Monthly Archives: August 2006

16 Aug

Coca-Cola: Poisoning Water, Land and People

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 [...]
14 Aug

Intel Launches New Ruggedized PC Platform For India

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 [...]
14 Aug

Seven Stages

Again one of those very nice inventions on the web… Take a look! Related items Happiness New Magazines Round-up The Five Obstructions: ‘Von Trier als oppermachtige bevelhebber’ Quit Managing Your Time and Start Managing Your Attention Strawberries & Cream
10 Aug

The British Never Quit India

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 [...]
10 Aug

Demand For Dowry Lands In-Laws In A Soup

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 [...]