After the TATA NANO, HCL is ready to shake the market with its world's cheapest laptop called MiLEAP X - My internet Leap. The notebook or leaptop as HCL puts it runs on Linux operating system, has a 7-inch LCD screen and weighs about 1 kg.
HCL also launched the MiLEAP Y with Windows Vista operating system at Rs 29,990.
Both the models have network ports, are Wi-Fi ready, have the option for data card.
Courtesy: financialexpress.com
Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil to lead team Force India in its debut season. Liuzzi confirmed for test and reserve driver role for Force India.
courtesy: forceindiaf1.com
The people's car is priced at 1 lakh Rupees i.e $2500/£1,300.
Top speed: 70km/hr
Engine rear-mounted 623cc, 33bhp multipoint fuel injection engine
Transmission continuous variable transmission
Fuel consumption 50mpg
Body sheet metal with crumple zones
Extras air conditioning and airbag optional. No radio, no power steering, one windscreen wiper
The new and fresh i10 has definitely made news since it's arrival. It's manufacturers were so confident of it being hit in India that they launched i10 first in India, world preimere, as they put it.
i10 was recently voted best among its competeters - Chevy's Spark and Maruti's Zen Estilo in the compact car segment by NDTV's Car and Bike show and rated 9 out of 10 in theindiastreet.com.
Hyundai came up with power blended with performance and named it i10. Though it comes out with a heavy price tag when compared to others, it certainly stands out in many areas.
VEHICLE SUMMARY
Model: Magna (O)
Car Body Type: Hatchback
Segment: B+ Segment
Top Speed: 150
ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
Displacement: 1086cc, In-line, 4 cylinder
Engine Type: Petrol
Maximum Power: 66.7ps@5500rpm
Maximum Torque: 10.1kgm@2800rpm
DIMENSIONS
Length: 3565 mm
Width: 1595 mm
Height: 1550 mm
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
Seating Capacity: 5
Tyre Size: 155/80 R13
Steering: Power
Brakes: Front Disk, Rear Drum
Gears: 5 Manual
Ground Clearance: 165.00
Kerb Weight: 860.00
Fuel Tank: 35.00
Figures: maxabout.com
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Welcome the new world champions Men in Blue not yellow it's blue. It's a great feeling to see the team India doing well and winning a world cup (doesn't matter whether it's twenty20).
So you might be wondering what made India win?
Some say it's beacause of the youngsters, some say it's beacause of Dhoni and some say because of Yuvraj. But as we can see it's because of the whole team. Everyone shared their part to lift the trophy. It was amazing to see the guys playing together as a team. If one failed others stepped up. It was like a jigsaw puzzle, if one piece is misplaced then the whole thing is a mess.
I have 3 words to my team INDIA - "Well done boys".
Lets see India's road to finals.
India Vs Pakistan : Bowl out
India vs England
India vs South Africa
India vs Australia
India vs pakistan: Final
Vijay Mallaya,CEO of Kingfisher is definitely holding our Indian flag higher than anyone else these days. In an interview, he tells about the future plans of his newly acquired F1 Spyker constructor and these are the highlights :
"when we announced that the Indian flag would be part of the team colours and logo, there was an explosion of excitement romping through the country".
"Formula One is the crown of motorsport and it is my style to look at the crown and not at the grass roots. "
"The real excitement with an Indian-owned team will be the 200 million new fans that India will add to the Formula One community. That’s a big step forward for the sport!"
"One thing is for sure, I want to put the word India into the name of the team."
"An Indian team with an Indian driver would be the ideal combination."
For full interview - CLICK HERE
ICICI Bank in association with CNBC-TV18 presented Emerging India Awards 2007 recently.
The Vice-President of ICICI said, "The competition ratio is 1 out of 100 to get into IIT, 1 out of 150 to get into IIM and it is 1 out of 10k to win this award.So be Proud." This explains everything about the importance and value these awards have!
The winners are:
- Auto,Auto ancillaries and Engineering - Indo Asian
Almost 50 years back, on 8th August, 1958, a young group of technocrats
indigenously developed India`s first sheet steel enclosed rewirable
switch at Jalandhar in Punjab. This marked the birth of Indo Asian, which
today has grown into a multi-product, multi-location company
specializing in manufacturing and marketing a wide range of high-tech electrical
products used for distribution, protection, control and conservation
of electrical energy. Today Indo Asian has emerged as a strong brand
name and has a proven track record both in domestic and international
markets.
- Fmcg,Food and Agri Business - Freshtrop Fruits.
