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12 days of curfew, a 149-year-old tradition and some “unruly elements”
*** CAUTION: Long Post *** Most of you reading this may not have visited Bareilly. And if you are not a particularly avid follower of twitter or any of the “newfangled-tech-stuff”, you may be wondering why on earth am I talking about Bareilly on a lazy weekend morning. I don’t blame...
…so am I. *** *** *** *** Images courtesy: The Hindu, ET, ToI, IE Related Post: Explaining AfPak to a 14-year old Post from: || Satyameva Jayate ||Confused? Post from: || Satyameva Jayate ||Confused?...
Parliament Ka Zenana – Guest Post by M Balaji
Based upon the euphoric outpourings of the Indian media, all Indian women are supposedly thrilled about the Women’s Reservation Bill. It provides a historic opportunity to the women of India etc etc. I am truly puzzled as to where the Delhi media has drawn these conclusions from. My female friends circle...
On Chanakya, Gautam Buddha & Upanishad Ganga
*** An evening with Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi *** Last evening, we had Dr ChandraPrakash Dwivedi at our home for dinner (thanks to Amitabh). I had met Dr Dwivedi before but last night was different… We talked not just about “Chanakya” but also Buddhist philosophy, film-making, Vedanta and some of his recent projects,...
Question of the Week: Where are the BJP’s poll strategists?
This post was triggered by two unrelated links I read last weekend. The first: Is Sonia Above Questioning? by Sh Rajinder Puri from which this brief excerpt: …The BJP has taken up the secret Indian Swiss bank money issue. Does it seriously contemplate recovering the money? Or is it just a...
2point6billion.com - Foreign Direct Investment in Asia
Asian Billionaires on the Rise
Mar. 12 – While 2009 may have been a tough year for the average citizen of the world, it was undeniably an amazing year for Asia’s billionaires who, according to the latest Forbes rich list, more than doubled their net worth. The continent’s billionaires boasted a combined wealth of US$729 billion...
India and China to Finance New Infrastructure in Sri Lanka
Mar. 12 – The governments of India and China plan to loan more than US$400 million to develop infrastructure on the South Asian island of Sri Lanka in separate deals inked over the past week. Sri Lanka’s government signed a US$290 million deal with China to construct the Mattala Airport and...
India Manufacturing Up 17.9% in January
Mar. 12 – India’s industrial production grew by a robust 16.7 percent in January compared to just one percent in the same month a year ago, led by strong performance from the manufacturing sector. That sector, which has around 80 percent weight in the Index of Industrial Production –a measure of...
Southeast Asian Nations Question Benefits of China-ASEAN FTA
Mar. 11 – The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area officially went into effect January 1st this year and has been heralded in China as a “great opportunity” and a “win-win regional co-op,” but a few experiences since the accord’s original signing in 2002 have left Southeast Asian countries a bit skeptical. The...
Putin Touches Down in New Delhi
Mar. 11 – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi today with an ambitious agenda scheduled for his two-day trip – expecting to authorize as many as 14 agreements worth more than US$10 billion. The agreements will largely focus on defensive deals, including the completion of the Russian-made aircraft...
Ford’s Figo Hits India’s Small Car Market
Mar. 10 – Ford India officially launched its first made-for-India model in New Delhi yesterday, hoping to target the small car market which accounts for 70 percent of the country’s automobile sales. The Figo, priced aggressively at US$7690, is set to compete against already established models like Hyundai’s i10, General Motor’s...
The Financial Express
As one enters Patna by train, with trips to Rajgir and Nalanda in mind, the first thing that strikes you is the dismal condition of the railway station. This, despite the state boasting of at sending at least three railway ministers to the Union Cabinet so far....
Women IT entrepreneurs: Setting the trend
As we accept the increasing presence of women in the workplace, even in fields such as finance and technology, the focus is shifting from gender inclusive to gender neutral. Even the fast-paced and innovation-driven information technology sector has no numbers to fuel the 'weaker sex' debate....
Journey of industrial resurgence
Post-independence industrial resurgence owes a lot to an incredible spread of automotive industry in India in the 1980s and 1990s. This resurgence was triggered in large measure by Maruti....
