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Sand dunes in the wild |
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 Jaisalmer is enchanting and the best way to see the desert in its glory. Shwetha Amit takes us through the sands of time |
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Fast molecular rearrangements hold key to plastic's toughness |
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 The stiff-but-malleable quality of plastics that allows them to bend rather than break when put under stress, attracts new research findings. By Jill Sakai, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Mumbai will emerge stronger |
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 India's commercial capital comes under attack from terrorists at a time when the world's second-fastest growing economy is seen to be a critical part of the solution in fighting a global recession, says Bundeep Singh Rangar, chairman, IndusView Advisors Ltd. |
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Surviving job loss and coming out stronger |
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Tough times call for tough decisions. As the economic crisis gathers and the prospects of job loss become real, it's a time to be prepared for the worst, says Shalini Amarnani. |
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Oil repellents: Taking a leaf from the lotus |
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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working on a super-oil repellent surface that would mimic the chemical and physical properties of the lotus leaf. |
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Sea piracy: India wields the 'Battleaxe' |
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 With the INS Tabar recording some significant successes in the battle against sea piracy, India is now set to boost its naval presence in the strategically important Gulf waters with the dispatch of a destroyer, INS Mysore. By Shalini Amarnani |
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Yin, Yang and Yahoo! |
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 The seeds of Yahoo's defeat lay in the mind of its chief executive Jerry Yang, who refused to consider the benefits of a deal with Microsoft. His dislike for the would-be acquirer came in the way of negotiating a good deal for his shareholders, says Kiron Kasbekar. |
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Lamborghini Gallardo debuts in India |
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 Gallardo LP 560-4, one of the most successful models of all time, made a splash at The Autocar Performance Show 2008 held last week in Mumbai. Aruna Rathod takes a look at the powerful machine. |
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"Jumbo King has found its niche" |
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 Dheeraj Gupta, managing director of the Mumbai-based fast food chain Jumbo King Foods Pvt Ltd plans to increase its turnover 10-fold to Rs200 crore by 2011. The young entrepreneur in an interview with Aruna Rathod |
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What doesn't GPS do? |
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 GPS can be effectively used in almost any business that relies on precise location information. B Ashok Kumar demystifies the popular technology |
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The collapse of the big oil bubble may not last |
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Though global economic conditions are at their worst in many decades, oil prices are still higher than they were during any of the previous recessions. That may signal the possibility of yet another price surge when the global economy recovers. By Shivshanker Verma |
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VCs and PEs: The time to take over is now |
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 VCs should in fact see these bad times as an opportunity and collaborate to gain the maximum in terms of valuation, suggests Shankar Rele, CEO of Mumbai-based strategic management advisory services firm ICE Startups.com India Pvt Ltd |
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American auto: let the Big Three perish? |
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 Despite Congressional approval of $25 billion in loan guarantees for US automakers, the Big Three say they need much more, spurring questions whether they are worth saving at all. Dhruv Tanwar reports |
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Banking on Mobile |
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 Need for a pragmatic approach to foster adoption of Mobile Banking services in India, says Probir Roy, co founder PayMate |
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Horlicks may make Indian kids 'taller, stronger, sharper', but not in the UK |
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 The UK advertising watchdog, Advertising Standards Authority, raps GlaxoSmithKline fot its Horlicks ad that claims children become ''taller, stronger, sharper" if they consume the drink. Dhruv Tanwar reports |
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