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Entries from August 2006

Coca-Cola: Poisoning Water, Land and People">Coca-Cola: Poisoning Water, Land and People

August 16th, 2006 · No Comments

In the last two weeks, the Coca-Cola company has come under scrutiny once again for selling harmful products – this time, with high levels of benzene, a cancer causing chemical. The company’s products are being investigated all across the world, including the US, UK, China and Australia.
For the public in India, the news that Coca-Cola [...]

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Tags: Developing Countries

Intel Launches New Ruggedized PC Platform For India">Intel Launches New Ruggedized PC Platform For India

August 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Intel Corporation today officially launched an innovative PC platform that has been developed exclusively to meet the needs of rural villages and communities in India. Designed as a result of defining locally relevant computing solutions based on Intel technology, the Intel-powered “Community PC” platform is equipped to operate in a community setting while accommodating the [...]

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Tags: Design & Technology · Developing Countries

Seven Stages">Seven Stages

August 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Again one of those very nice inventions on the web… Take a look!

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Tags: Art & Culture · Fun

The British Never Quit India">The British Never Quit India

August 10th, 2006 · No Comments

Ever wondered why India—the treasure trove that attracted every greedy country Europe during the Empire Age—has never fully recovered economically even after fifty years have passed? Several years ago I came across a video that was done by a couple of very astute and courageous Americans, Pat Carmack and Bill Still. They did an incredible [...]

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Tags: Developing Countries · Politics & International Relations

Demand For Dowry Lands In-Laws In A Soup">Demand For Dowry Lands In-Laws In A Soup

August 10th, 2006 · No Comments

In the morning of February 18, for the villagers of a small village in district Varanasi, this was a scene straight out of a Hindi film, leaving everyone surprised and amused at the same time.
This was a scene at a house where a girl was married the previous evening. The groom’s family refused to take [...]

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Tags: Developing Countries · Society