Tata Motors profitability to improve further: Crisil
The upgrade reflects Crisil's belief that the improvement witnessed in TML's Jaguar and Land Rover operations during 2009-10 is likely to sustain over the medium-term on the back of product launches and ongoing efforts to reduce costs....
NCDEX keen on supplying crude to IOC, BPCL
The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange wants oil majors Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd to source some of their petroleum crude requirements from the commodity exchange as it tries to shift its focus from trading in agricultural products to metals and energy products....
The first phase of the telecom revolution is beginning to end. The second is about to begin
In the '80s, Sam Pitroda, working with Rajiv Gandhi, came up with a simple idea to connect a billion people. The result was the ubiquitous phone booths that came up all over India. Years later, Pitroda takes that connectivity to the next level as adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
Bhatnaturally
FIFA World Cup: story flows better with Visa
Macheads, football maniacs and F1 fans have one thing in common: a sense of community and bonding. And the World Cup is what an Apple event is to Mac fans. Over the next few months, scores of brands will associate themselves with football, as a build up for the 2010...
I was scouting the web for great newspaper ads recently and was pleasantly surprised to several Newspaper Marketing Associations in UK & Australia which not only encourage newspaper advertising but provide case studies and tools for better utilization of the medium for both advertisers & agencies. Wonder if there are...
Creative use of space in print advertising
An ad for the movie, Alice in Wonderland in the form of a cover-wrap in the front page of L.A. Times created a furore recently. Some called it a shame on LA Times for selling it’s masthead. Reports said that the top editorial staff were initially against such a move...
40+ examples of cool advertising photography: Part 1
Why do we love lists? Here are 10 Reasons Why. We are surrounded by lists of all kinds: Top 10 movies, ’25 examples of this’ and ‘15 examples of that’. Lists that rank things (‘Top 10 freeware programmes’ or ‘20 must-have applications’) are liked even more on the web; magazines like Time...
Yes, you can view this ad on YouTube too. But do yourself a favour and go watch the Tositos ad on Vimeo. Get ready for an amazing experience. YouTube has traditionally been the preferred destination for uploading commercials and branded content by advertisers & agencies. Vimeo’s edge: better resolution of videos...
Old Spice ‘fills up my senses’: says consumer
Man, what a campaign. The recent ads for Old Spice body wash released in the US, seem to have hit the sweet spot, big time. Unashamedly positioned as the macho man’s body wash, the ad cleverly stokes fantasy in women and jealousy in men. This double barreled approach is evident...
NDTV News - Top Stories
Two suspects held for planning attacks in Mumbai
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist squad has arrested two terror suspects on Saturday night for allegedly planning attacks in Mumbai. The men had identified three targets - ONGC facilities, Mangal Das market and Thakur Mall. ...
College student commits suicide at hostel
A second year student of Aligarh Muslim University allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room, depressed over not being able to meet family expectations, senior officials of the institution said. ...
Measles vaccine kills 4 infants
In a tragic incident, four infants have died after being given an anti-measles vaccine in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district. Fifteen other infants have taken ill, two of them are critical. ...
Tata Nano chases Mamata Banerjee
The Tata Nano seems to be chasing Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee While inaugurating an auto hub in Howrah, the Railway Minister was giving a pro-industry speech saying how the hub would be a great facility for automakers. ...
Gujarat ATS arrests terror suspects
Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested terror suspects believed to be linked to the banned Hizbul Mujahideen, ATS sources said on Sunday. ...
Woman held for stealing jewellery from malls
A woman who allegedly stole gold and diamond jewellery from shopping malls along with her male accomplice has been arrested in Ghaziabad, police said. ...
Cool Bihari
If someone ever felt short of ideas and inspiration, one just needs to looks at the fabulous innovations which have taken place in Bihar over the last few years. Always lambasted for it’s under utilization of its natural resources, recent idea rich innovations have given momentum to grass root innovations.This...
Bihar Foundation - Connecting Biharis Worldwide
Bihar Government has set up Bihar Foundation to connect and leverage the large network of Nonresident Biharis who are willing to contribute towards development of Bihar.The main objectives of Bihar Foundation is :• To provide a forum for and to facilitate communication and interaction between Non-Resident Biharis (NRB’s) and the...