Freshtrop has been a consistent and dependable supplier of good quality fresh fruits producer to the most demanding Super Markets of Western Europe. Freshtrop works with over 1,000 growers spread across three states Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in southern India. The company is promoted by Mr. Ashok V. Motiani. He is an Engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
- Non retail traders and Others - Speck Systems
Over the last two decades, Speck has acquired competencies in the field of electronics, optics, systems integration, communications, remote sensing, image processing, and geospatial information services. Based on these competencies, Speck has continuously innovated and today offers solutions to the armed forces, paramilitary forces and civilian users, which broadly fall under:
Optoelectronic systems
Communication Systems
Software applications and Solutions
Multi-Mission UAVs
Integrated Mobile Shelters
Geospatial Services and Solutions.
- Gems and Jewellery - kama Jewellery
Kama is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of high end diamond jewelry in Asia. Founded in 1996, Kama has a 32,000 sq ft facility employing 850 workers and professionals, producing 25,000 pieces of jewelry every month.
- Pharma and Chemicals - Venus Remedies
Venus Remedies India is a research and development driven, pharmaceutical manufacturing company. Among the top 50 Indian Pharma companies of India, the company has out paced most Indian pharmaceutical companies in its growth and value creation over the past few years. venus remedies have two manufacturing locations in India and one in Germany. The company is top class manufacturer of Oncological and Cefelosporine Injectable products following EU-GMP norms for all is activities.
- Retail trade - Today's Writing Products
Today's is one of the leading manufacturers of writing products. Promoted by Rajesh Drolia, an entrepreneur with a passion for pens and a renowned name in the industry globally. One of the largest players in the Indian writing instruments industry. Amongst the top 4 players in India, producing and selling 1.5 mn pens per day.Post-expansion will reach the No. 2 position, manufacturing 3.5 mn pens per day.Pan- Indian retail presence supported by a robust distribution network (440,000 outlets) A highly visible brand in India, built over a decade through a focused strategy Today’s brand has almost 35 varieties of pens, recently extended to office and school stationery.
- Textile and Apparel - Indus Fila
Indus Fila Limited is a part of Indus Mandhana Enterprise, Bangalore and has been established a close rapport with a number of marquee international and domestic brands such as Mexx, Armani Exchange, Levis, Arrow, Izod, Calvin Klein and Phillip Van Heusen.lndus Fila over the years has recorded a revenue of 109 % CAGR and a PAT of 103 % CAGR during the last five financial year.
- Travel and Tourism - Diana Hotels
Diana Group Hotels started out in 1972 when Panagiotis and Loukia Margari- the group"s founders- revolutionalised hospitality in Zakynthos with Diana Hotel. From its base in Zakynthos, at the center of the Ionian Islands, Diana Group Hotels has established itself as a leading Hotels organization. Following is a list of the principal awards won by Diana Group Hotels: The Airtours happening Award to Diana Palace Hotel. The Airtours accommodation Award to Diana Palace Apartment / Hotel. The Airtours Accomodation Award to Filoxenia Hotel 3A+.
- ICE and ITeS - Value Labs
Founded in 1997, ValueLabs specializes in the delivery of dual-shore services in the areas of Offshore Software Product Development, QA / testing and KPO. With over 1300 engineers they provide services to startups, mid-sized and multi-billion dollar companies. Some of thier satisfied customers include TIBCO, Snapfish / HP, Maxis, Astro, Citibank (Egypt), MakeMyTrip.com, SHPS, SpiceJet and ISSI. The parent company is based in Hyderabad. Companies incorporated in the US and Malaysia service the respective geographies. They have clients worldwide with about 70% business coming from the US. won the ‘Top IT SME Exporter’ award from Andhra Pradesh for 2006. They have been awarded the ‘Best Established Indian Company in the IT Sector’ award for the Year 2005-06
- Infrastructure - Techpro Systems
- Small Enterprise of the year - Mother's Pride Education Persona
The Mothers Pride franchise is synonymous for pre school education and is recognised to be one of the most premium schools in India. It was established in 1996, with its first branch at Paschim Vihar, a spacious colourful school, which used a scientifically planned curriculum and computers. These new initiatives taken by the pre school education franchise provided a new methodology for the parents to raise their children. Since then, the kids’ education franchise has become a trendsetter in the field of pre school education. Currently, the Mother’s Pride franchise has 12 branches . Each branch of the kids’ education franchise covers an area up to one acre and the teacher student ratio is 1:10.
