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“…a familiar line spouted by Americans these days is, ‘Why should the US curb energy consumption, when India and China are guzzling petrol and polluting the whole globe?’…”
California consumes more petrol than India!
Amazing Stat: California Uses More Gas than China
VCs are collectively pumping about $7b per quarter on average in the US, with an average deal size of $7.5m, so approx 1000 new/renewed investments per quarter! The hot industries are usual suspects: software, energy and bio-tech.
VC Deals In Charts @ TechCrunch
“Indian inflation has risen to a new 13-year high, hitting shares and weakening the rupee. The wholesale price index rose to 11% in the 12 months to 7 June, up from the previous week’s 8.75%. The inflation rate is now at its highest since 1995.” - BBC
India inflation rate rises to 11%
Alltop.com is a refined collection of some of the best blogs on the web categorised under different sections like life, gossip, startups, programming, travel, India, China, etc. (82 categories at the time of writing).
If it adds any credibility, one of person behind Alltop is Guy Kawasaki, that was a good enough reason for [...]
NBC universal paid $150 million (Rs 640 crore approx.) for an indirect stake of 26% in the Indian media giant New Delhi Television (NDTV).
India’s NDTV says NBC Universal buys shares in subsidiary for $150 mln
“To zero in on the most happening young ventures, Business Today spoke to venture capitalists, executives, and industry watchers. From a long list of names, we finally picked 10 that stood out for the uniqueness of their businesses or rapid growth. Finally, we also bring you an update on our last year’s list of hottest [...]
China is making huge economic investments in Africa — a win-win or natural resource exploitation?
Roundtable probes the politics of China’s large-scale investments in Africa
Air Travel and Web 2.0 are making a tremendous impact in India. Here is the definitive list of Travel 2.0 in India.
Support Tibet against China’s colonization of Tibet!
Ten Important Facts About Tibet
Scientists are beginning to uncover evidence that meditation has a tangible effect on the brain — there is evidence that meditation changes brain structures.
Scientists probe meditation secrets
Car giant Ford is to sell its luxury UK-based car marques Jaguar and Land Rover to Indian company Tata. Tata, India’s biggest vehicle maker, is likely to pay about $2bn (£1bn) in the deal, although analysts will be keen to see the exact price and terms.
Tata and British jobs
Tata Communications, part of the Indian Tata Group conglomerate, aims to blanket India in WiMax, a super-speedy version of wireless broadband, by March 2009. Access will cost about $25 a month.
India Gets WiMax
Related post: Massive WiMax network for India
“State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is leaning on Soma Networks to build the broadband-speed network in response to government requirement that 20 million broadband lines be in service by 2010. Soma says it’s shipping thousands of base stations to get the network operational at full speed, and that when it’s done, 400 Indian cities will [...]
“The most-talked-about car at the Detroit auto show this year isn’t even present: Tata Motors Ltd.’s $2,500 Nano.
With the U.S. market coming off its slowest year in a decade, sales down in Japan and Western Europe stagnating, GM, Toyota Motor Corp. and other automakers are turning to emerging markets such as India and China, where [...]
The much anticipated Tata’s $2500 car was unveiled today.
“The car will meet all current safety norms and all emission criteria. The pollution it will cause will be lower than 2-wheelers.”
Not since the launch of the Maruti 800 in 1983 has any car gripped the imagination of a nation and indeed car manufacturers the world over [...]
“Times have changed since Gordon Gekko quoted Sun Tzu in the 1987 movie Wall Street. Has the Bhagavad Gita replaced The Art of War as the hip new ancient Eastern management text?”
“One key message is that enlightened leaders should master any impulses or emotions that cloud sound judgement. Good leaders are selfless, take initiative, and [...]
With the world rushing to India for outsourcing, Indian companies are seeking opportunities in other low-cost countries to cut down wages.
Where India Outsources
“India has emerged the most popular destination for British patients wanting to undergo surgery for ailments that would otherwise take months to treat in the National Health Service (NHS).”
“Several websites based in India and Britain act as a single-window facility to arrange treatment for British nationals. Many of them return home, singing praises to the [...]
“Ocean Tomo Auctions today announced it will offer for sale “the Jaipuria Patent”, U.S. Patent 7,047,202, and a pending continuation-in-part application, which are amongst the foremost patent filings related to the social networking industry. The Jaipuria Patent was filed in 2001 and claims priority to an earlier application filed in India in 2000 — before [...]
“If you put a gun to my head,” Tata declared, “you had better take the gun away or pull the trigger, because I’m not moving.”
The Last Rajah
A timeline of the conflicts, trends and transformations that helped shape modern India.
Turning Points that shaped India
India and China may rule the world when bidding economic resources for information processing, however, its Central and Eastern Europe and Russia that are attracting attention from investors who look for creativity and innovation crucial for startups. - BusinessWeek
From an Indian perspective, there is a lot of raw talent and creativity out there. What needs [...]
Walt Disney has reportedly signed a deal with India’s Yashraj Film Studios. The deal binds the two to make atleast one animated movie per year in which Bollywood actors would lend their voices to the feature. The deal signifies the impact Bollywood has on the entertainment industry worldwide and open great prospects for expansion and [...]
Google VP joins Bill Gates and urges Washington to fix appalling US immigration system.
Google: Foreign workers are key to our success
Related post: Bill Gates on Innovation and Technical vitality
“When India sends its proposed moon mission in 2011, it will have a unique robot developed indigenously by student-engineers and their professors at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Kanpur.” Source: /.
Robot for India’s moon mission