Bihar's Growth Story : The Road Ahead
For many, the news of Bihar’s remarkable turnaround growth of 11.3%, second highest in the country has come as a big surprise. Surprising as it may sound, it was expected growth for those who have been following the plethora of slow but steady fundamental changes which Bihar economy has been...
Economic and tax reforms have helped Bihar in improving its overall investment and financial health of the state. This has also shaped financial discipline and administrative rehaul leading to better governance. Vital indicators in the state are indicative of this positive development. Another new reform is the new model for...
ET Business Reformer - Nitish Kumar
Another accolade for Nitish Kumar for setting Bihar’s development wheels in motion on a fast track mode. Earlier also Nitish has been felicitated for the special effort of his government , he is now the Economic Times Business reformer of the year 2008-09.The jury members were unanimous in their choice,...
Bill Gates Foundation to support Bihar
Bill Gates, now better known for his philanthropic activities in health sector across the globe, has turned his attention on Bihar and its people hit by various diseases like polio and kala-azar. Gates, who had a discussion with chief minister Nitish Kumar through video-conferencing from Delhi, promised to constitute a...
Ashutosh Nilkanth's Blog
Recently I read about the yet unbuilt 2011 Ford Fiesta that attracted more than a thousand online pre-orders within the first 6 days of the launch of its reservation program. It made me wonder not only about the marketing hype associated with such campaigns, but also about the fact that...
Another year has nearly come to an end. A new decade is set to begin. It’s amazing how time just whisks away. What’s also amazing is how much we can learn about ourself in time just by paying a little more attention to that sound in our head. After a year...
I’ve been relaxing and trying to make the most of my holidays for the past few days. It’s amazing how much you can get done when in the right frame of mind. While doing some coding in my spare time lately, I’ve had a strong craving for listening to some new...
At one of the company stand-ups I attended recently, the topic of discussion was ‘Good Communication’. As simple and ordinary it may sound, it did make me think about an interesting hypothesis. Research tells us that only 7% of all communication is impacted by the content or the words used. The...
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. This beautiful Buddhist proverb is a true declaration of an open mind, a mind of a learner. Ever since I heard this proverb, I often wondered if it reflected more than what meets the eye. A few years ago, I discussed with some...
Joel Spolsky recently wrote about the “Duct Tape Programmer“: Duct tape programmers are pragmatic. Zawinski popularized Richard Gabriel’s precept of Worse is Better. A 50%-good solution that people actually have solves more problems and survives longer than a 99% solution that nobody has because it’s in your lab where you’re endlessly...
India Travel Blog
This is a small waterfall inside a coffee estate, about 40km from Madikeri....
Ladakh – People – The Kashmiris
There are largely three kind of people you get to see in Leh. The Ladakhi Buddhists are the one you encounter most often – they are the native inhabitants and manage most of the tourist infrastructure in the region. The next set of people you see very often are the...
When summer arrives and the trees start shedding leaves, BBMP workers take short cuts and burn the leaves instead of clearing them. One morning when I was walking outside the house, someone had just gathered a few leaves and set them on fire. The resulting smoke created these shafts of...
Ladakh – People – A few bad experiences
I have written all good things about people of Ladakh in my earlier posts in this series. Ladakhis are usually very warm and cheerful people and always carry an infectious smile (Read: Ladakh – Good Samaritans and Ladakh – Cheerful People). But in my two months of wandering in the...
On the last TravelWise tour of Coorg, we interacted extensively with the planter who hosted us. He spent about three hours walking us around the estate and talking about every single plant within their property. As we walked, he would look carefully into ground or into a tree, pick up some...
March 2010 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper
The calendar for this month is the image of a Chestnut Tailed Starling. Download 1024×768 or 1280×800....
A wide angle view of India
A long indefinite break from the blog
I will not be blogging for a while. This means that this blog will be going on a long hiatus and I am not even sure whether I will be returning to blogging. This decision has been a painful one for me as this blog has given me so much....
Avatar – a movie with a green message (Movie Review)
This film is Science Fiction with a difference. The aliens are not evil, but perhaps the human are. Humans being evil is not an uncommon theme as there are war films which veer towards this idea. But Avatar tackles other complex issues as well. It talks of the Balance of...
What is the best way to choose your future mate?
If our instincts don’t tell us who is the right partner for us (long-term) then what can help us? Do we leave it to chance? Ofcourse not. We try and choose someone with the same interests as us, someone from a similar background, someone with the same values, someone whom...
