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Suzlon- Hurtling downhill : Dheer Kothari

Suzlon Energy today is sadly an apology for its exalted status (at least till the all-encompassing bear phase of 2008 started separating the men from the boys). The company is desperately cutting corners, not necessarily deadwood, which it claims will help “…in reduction of opex (operational expenditure) and working capital intensity (read requirement) as well …

Tree Die-off Triggered by Hotter Temperatures : Carnegie

Washington, DC—A team of scientists, led by researchers at Carnegie’s Department of Global Ecology, has determined that the recent widespread die-off of Colorado trembling aspen trees is a direct result of decreased precipitation exacerbated by high summer temperatures. The die-off, triggered by the drought from 2000-2003, is estimated to have affected up to 17% of …

My third Book – random rantings from the edges of Social Media

published by Sparrow Publications, Calcutta. anyone wanting to acquire a copy can mail them directly : sparrowpublication@gmail.com; sparrowpublication@yahoo.com. They normally ship withing two days.No postal charges are levied within India. The cost of the book is INR 150. Hope you guys have as much fun reading it as i had writing it. Chawm Ganguly

Business Success With No Boundaries, Buildings, Or Fear

Irving, TX, February 8, 2013 – Technology and changing business practices have fundamentally changed the way we work, build careers and search for talent. While other parts of the world have caught on to this movement, the U.S. seriously lags behind when it comes to understanding this revolution and what to do about it. Fortunately, …

The Dirty Data Centre Secret

Unseen in the thousands of data centres that power the cloud, airlines, banks and business all around the globe is an invisible threat caused by inadequate design, poor cleanliness practices, poor cleaning and perversely over-zealous cleaning. The contamination to servers, hard disks, connectors and air cooling equipment caused by microscopic airborne particles and gasses can …

Universities should not only provide knowledge and skills but also inculcate values of humanity and virtue, access to knowledge is fundamental to our bid to empower people, says President

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Conference of Vice Chancellors of Central Universities at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (February 5, 2013). Such a Conference is being held after a gap of nearly 10 years. Speaking on the occasion the President said that a university is a seat of learning “which recognizes no frontiers …