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EPIC – Web Browser that is made in India [First Impressions]
Yup, Finally we have it – A web browser with “Made in India” tag, catering primarily to Indian Audience. A Mozilla powered browser – EPIC Browser – specifically made for India claims to be the first web browser with Anti-Virus capabilities.
Lifetime Free passes for Railway Employees – is it justified ?
In that case, why do Railway employees enjoy the facility of free railways passes – simply because they are railways employees? Yes, as many as 25 lakh railways employees – 14 lakh from the working group and 11 lakh retired employees –…
New Rupee Symbol announced among Controversy!
The selection process for the new rupee symbol has been shoddy to say the least – Check out the shocking story on How the Rupee symbol was finalized. But, that is done for now. The verdict on the Rupee symbol is out and the above inscribed…
Common Man given priority to Make ‘Tatkal’ Reservations on IRCTC
What this effectively means is that the first hour of the booking on the opening day will be available exclusively for users like you and me. The ban on travel agents will not only help reduce the traffic on the site during peak hours but…
Indian Stock Market Outlook – Fundamental and Technical analysis
Indian stock Market closed at a high of above 18000 after two and half years bringing cheers to many stock market investors – Last couple of years, starting Jan 22, 2008 have been quite tough – Sensex had dipped to 8000 levels from a high…
Buzzing News of the Week – World Cup, Octopus, Indians vs Americans, Tax Collections, Brand…
The last week has been packed with surprising events wherein the laggards have made a sort of amazing comeback – be it Re-rating of the depressed Telecom Sector or even FIFA World Cup Favorites having been shown the door by the minnows (not…
AMUL ranked as Number One Indian brand in Asia Pacific !
AMUL has done it again – It has been voted as the Number 1 Indian brand in Asia – Pacific. Branding of Amul is completely different than any other traditional brand that you encounter. Their branding budgets are far less than many other…
Lifestyle Inflation – Is it Borrowed from the West?
Here comes one more Thursday. Are you waiting for the updated Inflation figures? The inflation data that is announced on this day has more to do with the headline (WPI or Wholesale Price Index) inflation which includes basic items such as…
Why Should Men Have All the Fun? – Even when Women Work Equally Hard!
Today it’s much easier to find savvy female professionals such as doctor, lawyers, chartered accountants and even top politicos of the nation. The progress towards equality is the workplace is also gained much ground over past decade. In…
Woohoo…Automated Toll system coming soon!
I am sure most car owners have faced this one time or the other – waiting in queue of very slow moving cars at a toll booth. I drive quite frequently from Pune to Mumbai and back – and one of the things that I seriously hate is seeing long…
Aspiring to Work in India? – You Need to have minimum salary of 11 Lakh to get Indian work…
Just a couple of days back we had a highly debatable topic from Ankit on whether Indian outsourcing is a real threat to America in terms of job losses - And, indeed, he had some intriguing supporting data to back his views on the topic.…
Shale Gas – The New energy resource !
Shale gas, which is locked in organic-rich sedimentary rocks, is found below the surface between two rock formations where shale acts as source for the natural gas. Earlier, the commercial exploitation of shale gas was largely uneconomical…
Emergence of Rural BPO Industry in India!
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is an industry that people relate with the operation of outsourcing business mostly based in Tier I and II cities of the country.
However, this thought has been rendered as a mythical view in the recent…
Mukesh Ambani Bets Big On Sports,Reliance To Foray Into Basketball !
Basketball Really? Even i was surprised but when the name Reliance is involved it does not take long to believe, does it. RIL group has signed an agreement with sports agency IMG for the formation of Indian Professional Basketball League…
Top 50 Indian Companies to work for 2010
Google has taken the numero uno position when it comes to the best companies in India to work for. The survey released jointly by Great place to Work Institute & Economic Times puts Google as the most preferred company for employment.…
Best of the Week – Twitter Ecosystem, CEO salaries, Ecommerce, Facebook & more…
Here are some of the buzzing stories of the last week. Number of articles were discussed quite a bit, if you have missed them…go ahead and give them a look.. Best posts of the Week Twitter has been introducing number of new features,…
R.I.P Typewriters – Paying Tributes to End of an Era !
The death sentence is out officially! India has officially discontinued use of type writers in all its day to day operations!!! Type writer is no more!! Let’s pay our last tributes to this incredible machine. For the generation who grew up…
Western & Southern India better on Well Being & Female Security Index !
Southern India stands out when it comes to general well-being of citizens, so does Western India as compared to other parts of the Country. In eastern parts of India people lack well being, while in North India scores very low when it comes…
Why Ecommerce in India Sucks!
If there is one word that describes Ecommerce experience about Indian websites it is this.. “sucks!”. The exclamation is a mark of my sheer disgust at failed transactions time and again. It’s a sign of hopelessness when all permutations…
Best of the Week – BWA Auction winners, stock markets, FIFA 2010 & more.. [Weekly Wrap-up]
Last week we had number of big stories, here is a wrap-up of some of the best stories of week. Undoubtedly, the biggest news of the week was centre was able to mop-up over 38,000 crores with BWA Auction, which surprised everyone. Little…