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year – Movie Review without spoilers
Despite its serious theme, the film is a comedy. The overall movie experience was good. We saw the late night show on Saturday night and the cinema hall was packed. The audience clearly loved the movie. We enjoyed it too although in the first half we felt it was a...
Infidelity in the West and in India
The media in America is going beserk over Tiger Woods’ infidelity. Jokes, videos, news reports and blog posts are flying around faster than you can blink. The Indian media has jumped in too, and India’s leading English daily, the Times of India, is reporting the news on the front page!...
Is Shashi Tharoor’s speech real and relevant?
A recent speech by Shashi Tharoor is a feel good speech and I would say Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul. Sure, it’s bound to arouse a certain amount of cynicism because of well, a certain amount of hype. Despite that it’s a speech that can fill one’s heart with hope....
Doing Jalsa and Showing Jilpa
Web 2.0 at work, chapter 1:The Meeting
A while back, Sangeetha Kodithala (@skodithala ) told me that Slacker’s dilemma turned out to be a useful comic to introduce Web 2.0 to n00bs in companies. Now, why someone would want to do that is questionable, but what she did do is give me ammunition for a series of...
Controversy is the new advertising
Sometime last week, I wrote a column for the New Indian Express that I felt deserved a bit more visual treatment. It also needed the “Ramesh Srivats” treatment. All icons used here are from Icon Finder ...
A day in the life of an I.T. Bachelor, chapter 3: Break up
Here is part 1 and part 2. Barring the occasional edit, this is more or less untouched, although I have cut out an entire section from the end to keep the length manageable. This is the final part. Chapter 3: Break up The sugar syrup vending machine now had a security guard who...
A day in the life of an I.T. Bachelor, chapter 2: Check up
Here is part 1. As I was transcribing part 2, I realized that the ponderious dadabudality of Ashok from 7 years ago was getting rather tiresome. So I decided to brutally hack long sentences and banish every GRE word to 14 years of exile. Also made it a little more...
I woke up today, did my morning ablutions (Freshen teeth, Refresh Twitter) and quickly realized from a cursory glance at my browser that India Inc. had rebooted, reprised, refreshed, renewed and re-engineered Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. As the unauthor of the unauthorized uncut undocumentary on version 1.0, I was more...
The internet is filled with memes, and some memes have this annoying habit of not going away, like the Hitler downfall meme for instance. Just when we all breathe a collective sigh of relief at its demise, some jerk wants to tell the world that Hitler was not amused at...
The 100% unofficial blog of the Indian Prime Minister | Desi | Parody | Funny | Smart
After a long, long break. I return. 33% Female. Well not really. With Soniaji taking more than 50% decisions....the Secular Economist Prime Minister was always more than half female.33% se mera kya ho ga?...
I acknowledge I did not draw this. I am just a Sardarji Economist Prime Minister struggling with bombs and budgets....
We have decided to talk with the Pakistanis, kiss the Arabs and get l**d by the Americans....succinctly described foreign policy may be nominated for Pulitzer.. Chuma Chuma loge?...
Generally as a Secular Sardarji Economist Prime Minister, I feel like a traitor when I use a phoren product though a equivalent desi product is available. But this weekend you may rest assured. Any phoren product is better than Veer!Veer Avatar! No use bhai, no use!...
Need I say more?...
Someone needs some treatment f**king B***ard. But he keep falling asleep while speaking! Phechan Kaun?...
The India Uncut Blog
I feel hugely sorry for this kid. In her world, it might be a huge deal to become “the youngest girl to ever write the Intermediate or plus two examination in Andhra Pradesh.” (She’s nine or ten; the article states both.) But the pressure on her must be immense, and...
Topless Women and the Indian Government
The Times of India reports: The government has banned Fashion TV for nine days after finding a program it aired offended good taste and decency by showing women partially nude. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry statement said FTV channel would go off the air later Thursday until March 21. The statement cited...
Forget Robert McKee and Syd Field: If you want to learn how to make a successful Hollywood film, watch this: Someone should do this for Bollywood films as well. With, like, eight mini-song montages, an interval and a kiss where no mouths are opened. Exciting, eh? (Link via JSV.) The India Uncut Blog...
