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India unveils $35 low-cost computer

by Chirag on July 24, 2010

India’s Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal, unveiled a low cost computing-cum-access device, whose price is estimated at $35 per piece, which is set to gradually drop further to $20 and ultimately to $10 per unit. Picking up the mantle from Nicholas Negroponte’s One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project. Minimum Functionalities expected:- Support [...]

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Rajya Sabha to go digital

by Chirag on May 13, 2010

Save trees – So save paper! Rajya Sabha goes digital to save paper. Government of India takes an initiative to bring – Voluminous debates of the Rajya Sabha since its inception in 1952 just a click of the mouse. he Rajya Sabha on Friday launched a project to make digital copies of all debates of [...]

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A tri fuel car first of its kind in India.

by Chirag on June 3, 2009

The students of  Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, have developed the first of its kind tri-fuel car: TRIO. The car is cost-effective and environment-friendly. The car can run on conventional fossil fuel, i.e. gasoline and LPG, as well as on electricity. The basic aim of TRIO is to reduce the cost of transportation and pollutant [...]

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Australia not a safe destination for Indian Students

by Chirag on June 2, 2009

The attacks on Indian students in Australia has become a great cause of concern. Recently there have been many incidents where Indian Students have been attacked and the latest one which occurred today on a 20 year old Indian Student (Nardeep Singh). One more Indian Student Shravan is yet in coma. Amitabh Bachchan also commented [...]

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Aamir Khan does an Atithi Devo Bhava for Incredible India

by Chirag on June 2, 2009

Atithi Devo Bhava in true sense means respecting the guest who as come by treating him as a God. Atithi Devo Bhava means that guest is God and should be treated like a deity. Athithi devo bhava (ADB), which means, ‘The guest is God’ is Indian tourism’s version of the customer satisfaction slogan, ‘customer is [...]

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Air India IPO gets wings : Can come in near future

by Chirag on June 1, 2009

An initial public offering of shares in state-run carrier Air India could be considered in the near future, the newly appointed aviation minister said on Monday. “An IPO could be considered in the near future,” Praful Patel told reporters, adding it would depend on the state of the equity markets. The Congress party-led government is [...]

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Eight Indian Cities among world’s 25 riskiest offshoring locations

by Chirag on June 1, 2009

Eight Indian Cities found place in the list of 25 most riskiest off shoring locations. India may have been hailed for long as the world’s top outsourcing destination, but a new study has named as many as eight cities in the country among the world’s 25 riskiest places for offshoring, mainly on concerns like terrorism, [...]

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Ten Indian Companies in the global 500 list.

by Chirag on May 31, 2009

In terms of market capitalisation 10 Indian companies find a place in global 500 list according to Financial Times. The companies which top the list are : ExxonMobil PetroChina Wal-Mart Stores Wal-Mart last year toped the list and now has slipped to third. ExxonMobil an American Energy giant over took Wal-Marts position. Rank Company Market [...]

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Average Indian income on a higher side for the first time, crosses Rs 3000

by Chirag on May 30, 2009

This news was seen as a bright lighting in the dark clouds. Here lighting is the increase in average Indian salary while dark clouds actually means recession. The monthly income of an average Indian for the first time in the country’s history has crossed Rs 3,000, thanks to economic reforms and a high growth rate [...]

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Reason to cheer : Telecom BPO revenues ought to touch $2 billion by 2012

by Chirag on May 29, 2009

Ernst & Young in a first of a kind study on potential of domestic BPO industry said “the outsourcing revenues from the telecom sector in India are set to grow at a CAGR of 31 percent to nearly $2 billion in 2012″. The telecom industry has been growing fast in spite of recession adding around [...]

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