Yearly Archives: 2006

The Women of SHARE

This week’s Ananda Vikatan has a story about the women’s Self-Help Group called SHARE (Self Help Association for Rural Education and Employment) in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It was started in the 1970s as part of the famed … Continue reading

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India Inc.’s 25 Most Powerful Women

That is the cover story on Business Today’s March 12, 2006 issue that I presume commomerates the International Women’s Day: The 25 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business . Very Cool! It looks like this is the third annual listing. … Continue reading

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Undercounting Telecom Users

Teledensity, the number of telephone subscribers per 100 people, is a much bandied about term. International Telecommunication Union – ITU’s teledensity statistics for a country is often used as an indicator for a country’s progress or lack-thereof in bridging the … Continue reading

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Cool Cell Phone Use – Panruti Municipality

Tamil bi-weekly Junior Vikatan has an encouraging article on the e-Government initiative at the Panruti municipality in its Jan 08, 2006 issue. Panruti municipality (Region: Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India; Area: 18.03 sq km; Population: 55,407) is e-services enabled in … Continue reading

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Welcome – வாங்க வாங்க

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