'Anyone can string together a few alliterative words, but are they a substitute for serious thought?' 'And do they make for a strategy or plan for coherent action?' asks T N Ninan.
The United Progressive Alliance government says it will table the civil nuclear liability bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, but before that it hopes to resolve the continuing differences with the opposition parties over the wordings of some key aspects of the bill.
But why is Tharoor so much an attraction for the uppish media and the conceited politicians? Here is someone, a new entrant to politics, made a minister despite being a first time MP, well-travelled, armed with a formidable curriculum vitae, techno-savvy and witty. Need any more reasons for good old envy?
British born Indian, Sachin Duggal, 27, a World Economic Forum 2009 technology pioneer, says that a major part of the battle he and his cloud computing company Nivio fight is in fact 'unclouding' the concept itself. "Part of our challenge is educational. We are trying to explain what we are about."
Cloud computing is helping corporations create new, cost-effective business models
'Completely disregarding ground reports of starvation deaths owing to Aadhaar and potentially disguising these deaths to look like accidents appears brutal,' says Rajendran Narayanan.
LIC has proposed a consolidation of its real estate portfolio and is inviting bids from consultancy organisations.
The government has firmed up an investment of over Rs 840 billion (Rs 84,000 crore) for setting up hydel projects in the north-eastern region of the country by 2020, which will produce 14,000 MW of electricity
Venture capitals in India, which traditionally invested in urban segments or technology sector, have begun investing in rural-centric technology firms. Avishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund, Acumen Fund, and Rural Innovations Network are showing increased focus on rural markets.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The civil aviation ministry and Maharashtra have been planning an international airport near Pune for almost 10 years. The airport site would see construction from year 2011 onwards, if the land acquisition happens within a year.
The 11 units comprise two 660 MW units for the Damodar Valley Corporation and nine for the NTPC. The NTPC and DVC have already received the techno-economic clearance to buy Rs 21,000 crore worth of power equipment for their upcoming thermal power generation plants from the Central Electricity Authority. The equipment would be procured through the international competitive bidding route. The bidders should have a manufacturing base in India.
'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.
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'First, it reminds us about our essentially narcissistic nature. The basic premise is that others care about what we are doing and hence the instinct to broadcast. Second, the incessant urge to remain connected, to be part of a network that modern communications tools are driving us towards.'
Surajeet Das Gupta & Rajesh Kurup in New Delhi/Mumbai
Four new nuclear reactors of 1,000 MW capacity each will be set up in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu after India finalises a deal on it with Russia in June this year, a top scientist has said. The four 'VVER-type' reactors will be in addition to two 1,000 MW reactors which are already being constructed there. "India and Russia have already signed other enabling accords like agreements on sharing of information," Nuclear Power Corporation Chairman S K Jain said.
A no-holds-barred boardroom battle has broken out between Mahendra Nahata and the Dhoots of Videocon, 36:64 partners in Datacom Solutions, a company which wants to launch mobile telephone services all over the country in a month-and-a-half.
Some Orkut users had received e-mail messages informing them that they had received a scrapbook message from a friend. When these users would view their Orkut profiles, they would be infected by the worm and be added to an Orkut group 'Infectados pelo Vrus do Orkut' or 'Infected by the Orkut virus'.
Because it's the slowest, clunkiest operating system I have worked on....
With the latest surge in e-governance and increasing transactions over the internet, cyber security audit firms are the next big trend in the offing.
Cognizant will set up its second IT and business process outsourcing services infrastructure in Kolkata with an investment of close to Rs 188 crore (Rs 1.88 billion) by end of 2008 on land acquisition, facilities construction and furnishing.
Cognizant said on Tuesday it will invest $200 million by the end of 2008 to set up centres across the country. "We will spend $200 million (about Rs 800 crore) to build techno-complexes in Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Kolkata," Cognizant chief.
With America just a day away from electing a new president -- Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton -- nine polls show that Clinton is in charge of the race with just hours to go.
Intel Technology India on Tuesday launched its new Intel vPro Technology, a tool to enhance PC security and manageability and achieve remarkable energy-saving computing performance.
Favouring a pro-active approach to policing, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Tuesday said the tasks of police force have become more difficult and challenging in the wake of new security threats across the world.
The airport would comprise two runways and handle 70 million passengers and 3 million tonnes cargo annually when fully developed.
The company substantially improved its performance over the corresponding period last year by registering a six per cent and eight per cent growth in saleable steel production and sales, respectively.
Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro Ltd said on Friday it has bagged a Rs 368-crore (Rs 3.68 billion) order from a power generation company in China for supply of critical gasification equipment.
Indian IT firm Cognizant Technologies Corporation started trading at the Nasdaq exchange in New York on March 5.
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Here are answers to some of the frequently answered questions on the new Post Office Bill.
'India is planning to construct a multipurpose reservoir.' 'It will be a 10,000 MW hydropower project to offset the impact of the hydropower project by China.'
Corporate giants Reliance Energy, Tata Power and Essar are among the 11 companies left in the fray for the two 4,000 MW power projects to be set in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh at an investment of Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) each.
Infinite Computer Solutions is hiring. Sunder Rajan, ICS' general manager, human resources, profiles the kind of candidates they are looking for.
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