- Women Entrepreneur of the year - Uma R Jhaveri, S Zhaveri & Co
S Zhaveri &co is a contract research center, which was set up in November 2000, is currently one of the independent R&D set-ups in India undertaking the complete process of drug development for the clients. The services of this CRO are not only focusing on the discovery part but the applications like validation, bio-equivalency, development and efficacy tests of NDDS, cost efficiency and related areas. According to Uma Javeri, managing director, S. Zhaveri & Co., there is a greater need of such an R&D Centre in India as there are very few CR units in the country.
- SME of year - Specks Systems
Indian Winners in Cannes '07!
If you are wondering what are Cannes Lions then ask the ad gurus, who strive hard to grab one. Cannes Lions are like Oscars for advertisements. This year Cannes celebrated its 54th year and India made its presence felt.
India has been nominated for three entries in the Promo category, eight in Direct, five for Radio, 20 in the Press category, 14 in Outdoor and seven in the Media category. In total, India had 57 nominations across the six categories.
Let's look at how India has fared over the years:
· Indian wins in 2002: Two Gold Lions and one Silver Lion
· Indian wins in 2003: Three Gold Lions, two Silver Lions and one Bronze Lion - the highest ever for India till then
· Indian wins in 2004: Four Bronze Lions
· Indian wins in 2005: Two Silver Lions, One Bronze
· 2006: Watershed of 2003 revisited, and bettered.
The Indian winners in Cannes Lions ’07 are:
I. Direct lion
1. Bronze
Type Of Entry: Product/Service
Category: Other Consumer Products
Title: DEMO CD
Advertiser/Client: THE SOUNDSMITHS
Product/Service: CAMBRIDGE AUDIO SYSTEM
Entrant Company, City: EVEREST BRAND SOLUTIONS, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
DM/Advertising Agency, City: EVEREST BRAND SOLUTIONS, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
2. Bronze
Type Of Entry: Use of Media
Category: Field Marketing
Title: INCIDENTS
Advertiser/Client: HUTCH
Product/Service: HUTCH RANGA SHANKARA THEATRE FESTIVAL
Entrant Company, City: OGILVY & MATHER, Bangalore
Country: INDIA
DM/Advertising Agency, City: OGILVY & MATHER, Bangalore
Country: INDIA
II. Promo Lion
1. Type Of Entry: Use of Media
Category: Event Marketing
Title: NODDING BULL
Advertiser/Client: THE VEGETARIAN SOCIETY
Product/Service: VEGETARIAN CONFERENCE
Entrant Company, City: JWT, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Sales Promotion/Advertising Agency, City: JWT, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
III. Radio lion
1. Silver
Category: Business Equipment & Services
Title: SHORTEN YOUR LIFE
Advertiser/Client: BULLZI
Product/Service: RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY
Entrant Company, City: AMBIENCE PUBLICIS ADVERTISING, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Advertising Agency, City: AMBIENCE PUBLICIS ADVERTISING, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Executive Creative Director: Elsie Nanji
Creative Director: Ramanuj Shastry/Prasanna Sankhe
Scriptwriter: Manish Patel/Ramanuj Shastry
Agency Producer: Fabian
Advertiser's Supervisor: Sarita Pereira
Production Company/Sound Studio, City: EARDRUM, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
2. Silver
Category: Charities, Public Health & Safety, Public Awareness Messages
Title: GIRL CHILD
Advertiser/Client: CEHAT
Product/Service: ANTI-FEMALE FOETICIDE CAMPAIGN
Entrant Company, City: LEO BURNETT INDIA, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Advertising Agency, City: LEO BURNETT INDIA, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Executive Creative Director: Nitesh Tiwari/K.V. Sridhar
Creative Director: Nitesh Tiwari
Scriptwriter: Mithun Mirji
Agency Producer: Kevin Affonso
Production Company/Sound Studio, City: LINGO INDIA, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
IV. Film lions
1. Silver in Sweet Foods & Snacks, bronze in best use of music
Category: silver in Sweet Foods & Snacks, bronze in best use of music
Title: HAPPY DENT PALACE
Advertiser/Client: PERFETTI VAN MELLE
Product/Service: HAPPY DENT TEETH WHITENING GUM
Entrant Company, City: McCANN ERICKSON INDIA, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Advertising Agency, City: McCANN ERICKSON INDIA, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Executive Creative Director: Prasoon Joshi
Creative Director: Prasoon Joshi
Copywriter: Prasoon Joshi
Art Director: Prasoon Joshi/Anirban Sen
Agency Producer: Naren Multani/Benny Alexander
Production Company, City: EQUINOX FILMS, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Director: Ram Madhwani
Producer: Manoj Shroff
D.O.P/Lighting Cameraman: Anil Mehta
Editor: Shyam Salgaonkar
