• Can Carbon Trading help create Greener India

    by Arun Prabhudesai

    Carbon Trading or Carbon Emission Trading is defined as, Carbon emissions trading is emissions trading specifically for carbon dioxide (calculated in tones of carbon dioxide equivalent or tCO2e) and currently makes up the bulk of emissions trading. It is one of the ways countries can meet their obligations under

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    What you may not know about Ganesh Festival: An appeal !

    by Arun Prabhudesai

    Ganesh Festival is really a time for festivities; it slowly starts to get Indian people into festive season mood that spans till end of Diwali. If you live in cities like Pune and Mumbai, you will know the kind of celebration that happens for 10 straight days. The streets

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    India needs a smart grid too

    by Sriram Vadlamani

    I am hearing news about smart this, smart that and smart everything where every device has some kind of intelligence built in. Not the I Robot kind of intelligence. At least not yet. But, Smart Grid which is intelligence for electricity particularly caught my attention. Smart Grid is monitoring

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    Yes, We desperately need them – The Solar Powered Rickshaws.

    by Arun Prabhudesai

    Do you know what Rickshaw means ? The name “Rickshaw” comes from the Japanese expression, "ji riki shaw" which means "vehicle powered by man". The concept of the rickshaw first came to China, then India and throughout and all of Asia. No more are Rickshaws powered by man (except

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    My image of America has changed with Barack Hussein Obama winning the presidential campaign – in a very very positive way !

    by Arun Prabhudesai

    American President – Barack Hussein Obama !!!Yes, John McCain, an American Hero and War Veteran has conceded defeat to America’s now the first African-American president Barack Obama.Till couple of years back, I thought America was not anywhere near to accepting a Black President, but thats the reality today –

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    Hottest Indian Startups : Easytolet.in – Go green with your re-location

    by Sriram Vadlamani

    How much carbon footprint do you leave when you are shifting? My guess is none of us has thought about it. Well there is someone who thought about it. The folks at Easytolet.in have thought about it and built a business around it. Their solution is simple. Make it

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    No Smoking! The movie is real

    by Sriram Vadlamani

    Smoking kills 900,000 people in India every year. 102 people every hour. (Source) A new regulation bans smoking in public places starting October 2nd (today). Today is Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. As a tribute to the father of the nation, this would come into affect from today. Leaving whether the

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    India Inc losing its shine? How can we resurrect brand India?

    by Sriram Vadlamani

    I hate to paint a gloomy picture but things certainly are not going well for India Inc. Started with Singur's Nano plant shutdown, lynching a Noida CEO by the labour . Though these are not as catastrophic as what is happening in the US, these are warning signals to

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    Global Information Technology report ranks India at 50th rank- 7 places ahead of China !

    by Arun Prabhudesai

    Even though India is regarded as the Information Technology hub, Indian has been ranked lowly at 50th place in the recent report - The Global Information Technology Report 2007-2008 - produced by the World Economic Forum in cooperation with INSEAD, the leading international business school.In this year rankings, Denmark

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    The booming Indian Automotive Industry: Should we rejoice ?

    by Arun Prabhudesai

    India is booming in every nook and corner, be it the retail sector or the telecom sector, the real estate or even the panwala next door ! Money is flowing into India and its people like never before. And why not, after all Indian middle class is set to

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