. Famous once being Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan’s blog. Now many Bollywood Celebs have opted to tweet. Here is a [...]
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Its actually schocking when some one says you to wash a curency note if it’s dirty. Isn’t it funny! But it is a fact that RBI is planning to introduce plastic currency notes soon. What better you can wash your Rs 100 note with soap and water to clean it and then wipe it dry with [...]
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The Asia-Pacific region is the fastest-growing market for contact lens in the world. Major players are eyeing the Indian market for growth where the demand is on the rise and penetration low. The penetration of contact lens in the country is a mere 5 per cent. The number of people with vision imperfection is over [...]
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In a list of the world’s 50 safest banks, there is not a single Indian bank despite the fact that Indian banking system was termed one of the most robust because it was not affected by the financial crises that hit banks across the globe. How was the selection made ? The ‘World’s 50 Safest [...]
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