An interesting week – India unveiled it’s ambitious solar plans, and sadly, 692 Indian government websites have been hacked just in one month! To top this all, Indian government now plans to setup a centralized system to automatically monitor communications on mobiles, landline phones and Internet.
CAT aspirants faced severe challenges as CAT servers crashed on the very first day of exam, questioning the preparedness of authority and ofcourse, their partners.
In technology front, PC sales in India showed signs of recovery (PC sales in India – 24% Growth Recorded), while Microsoft launched it’s transliteration tools and plans to launch Windows7 in 14 Indian languages.
As far as Telecom Industry is concerned, 3G Auction to be Delayed [Again?] and SMS turns out to be Telecom Operator’s next Turf for Price War. Now that Reliance has already started the sms turf war, do expect others to follow the herd. Question for you – are you talking more owing to the recent tariff war? Has it really impacted your billing? (or you spend half the time saying ‘Hello! Hello?’). QoS,i.e. Quality of Service has taken a hit owing to the tariff war, but then who cares (16.67 million subscribers were added in the month of October!)
Recap across different categories
Top Tweeted/Discussed Articles Include’
- Strategic Hiring for Startups – Planning vs. Execution Conundrum
- Global Prosperity Index and Entrepreneurship – A Comparison [India vs. China/Israel and US]
- Risk Culture in Startups – Why it fades away with time?
- India Unveils Ambitious Solar Energy Plans
- Indians support Brands that support Good Causes [Marketing Mantra]
Articles on Entrepreneurship (Must Read for Entrepreneurs)
- VC 101: The Process of VC due diligence and what it means for startups [Must Read]
- Beyond Fund Returns: Contribution of Venture Investments to Economic Growth
- Risk Culture in Startups – Why it fades away with time?
- Entrepreneurs – Why Looking Outwards Can Help the Business
- Strategic Hiring for Startups – Planning vs. Execution Conundrum
Startups/Funding Articles
- Mumbai Angels invests in early stage healthcare solutions company Insta Health
- Rural India Tech Solution Provider, CoOptions Raises $10mn from Walden and Nadathur Investments
- Ozone Media Launches Women Centric Ad Channel [Understanding Vertical Ad Networks Model]
- PC Chimp – PC Customer Service Startup from Chennai
- DFJ To Raise $400mn Fund [15% for Indian Market]
- Zoho Launches Zoho Recruit [Back on Launching Spree]
From the Technology World
- Free WordPress Plugins to Build Mobile Friendly Blog [Wordpress Weekend]
- Tech News: Google’s New Interface, OVI to Open up, Twitter..and more
- Tech wwworld – LinkedIn Opens up API, AOL’s new logo,Chrome Extensions and more
- Interview with developer of T.O.S.S Linux distribution
- Nokia Launches E72 in India @23K INR
- Boycott Bing, says the New York Times Columnist
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