In the latest issue of CSE Bulletin Sunita Narain has written a very thought provoking article on the ecological decay in Goa. Thanks Sunita. You are doing a great job!
We were standing between a massive mine and a stunning water reservoir.Local activists were explaining to me that this iron ore mine was located in the catchment of the Salaulim water reservoir, the only water
source for south Goa. Suddenly, as I started clicking with my camera, we
were surrounded by a jeepload of men. They said they were from the mine
management and wanted us off the property. We explained that we had come
on a public path and that there were no signs to indicate that we were
trespassing.. But they were not in a mood to listen. They snatched the
keys of our jeep, picked up stones to hit us and got abusive. Before
things got totally out of hand, we decided to leave. They followed us
till they saw that we left the area and most importantly, could not stop
and take more photographs. Read more
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Prime Time Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PRTH), a leading retail sales company whose interests include cellular telephone products and services, retail oil and gas, and convenience stores, announced today the final execution of a strategic partnership agreement with UDS Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: UDSG). Read more
India is a unique democracy, probably as unique as unique could get. A powerful judiciary, a free press, all very good. But will somebody please explain since when has India turned a demo-militia. You think that is an exaggeration then why is the defence raising objections in commercial policy matters of the country? Will somebody please explain what is the defence’s problem in allowing the country to progress in the new global economy? Why isn’t spectrum being allotted to 3G services as per promises made by the Telecom Ministry?
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I’ve heard that the definition of an optimist is a person who does the same activity time after time, but expecting (or perhaps hoping for) better results. Being an optimist is similar to the person who keeps hitting his head against the wall because it feels so good when he stops. The optimist and the person with the massive headache are resistant to change, yet they want or need better results and don’t know how to go about improving.
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IBM today announced the opening of a new Autonomic Computing Technology Center in Bangalore, India. The new development center was created to address the overwhelming demand from India-based business partners and customers for technology and systems that are self-managing.
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