Monthly Archives: February 2013
OKLAHOMA. CAMERON UNIVERSITY. 2011. CHUCK HAGEL. This collection of words, names, numbers whatever you may like to call it struck a chord with me, something unprecedented, unexpected rather alarming happened in this State, in this particular university in the year mentioned and by the gentleman mentioned above.Secretary of Defense of the United States of America, Mr Chuck Hagel in...
The 85th Academy Awards were literally a charmer to a hell lot of viewers. An Oscar worldwide known this time for showing America's Triumph in the political and war scenario. An Oscar which saluted World Cinema and its outlook. Where the first time host of the Oscars was nominated as the best host ever. It was truly a magnificent evening.With Most...
Indian Air Force conducted their first ever full day and night mortal combat and fire demonstration here in Pokhran, India. The sky was light up with glitter as spectators like Army Attaches of 50 countries watched it. This event earmarked India's fighting capabilities with heavily armed counties too.More than 200 military aircrafts, missiles, weapons were tested. President, PM, along...
Recent visit by David Cameron is clearly going to define India's relation with Britain in the upcoming future.In his three day visit to India, British Prime Minister made every effort to strengthen bonding with the country. During his stay, Mr. Cameron expressed his desire to share a special relationship with India- a relationship which is about future and not...
Pas la danse, la "meme"!The Favorite Song of 2012 by Baauer "Harlem Shake" becomes the viral hit of 2013. Uploaded on February 2, the video reached an upload rate of 4,000 per day on February 10. On February 11 there were 12,000 uploads of the video with 44 million views. February 15 saw 40,000 uploads of the video with...
The debate over the legitimacy of Iran's nuclear program,its effects,the stance of the Iranian government has created ripples in the international community, the question of whether it is just a civilian nuclean program implying it is for peaceful purposes or whether it is a military program is still shrouded in secrecy.I would in this article give my take on...
This was posted on IIPM's facebook page.And ya, this one too:Know why IIPM is ranked No.1 in Intellectual Impact in India (ahead of all the IIMs)! Here are some articles on the issue:Anonymous India brings down IIPM website: http://www.firstpost.com/tech/anonymous-india-brings-down-iipm-websites-for-over-nine-hours-628257.htmlArindam Chaudhuri is the Subrata Roy of the MBA business: http://www.firstpost.com/business/arindam-chaudhuri-is-the-subrata-roy-of-the-mba-business-627789.htmlArindam Chaudhuri on DOT blocking 73 urls critical of IIPM: http://www.firstpost.com/tech/arindam-chaudhury-on-dot-blocking-73-urls-critical-of-iipm-627714.html
“Don’t do what you are expected to do, do what you dream to do.”The Young Entrepreneur’s Society (YES), the dream project of the founder Nikhil Abrol from Bhagat Singh College; who himself has always had great business ideas as a young mind, aims to provide a platform for the aspiring young entrepreneurs to come together and give wings to...
Since the reforms of 1991, India's share in the total world trade has increased rapidly. India accounts for 1.44% of exports and 2.12% of imports for merchandise trade and 3.34% of exports and 3.31% of imports for commercial services trade worldwide. Until recently it has been able to maintain a favorable balance of payment position. Though the current account of BOP...
While Central Statistics Office (CSO) projected economic growth at 5% in the financial year,Finance Ministry announced it to 5.5% by the end of March, 2013. Whether its 5% or 5.5%, records reveal this growth rate to be the lowest in the decade. The projected growth has received criticism from various economists, RBI officials, political parties and others. Lets take a look...
Since time immemorial, films have had a knack for throwing up fashion icons. Since the beginning of modern-day cinema, attire that actors don have been part of the draw and thrill. Well-designed costumes not only cleverly concealed physical flaws but also added a layer to the character in question. From Hollywood to Bollywood most successful stars owe a...
THE ARC OF INTERVENTION Dissidence.Conflagration.traduce.Belligerence.Conflict.Deficit,are just few of the words that can describe the current global scenario,diplomacy,international relations,peaceful settlement,jurisprudence are some of the words that are loosely used to come up with solutions for problems currently plaguing our world.As the newbie on this...
2013 marks the 64th Formula one season. This season kicks off in Australia on the 17th of March. This season will see the 2.4 V8 engines being used for the last time. From 2014, 1.6 V6 engines will be enforced. 11 teams and 22 drivers will fight it out, in nineteen Grand Prix spread over eight months. Major changes this...
The economic growth of India in first half of the fiscal year 2012-2013 was 5.4% and it further dropped down to 5.3%. Numerous steps ( FDI in retail sector and aviation sector) have been taken up in the recent past to revive the economy's retarded growth rate. But still Indian economy doesn't showcase much developments. P. Chidambaram has recently...
Euro-zone crisis is basically a sovereign debt-crisis i.e. the countries in the crisis are unable to pay-off their debts. The countries involved are Portugal,Ireland,Italy,Greece and Spain(also called PIIGS economies).Before going into the crisis let us look at the background of the European Union (EU). European Union is a group of 27 European countries. 17 members of the EU and...
Thanks to the reservation policies, India is perhaps the only nation in the world where people actually fight to be called “backward”. The clamors from various groups in the society to give them the privileged status of “Other Backward Castes” have become a norm.Instead of working our way up the social ladder, we all look for an easier option to succeed.On the...
The free trade agreement of services and investment between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was finalized in commemorative summit in New Delhi. This is a much needed boost to our economy and marks the beginning of a trade relation between India and the South Asian Countries. The importance of service sector in the growth of India's...
RIM Now Blackberry; Launched New Blackberry Operating SystemResearch In Motion, popularly known as RIM and makers of Blackberry phone, on 30 January 2013 announced that it will formally be called Blackberry now. Research In Motion additionally launched two new devices under its own new operating system called Blackberry 10. These two devices are Z10 and Q10. Z10 is...
