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Justdial Launches Online Food Delivery in 15 Cities!
Just Dial, one of the most popular local Indian search engine has announced addition of “online food delivery” to the list of services spread across 15 Indian cities.
The newly launched service by Just Dial will allow visitors go through…
Pocket Money Rising: 75% of Indian Youth Spend INR 6000 p.m On Cosmetics, Apparel & Mobile!
It’s unbelievable the amount of money today’s youth spend on things like cosmetics, apparels and mobiles. Go to any coffee shop and you will see teenagers spending over Rs. 100 for one coffee. Probably, I am an old timer, but I am just not…
Vegetables / Milk Can Now Be Directly Ordered From Farmers In Pune Through SMS, Email & Phone
Consumers and Retailers in Pune can now order fresh vegetables and milk requirements directly from Farmers at much cheaper rates.
This initiative is carried out by Abhinav Farmer’s Club, a group of around 305 farmers who do farming in…
Income Tax E-Filing Statistics: State-Wise Breakup and More…
E-Filing of Tax Returns for year 2013-14 was officially closed yesterday after the 5 day extension was over on 5th August.
As we mentioned earlier, e-filing of tax returns has been a big hit this year with nearly 50 percent increase in…
Top 30 Most Valuable Brands in India 2013
TATA has remained the most valuable brand in India for a very long time, and continues to do so. Interbrand, the foremost authority that assesses value of a brand has released their 2013 rankings and has valued TATA brand at USD 10.9…
Govt To Offer Free Mobile Phones To Female Workers… But Why?
When you start hearing these kind of news making rounds, it is clear that elections are near.
Government is planning to offer free mobile phones to each female member of a household who has worked for atleast 100 days in 2012 under rural…
Indian School Girl Creates Washing Machine That Runs Without Electricity!
We love these kind of inventions – Those that solve real world grass roots problem. Remya Jose, a 14 year school girl from Kerala, has created a simple pedal-powered washing machine which came about due to her dislike to wash clothes by…
Paypal Money Receiving Limit In India Now Increased to USD 10,000!
This is absolutely great and something that will make Indian Paypal users really happy. According to latest notification sent by Paypal to Indian users – PayPal merchants in India can now receive up to USD 10,000 per transaction for…
Traveling in India : The positive side of the story.
I have been quite critical about driving and driving conditions in India earlier on this blog. Most of it has been from infrastructure, roads and pollution point of view. Although, these are serious negatives, have you thought about…
Govt Approves Free Trade LPG, Will Be Available In 5KG Cylinders At Retail Outlets!
I am sure at some point in your life you have faced problem with procurement of LPG Gas cylinders. Probably 99 percent of home cooking in urban India happens using LPG gas.
The problems are compounded if you relocate to a new place or…
India’s Average Internet Speed Stands At 1.3 mbps, Grows 21% YoY
Akamai has come out with their quarterly report on the State of Internet based on the traffic they received on their network. India’s average Internet speed grew at modest 21 percent year on year and 20 percent quarter on quarter to 1.3…
India’s Most Admired Companies in 2013, TCS Tops
Infosys seems to have lost it’s aura over past few years, otherwise they were always at the top when it came to most admired companies in India. This year it is TCS who has won the crown of being the most admired company in India.
FMCG…
FDI Reforms Galore In India, 10 Sectors Opened Further [Overview]
This should come as a big boost to Indian Economy and falling rupee. Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh announced on Tuesday opening up of Foreign Direct Investment in 10 sectors, which include Defence production, Insurance, Petrol…
All India Radio To Start SMS Based News Service… Any Takers?
All India Radio, India’s public sector radio service and one of the largest broadcasting organizations in the world in terms of the number of languages of broadcast, has announced plans to launch SMS based news service, according to a TOI…
Corruption Rises Further in India, Political Parties & Police Reign Supreme!
If you thought that the huge movement started by Mr. Anna Hazare against corruption would have had some effect on corruption, you are certainly wrong. According to Transparency International’s annual Global Corruption barometer report, it…
Indian Recruitment Trends 2013: Higher Budgets, Social Media Utilization & Internal Hiring!
HR managers across the world are constantly looking at adopting new and efficient recruitment practices to make sure that their organizations are able to acquire and retain talent. Having right human resources is probably the most important…
Employee Provident Fund Transfers Go Online, Will Be Settled in 3 Days!
Every person who has changed his job has faced this problem one time or the other – They have to run from pillar to post for their Provident Fund account to be transferred to their new employer. In most cases it takes nearly 30 days for the…
Government Selling It’s Gold Reserves – The Likely Solution?
For the last one year government is spreading a message that gold is the cause of all problems for India.
They hiked import duty, asking banks not to deal in gold, trying to make people feel guilty about owning gold. Chidambaram recently…
India Ranks 66th on Global Innovation Index, Tops R&D FDI Inflows!
India ranks a lowly 66th out of 142 world economies as per the latest rankings released by Global Innovation Index. The rankings into its sixth edition puts Switzerland on the top of the list.
The core of Global Innovation Index (GII)…
Navigation Satellite Launch Successful, India To Have Its Own Navigation System by 2015
India has successfully launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) into space on 1st July, 2013 at 11:41pm. The launch vehicle was carrying a very important satellite IRNSS-1A, the first of seven planned dedicated navigational…