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• Why Tax Holidays?
• Look ma, No more Visas. H1B Visa cap reaches on day one.
Editor's Pick
Rising fuel, bad business plan, Airlines run on ego and you get the picture about the Aviation scene in India. Capt. Anup Murthy
on the state of Indian Aviation.
Featured Review
• Ranjan Varma reviews The Big Idea by Stephen Strauss.
Biz/Tech Features
• Yahoo's recent changes to its search engine advertising model. Good or bad?, asks Anand.
• "When Wii came home, I accepted defeat." Blokesablogin's tryst with Nintendo Wii.
• India's accelerated growth is neither multi-dimentional nor is it well thought out. DesiGirl feels there is much background work to be done.
- May 15, 2008
- Supreme Court Reiterates "No Goons For Collections"
Perhaps it had to be a team of women entrepreneurs who wouldn't think like men to be able to come up with a humane and
- May 12, 2008
- Microfinance - Money, Money, MoneyTo really make a difference to those outside the normal banking channels, micro finance institutions need to innovate.
- Microfinance - Money, Money, Money
- May 5, 2008
- Managing Discretionary Spending and PensionsManage your internal investments as you would your pensions.
- Managing Discretionary Spending and Pensions
- Apr 30, 2008
- Recovery Agent : Evolution of the Gentleman Goon
So are debt collectors going to be India’s latest export? It would seem to be so.
- Apr 28, 2008
- A Weekend With Madhu KishwarMs. Kishwar believes that the key to fighting poverty lies in unleashing the talents and energies of the poor that have been kept suppressed by
- A Weekend With Madhu Kishwar
- Apr 21, 2008
- Smallest Format Retail - The Pani Puri WalaThese Pani Puri walas are probably the smallest format of retail. They just sell one item.
- Smallest Format Retail - The Pani Puri Wala
- Apr 18, 2008
- Foreign Investment Causes Child Labor?
Does foreign direct investment cause child labour?
- Apr 16, 2008
- Book Review: Head First Software DevelopmentA Brain-Friendly Guide to Software Development
- Book Review: Head First Software Development
- Apr 12, 2008
- Recycling ShipsI love ships, I adore their shapes and I love their behaviour.
- Recycling Ships
- Apr 10, 2008
- Indian Retail and Consumers – A Followup
There are those fingers on the machine that have mastered the art of manipulating the system and hence you.
- Apr 9, 2008
- Derivatives Losses in Indian CompaniesThis article attempts to provide a background on derivatives losses incurred by Indian Companies and the way forward.
- Derivatives Losses in Indian Companies
- Apr 6, 2008
- QuestNet Reopens as Lotus Marketing in Sri Lanka? QuestNet reopens under a different name and starts the cheating business again
- QuestNet Reopens as Lotus Marketing in Sri Lanka?
- Apr 2, 2008
- Mumbai BlogCamp 3.0
Tarun and the gang did put a decent effort and clearly showcased an improvement from their previous stint.
- Mar 30, 2008
- High Inflation, Slow Growth - What Will The Government/RBI Do?WPI inflation made headlines at 6.68%. With a moderation in growth, what can the government/RBI do?
- High Inflation, Slow Growth - What Will The Government/RBI Do?
- Mar 29, 2008
- H-1Bs, Immigration Policies and US JobsLittle is known to those outside of the IT world the legalities, and oftentimes corrupted practices taking place right here in the USA.
- H-1Bs, Immigration Policies and US Jobs
- Mar 27, 2008
- Linux Live CDs: A Convenient Approach to Personal Computing
Live CD based computing offers a paradigm shift from normal routine computing.
- Mar 26, 2008
- Apple is Wrong About the Safari Update via iTunesNow, the job of a software updater should be just that - to update software.
- Apple is Wrong About the Safari Update via iTunes
- Mar 24, 2008
- Sony Reverses Plan to Charge For Bloatware RemovalThere was a strong reaction to such a move; imagine paying extra to have the manufacturer not loading extra stuff on your machine.
- Retail in India – A Consumer ExperienceI seriously hope that as the retail space matures, organizations would look at educating their sales force about the products and the customers.
- Sony Reverses Plan to Charge For Bloatware Removal
- Mar 13, 2008
- Economic Fallout of Pakistan's Military RuleAccording to Peter Drucker, the business of business is to stay in business and the Pakistani army is well into business.
- Economic Fallout of Pakistan's Military Rule
- Mar 10, 2008
- Changing Attitudes - Are The Young Beating The Old?The young relatively speaking know less, but they use the little that they know to tackle the issues
- Changing Attitudes - Are The Young Beating The Old?
- Mar 3, 2008
- Budget 2008-2009 – A Bird’s Eye View
Why do you want a ‘dream’ budget instead of a ‘working’ budget?
- Mar 2, 2008
- The PayPal ChallengeOk, admit it, you smiled and thought, Herr Professor Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta has gone around the bend.
- The PayPal Challenge
- Mar 1, 2008
- Book Review: The Book of WirelessA Painless Guide to Wi-Fi and Broadband Wireless
- Book Review: The Book of Wireless
- Feb 25, 2008
- Why Do Doctors Get A Raw Deal?
Why do you claim yourselves to be the watchdogs of society when you can't even pinpoint the problem staring in your face?
- Feb 23, 2008
- Reliance Fresh vs. Inefficiency - Smart vs. Stupidif you can do suicide bombing for inner struggle objectives or secessionist objectives, why can you not do it for opposing Reliance Fresh?
- Reliance Fresh vs. Inefficiency - Smart vs. Stupid
- Feb 20, 2008
- Book Review: Oracle Essentials, Oracle Database 11gWhat you need to know about Oracle database architecture and features
- Book Review: Oracle Essentials, Oracle Database 11g
- Feb 18, 2008
- Vulture Funds - Recovering Non-Performing Assets
Now you might call them vulture funds, but these funds do work on what nobody else wants to touch. Good for them.
- Feb 10, 2008
- Tax Sensitivity in Electronic CommerceGenerally speaking, if you have high sales tax locally, then people will shop online more.
- Tax Sensitivity in Electronic Commerce
- Feb 8, 2008
- Abuse of Corporate E-Mail in IndiaNone of my friends working for the same companies here in the US abuse corporate email, while their counterparts in India do.
- Abuse of Corporate E-Mail in India
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