Daniel Pepper of CMS has a worrying story up on how RTI activists in India are increasingly facing a backlash from the people they are trying to expose. He tells us about Ajay Kumar, who questioned “why a local politician had authorized the construction of private houses and shops on...
When the Marshalls Go Marching In
This sentence says so much about the level of parliamentary debate in India today: Finally, marshals were called in to remove the unruly MPs. Who elected these dudes and put them in parliament? We did. I would hang my head in shame if that didn’t mean I’d be staring at my paunch. * I...
The quote of the day comes from a post by Roger Ebert: Resentment is allowing someone to live rent-free in a room in your head. You might say that the whole world lives rent-free in our heads—but in the daily-activity room, where we sit everyday, we choose who gets to sit with...
Navi Radjou
How Can India Unleash Its Entrepreneurs?
In the course of the last three days I have spent at the 2009 India Economic Summit organized by the......
Can India Reap Its Demographic Dividend?
I am currently in New Delhi attending the India Economic Summit organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF). This Summit,......
Polycentric Innovation: The New Global Innovation Agenda for MNCs
Recently I delivered a talk a the Council on Foreign Relations titled "Managing the New Trajectory of Global Innovation" explaining......
Mobile Banking's Next Big Market: The United States?
In my recent trip to Silicon Valley, I had the privilege to meet with Carol Realini, CEO of Obopay, a......
Is Bollywood Plus Hollywood Really A Win-Win Deal?
The Western film industry, which has traditionally viewed India merely as a market for its movies, is suddenly keen to......
Future Group's Mythological Marketing
What skills does it take to be good at marketing? Some experts claim that marketing is an analytical discipline: a......
India Briefing News
Karnataka Considers Global Financial District
Mar. 12 - Karnataka government is considering establishing a global financial hub in Devanahalli district located near Bengaluru International Airport. Senior officials from 45 banks, insurance companies and mutual funds have expressed interest in the district according to state minister for large and medium industries Murugesh Nirani. “We are looking at...
Residential Status and Taxable Income in India
Mar. 12 - Computing for taxable income for individuals in India is based on residential status and the amount of time an individual stays in the country in the relevant financial year and the following ten years. If an individual stays in India for 182 days or more during the tax...
New Issue of India Briefing Magazine: Setting Up in India
Mar. 11 – In the new issue of India Briefing, we take a look at setting up liaison offices, project offices, Branch offices and private limited companies in India. Investment into India is booming. Following the reelection of the Congress Party to power in 2009, the country is reaping the benefits...
Indian Companies Forecast to Create 1 Million Jobs
Mar. 11 - Indian companies are expected to resume hiring from April to June with the organized sector forecast to create one million jobs by 2011 backed by the strength of the improving economy according to two global employment trend surveys. According to the Employment Outlook Survey compiled by the human...
Computing for Financial Assets under the New International Financial Reporting Standards
Mar. 10 - When India adopts the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in 2011, many changes will need to be made including ensuring that company staff are properly trained to apply the new rules. Financial assets defined as a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument...
New Construction Services Tax to Increase Real Estate Prices
Mar. 9 - A proposal to implement a construction tax under the new services tax will invariably hike prices for real estate projects still under construction or pending approval from authorities. The tax would apply to the construction of complex service or commercial or industrial construction services as well as services...
India: A billion aspirations
Is Holbrooke’s “bulldozer” style working?
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, makes waves in South Asia over recent comments on India and Pashtuns....
India, Pakistan and the Afghan army
India and Pakistan are both trying to train the Afghan National Army and build deeper security ties....
Some questions on the Women’s Reservation Bill
How far will women's reservation empower women and the society?...
Hyderabad airshow crash a wake-up call?
The question that many raise now is -- even though a mammoth amount is allocated for defence spending in the budget each year, why aren't these obsolete machines updated?...
Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar?
Should Sachin Tendulkar get a Bharat Ratna?...
Chandrayaan finds water ice on moon
After India's first lunar mission Chandrayaan - 1 found evidence of water on the moon's surface, scientists have now discovered more than 40 small craters with water ice on the moon. Has India made a place for itself in space exploration with its first lunar mission itself? Also, will these...
A World inside a Frame
... the truly wise person is colorblind. ...