Music - Artist/Title: Shantanu Moitra/Prasoon Joshi
Sound Design/Arrangement: Jiten Solanki
Post Production: Prime Focus Plus
2. Bronze
Category: Fundraising & Appeals
Title: HOSTEL
Advertiser/Client: EYE BANK ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
Product/Service: BLIND WELFARE ORGANISATION
Entrant Company, City: CODE RED FILMS, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Advertising Agency:
Country:
Executive Creative Director: Raghu Bhat/Manish Bhatt
Creative Director: Raghu Bhat/Manish Bhatt
Copywriter: Manish Bhatt/Raghu Bhat/Gajraj Rao
Art Director: Manish Bhatt/Raghu Bhat/Gajraj Rao
Agency Producer: Subrat Ray
Production Company, City: CODE RED FILMS, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
Director: Gajraj Rao
Producer: Subrat Ray
D.O.P/Lighting Cameraman: Amitabha Singh
Music - Artist/Title: Rajat Dholakia
Other Credits: Lyrics: Gopal Datt
Source: canneslions.com, exchange4media.com
Underground aquarium in Hyderabad soon
After the tallest building, Hyderabad is ready for first of its kind in the country, the project at Mir Alam Tank(underground aquarium) will be the second Singapore on the planet.
The Underground aquarium near Mir Alam Tank would be a major attraction to the city which is quickly making its mark in the tourism.
A first of its kind underground aquarium in the country proposed at Mir Alam Tank by the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority but delayed due to land dispute would finally take shape. The aquarium to come up on the lines of the one in Singapore would be executed in Public Private Partnership model and tenders were being invited from reputed international agencies, HUDA Vice-Chairman Jayesh Ranjan told The Hindu.
The master plan would have to be prepared by the selected agency in six months, HUDA VC said.
Tallest building in India
The historic Charminar might soon lose its status as Hyderabad's most famous structure, stated CNN-IBN.
Apart from the famous pearls and biryani, Hyderabad will now be known for it's (soon to be contrsucted) tallest building in India. The building is to be located in a 100-acre Business District in Manchirevula near Hyderabad.
"In the area that the building is coming up, the minimum height of a building should be 30-storeys. The building that we are making will be 100-plus storeyed building surrounded by a series of 10-12 30-storeyed towers. It will be a compact business district like Manhattan or Nariman point," said APIIC Vice-Chairman, B PAcharya.
The proposed Trade Tower will house corporates, hotels and other establishments. 22 international players participated in the recently-concluded bidding process.
The APIIC had initially proposed to build 60-floor twin towers. Teams were sent to study the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Sears Towers in Chicago and high-rise buildings in Dubai.
Based on their reports, a single trade tower was approved. At present, the 16-storey Babu Khan Estate, built in 1987, is the tallest commercial building in Hyderabad followed by the 13-storeyed Haj House.
According to the APIIC, the construction of the trade tower will start by July this year and it is likely to be ready in the next three years.
Source: ibnlive.com
MAKE FREE OUTGOING CALLS!
This is not a joke nor a rumour. This is what, easygroup is planning. Make free outgoin calls for free but hear few advertisements at the begining.
As a cell phone user I won't mind few advertisements for a free call and I feel its a cool idea. Hatts off to the Stelios.
Stelios is the serial entrepreneur and the chairman of easygroup. The easyGroup is the owner of the easy brand and licenses it to all of the easy branded businesses, including easyJet plc, the airline Stelios started in 1995 and in which he remains the largest single shareholder.
He is responsible for inexpensive products in europe, from airline tickets to pizzas. Stelios has 17 branded businesses under his belt till now.
I guess everyone would be excited now for the service to hit the market.
Source: easy.com
Dabbawallas on holiday!
The world famous Dabbawallas from Mumbai are taking a 5 day holiday.
The losers are the common man and grainers are definitely the eateries.
The dabbawala originated when India was under British rule: many Indian people who worked in British companies disliked the British food served by the companies, so a service was set up to bring lunch to them in their workplace straight from their home. Nowadays, Indian businessmen are the main customers for the dabbawalas, and the service often includes cooking as well as delivery.
Though the work sounds simple, it is actually a highly specialized trade that is over a century old and which has become integral to Mumbai's culture.
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