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IT/Technology
'Indians using Internet for more searches than just entertainment'By Sujah Mehdudia/The Hindu
From entertainment to utilitarian. The Indian Internet user’s searches on Google have come a long way. Services like banking, shopping and travel have been getting more and more clicks as against entertainment in the past few years, says Google India.
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Tech alert: Mobile safety app for womenRitam Halder/Sunday Hindustan Times
Trust technology to come to the aid of women. A tech firm in Indian |
Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia's next: Real estate softwareThe Hindu
For Sabeer Bhatia, the search for the next Hotmail continues. |
Indian trials soon to test treatment for blindness ue to chemicl burnsBy R. Prasad/The Hindu
“It is a disruptive technology for treating blindness caused by chemical burns,’ said Dr. Virender S. Sangwan, Associate Director, Clinical Research at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. “We anticipate starting the human clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of the technology by mid 2013.” |
Upgraded version of world's cheapest tablet developed in India has several new featuresBy Aarti Dhar/The Hindu
Even as there is a lack of clarity over the manner in which the Indian-developed low-cost Aakash-2 tablets - the world's cheapest - would be distributed among students, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry sought to clear doubts about the usefulness and efficacy of the tablets by organising a familiarisation session on Aakash-2 for journalists to allow them a first hand experience of the tablet. |
The tug-of-war between youth and experience at Indian startupsBy Radhika P. Nair/The Economic Times
As the average age of the Indian entrepreneur steadily falls, the young founders are realising that dealing with senior managers who bring in much-needed experience and business acumen is a delicate affair that puts their interpersonal skills to the test. |
Instant messaging apps may write the obituary for SMSes in IndiaGulveen Aulkh & Kalyan Parbat/The Economic Times
SMSes or text messages, that have redefined the way the world writes English, are experiencing a dip in popularity in India as the growing use of smartphones is resulting in consumers switching to instant messaging tools such as WhatsApp and BlackBerry Messenger as well as social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. |
Desalination plant in south India largest attached to a n-power plantBy R. Prasad/The Hindu
A hybrid seawater desalination plant in south India is the world's largest attached to an existing nuclear power plant.
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Indian movie diva Madhuri Dixit launches own mobile application
After launching a personal website, India's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit has taken a new step to get closer to her fans through a mobile application. |
A model for India replicable in AfricaBy Pankaj Mishra/Mint
Srikanth Nadhamuni has been on teams for the Pentium processor and Aadhaar. Now he wants to solve India's problems through technology. It's a model that could be easily replicated in Africa. |
In today's knowledge-driven global economy, one industry in which India is among global leaders and has a firm footprint is the fast-growing information technology and business process outsourcing industry, which includes software development and back-office operations. This industry has not only emerged among the fastest growing contributors to the country's national income, but also the biggest employment generator.
