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Be ready and take some ‘Future Shock’

Posted on January 10, 2007 by indra

Prepare for the day when San Francisco has a gritty new suburb: Los Angeles. Indeed, much of Southern California, including the Baja Peninsula, will eventually migrate up the west coast to make Alaska even more gargantuan. Drawing on new insights, … Continue reading →

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A Wishful Thinking: Why Can’t BJP and Congress Unite in UP?

Posted on January 9, 2007 by indra

Few days ago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh played host to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his colleagues in the BJP, L.K. Advani and Jaswant Singh, besides former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra. The issues such as the Indo-US … Continue reading →

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India’s Real Strengths- Its People

Posted on January 8, 2007 by indra

Here are the two stories of two raw villagers about whom India, particularly Bihar should feel proud. One moved a mountain, and the other one keeps on innovating useful products. The first is an example of perseverance and the second … Continue reading →

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Heritage India

Posted on January 7, 2007 by indra

India being a very ancient civilization has many treasures that are still not discovered. Here is one such heritage news story. Madhya Pradesh is poised to claim yet another (Bhimbetka was already known) world record in rock art for the … Continue reading →

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India’s Manufacturing Sector Expands

Posted on January 6, 2007 by indra

India is gradually attracting the MNCs for setting up their manufacturing facilities in India. The world today is convinced of India’s as a significant big market for increasingly aspiring middle class that is growing fast in number. It will be … Continue reading →

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IIT Comes to Bihar

Posted on January 5, 2007 by indra

As reported, finally IIT comes to Bihar. Looking back in history we find Bihar has waited for nearly six decades for an IIT. It happens in Nitish’s reign that couldn’t happen in 50s. Shri Babu lost against the personality of … Continue reading →

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Emerging Bihar In News

Posted on January 4, 2007 by indra

As reported, before polling in the last Bihar elections, Jagdeep Chhokar and Trilochan Sastry (an IIT, IIM and MIT-educated operations research expert who also taught at IIM-A) met Nitish Kumar. He said since some with criminal records were already in … Continue reading →

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UP vs. Bihar

Posted on January 4, 2007 by indra

Bihar had earned a bad name for law and order. With the Nithari episode caused because of the totally negligent police system, UP has become a Rakhash Rajya, where the life of even innocent little ones are not safe. And … Continue reading →

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Media Covers A Visionary Scientist

Posted on January 3, 2007 by indra

It was interesting to go through the coverage in ‘Indian Express’ on RA Mashelkar on December 30,2006 done by Sonu Jain. CSIR Mashelkar retires, and heads for Pune to work as chemical scientist, ‘full-time, not just a weekend one’ He … Continue reading →

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Small Medium Enterprises In Manufacturing Sector

Posted on January 3, 2007 by indra

The national economy is touching 9% growth rate. Manufacturing is growing at about 12 percent. But it is small and medium-size manufacturers that are growing at about 15 percent and some small-company stars are going for the triple digits.  Between … Continue reading →

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