- The government is thinking of coming out with a policy for satellite towns. The policy may be implemented from next year in each of the 35 citites having more than a million population.
- Participating cities have to undertake certain reform measures. Once they do so, they will get central assistance.
- Emergency numbers don’t work everywhere!!!
- If you are in an emergency ever and dial 100 for police, don’t be surprised if you get a message that the number is not in use. Suppose you are having a mobile registered in say Delhi and are visiting Hyderabad. If you dial 040-100 to reach the local police in an emergency, chances are that you will not be connected to the police.
- This is because India does not have a country-wide helpline number through which help can reach you anywhere. In many areas, mobile operators have not entered into interconnect agreements with BSNL to route emergency helpline calls.
- Global aviation hit by credit card fraud
- Airline ticketing fraud through credit cards is costing the global aviation industry about $600 mn a year.
- In India the fraud rate hovers around 2% but with tickets being booked online, it is likely that these losses will go up.
- Intelligent web content
- This allows advertisers and companies to host sites that change their contents on the basis of geographical location of viewers. It also enables companies to offer specific products on the basis of browsing pattern and location of individuals.
- Watching today’s Formula One racing?
- While the results sure hold our interest from the point of view of exams, there is one more that holds our interest. The controversy surrounding industrial espionage involving the McLaren team.
- More murky details of the scandal: On knowing that McLaren has bribed the rival’s technical manager to part with confidential information, its senior driver Alonso reportedly threatened to spill the beans unless it gave him the preferential treatment he expected as the number-one driver!! McLaren did not budge and anyway paid the heavy price of being banned from the Constructor’s race. Can Alonso’s behaviour said to be sportsmanly?
- Nobel for philanthropy?
- Since 2001, the Carnegie family of the US announces its awards once in two years for those who have dedicated their private wealth to the public good and who have sustained impressive careers as philanthropists. These awards are considered the Nobel for philanthropy.
- This year Ratan Tata from India was given this award. Three other recipients of the award this year are:
- Heinz family of Germany, makers of ketchup.
- Mellon family
- Eli Broad
- Wow, you guys are really tech-savvy it appears!
- Usually our blogs see a dip in traffic during week ends. But I was surprised to see that 36 of you have tested receiving the blog on your mobiles!! Being a Saturday, I was not expecting this response at all. Should I say “happy mob-reading.”?
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