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Most Popular Gadget Brands in India [eBay report]
Ebay yesterday released “Battle of the Gadget” Rankings for the most popular gadget models & brands based on the transactions that happened on ebay between Jan 1st 2012 to March 31st 2012. The rankings showcases popular gadgets &…
Indians prefer Second Hand properties over New!
A survey by Track2Realty has found that Indian home buyers are more interested in buying ready-to-move in properties rather than new and incomplete projects. The survey targeted the upper and middle class home buyers in 10 cities including…
Smartphone usage by Indians: Women love to Chat, Men love Apps
Last week, Google did a survey with Ipsos which showed that percentage wise there were more active smartphone users in India than in US. Now, information and media giant Nielsen used 'smartphone metering technology' to survey smartphone…
How well do you know Indian North-eastern states? [Survey]
Can you name all the states that fall within the title The Seven Sisters? Which is the second largest city in North East India after Calcutta? Mawsynram may be one of the places in India that received highest rainfall each year. But which…
Your Passport information can be divulged through RTI!
This piece of news has left me shocked – According to a news appearing in ToI yesterday, Indian Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that an Individual’s passport information could be disclosed under the Right to Information Act…
Indian Railways to offer Wi-Fi on Trains, ISRO clears Satellite connectivity
Currently, tech savvy train commuters have only one option to access internet while travelling on trains in India – through their mobile handsets or by using a broadband stick that plugs into a USB drive. However we all know that getting a…
Maruti Suzuki on a promotion blitz: Innovative marketing in rural areas
Most of India still hasn’t forgotten how there was a time when everyone was vying to buy the Maruti Suzuki 800 or the Fronty as it was lovingly called. Fronty may have been bid goodbye after its memorable run spanning a couple of decades,…
SMS will be used to send UIDAI’s Aadhar numbers!
UIDAI have dispatched close to 10 crore Aadhar cards till now, however, one of the major issues most users face after applying, is the delay in getting their Aadhar numbers. If not for delay, these numbers would have been much more. Some…
Indian Railways to bring real-time GPS tracking system via Google Maps!
True to the announcement made during Railway Budget that focus of this year’s budget would be Safety and Cleanliness - Indian Railways have made an announcement that the trains may soon get real-time GPS tracking system to avoid accidents!…
Bangalore is the most bribed city in India [Report]
According to statistics released by iPaidabribe.com, Bangalore comes out on top as the most bribed city in India. This is quite a surprising statistic, as one may have thought it would be either of the two metros, Delhi or Mumbai, who would…
Mukesh Ambani tops Bloomberg’s list as Asia’s wealthiest !
The global stock markets are somewhat out of the woods – and this has thrown up some interesting set of numbers in terms of list of the world’s richest people. However, there is a twist in the tale – until now, we were familiar with the…
Gender Equality: Where do Indian women stand [MasterCard Report]
TIME Magazine, Forbes Magazine, The Economist and other such prestigious publications have year after year covered lists on the lines of Top 100 Influential Persons or Top 50 Women in Business. And the results have often carried the names…
Using social media for generating funds in India!
Indian NGOs have come a long way in terms of raising funds for charitable causes. While most major Indian NGOs have a fairly good web presence since the past few years, GiveIndia and GuideStar India has emerged as mature online platforms…
5 qualities of top women in Indian corporates!
If you've read out earlier feature which covered the top 10 Indian businesswomen last year, then you'll find this post to be more of an extension of the same. What are the qualities that what have gotten Indian women to the top spots of…
Why IKEA may change household furniture Industry in India!
Although the Scandinavian giant IKEA has been trying to come to India since 2000, it hasn't been able to set itself up yet. And this was mainly because of the tight FDI rules in India until recently. But with the Indian government having…
Wow! Indians most willing to donate to Wikipedia…
This is one news that has made me really happy - According to the study published by Wikimedia, Indians have expressed strongest desire to donate to Wikipedia. Over 42% of Indians are willing to donate as compared to 33% Americans.…
Now, IRCTC SMS will serve as E-Ticket for train travel!
Indian Railways is bringing up much needed changes to the system and making life easier for Indian train travelers. For few years now, the only accepted way for E-Ticket confirmation was carrying a physical paper printout of tickets booked…
UIDAI Phase III Approved & Funded – 20 Cr. Aadhaar cards to be released by March!
Its nice to see that UIDAI is not only back on tracks, but they are now aggressively setting targets to achieve. Here is a statement released by Government yesterday, The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India…
Single Brand Retail – Indian Govt. approves 100% FDI!
Unlike Multi-brand Retail, which faced stiff resistance, Single Brand Retail Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) seems to have been approved without a hitch! Indian Ministry of Commerce & Industry has just released a notification…
Majority Indians still prefer going abroad to work!
Indians are still attracted to West when it come to employment - Although, India is dubbed globally as land of opportunities, majority of Indians want to go abroad to work. That’s the finding by Work monitor report released by Ma Foi…