Sometime you feel great, just by unfolding the moments that are /were so tightly attached with your life. You live with it and it brings that faded smile back on your face with every encounter of it, may be this time it's more than a handful of toffees, but...
May the festival of lights spread into your life peace, prosperity, happiness & good health. Wishing all my blogger friends & readers a very “Happy & Safe Deepavali !”...
Love marriages around the world are simple:Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy.They get married.In India, there are a few more steps:Boy loves Girl. Girl loves Boy.Girl's family has to love boy. Boy's family has to love girl.Girl's Family has to love Boy's Family. Boy's family has to love girl's family.Girl...
Without you I am nothing, you gave me the ultimate meaning of my existence.Our love propels like a glow that illumines in spite of every odd and nothing that can separate both of us. At times I may have been foolish enough to run away from you and lead a...
Picture: Barbeque Nation, Koramangala, BangaloreSomebody quickly prompted, it's “dessert” and has its origin from the French word “desservir”, which means "to clear the table" and "to serve", but then desserts or sweets? didn't make any differences, all I know it was 'YUMMY' :)...
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Sohrabuddin fake encounter case: CBI may approach SC again
The CBI seems to have run into differences with Gujarat government and may approach Supreme Court again as the state has been declining to handover details of a police encounter of Tulsi Prajapati....
BJP team stopped from entering Bareilly
A three-member BJP team led by MP Maneka Gandhi was on Sunday prevented from going to communal violence-hit Bareilly city by Uttar Pradesh authorities....
Lalu used railway saloon 369 times in his tenure
Lalu had availed the saloon facility 369 times in five years, mostly during the journeys to his home state Bihar....
Gujarat ATS arrests terror suspects
Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested terror suspects believed to be linked to the banned Hizbul Mujahideen, ATS sources said on Sunday....
Nuclear liability bill set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on March 15
A crucial bill that provides for compensation in case of a nuclear accident is slated to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday, a move that is expected to give more fodder to the opposition to attack the government....
Bihar turning around on improved law and order: World Bank
India's poorest state Bihar has started turning around based on the all-inclusive reforms initiated by the state government, including improved law and order and higher public expenditures, the World Bank has said....
MediaNama: Digital Media in India
Our sincere apologies to our readers, who may have faced difficulty in accessing MediaNama this week. Of late, we’ve had an unexpected and quite staggering increase in traffic, particularly every afternoon, and were caught napping (read as ‘focusing only on content’). We’ve made some changes (more than halved the queries...
Dialog Telekom Launches Music Station Powered By Geodesic; Mundu IM Now On IPhone OS
Sri Lankan telco Dialog Telekom, has launched an Internet Radio service called Music Station, built on Geodesic’s Mundu Radio platform for its six million subscribers. The platform will work across both 2G and 3G data networks and has a large number of licensed internet radio stations. It is designed to...
VRock Licenses IPL Mobile Content To Multiple Co’s; In Talks For Stake In PhoneyTunes
Well, this is unprecedented: within around seven days of acquiring global SMS, MMS and IVR rights related to the Indian Premier League, vRock Mobile has managed to license non-exclusive content rights to multiple VAS companies and ink deals with all the telecom operators. This is quite unlike previous years, wherein one...
eYantra Raises $7.8 M In Series B From Argonaut
Hyderbad based merchandising and corporate gifting solution company eYantra Industries Ltd has raised $7.8 million in series B funding led by US based PE Argonaut Private Equity, reports Business Standard. The company plans to use some of the funds for three acquisitions: among them, Bangalore based Hourglass Essentials. eYantra had earlier...
eGov: Expensive Internet Services For Farmers; eDistricts CSCs Behind Schedule
One would expect that pricing of Internet access to farmers would be highly subsidized, and not as expensive as cybercafes: the Agriculture Department of Andhra Pradesh is running pilot programmes in 3 mandals from 3 regions of West Godavari, Kurnool and Karimnagar District for various services to farmers through Citizen...
Airtel Launches Digital Media Distribution Biz; Bigger Play Than Digital Cinema
Bharti Airtel has entered the digital media distribution business, establishing what they’re calling a “digital media exchange”. The exchange will enable the transference of digital content from media houses, producers and distributors to multiple platforms and locations, including Live Media (digital signages), mobile, Internet and other platforms. Distribution will also...