How Gadgets Are Changing Education In India !

Not too long back, a classroom meant assignments , blackboards and chalks, heavy duty lectures, etc. Today, things are a lot different. Classrooms, be it in a school or college, are slowly inching towards infusion of modernity in the education system and it will take a while to ease out rote learning as the most conventional method.

To be specific, it implies memorizing minus understanding or 'learning by repetition' . While it is strongly avoided by most curriculums in the developed world since it doesn't encourage use of intelligence, India too has finally come of age having learnt from its past mistakes. The transition from rote learning to tech-based education is clearly evident. Swanky laptops, CDs, and e-learning are now part of everyday education.  

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Change a Light,Change the World !

Thousands of people, many wearing only underwear, rioted across northern India yesterday over power cuts that have left millions without electricity or water, highlighting the yawning gap between the country’s superpower aspirations and realities on the ground.

The violence underlined growing public frustration at the Government’s failure to improve the basic infrastructure, especially electricity and water supplies, despite an unprecedented economic boom.

The Government has pledged to provide “power for all” by 2012, but analysts say that it will struggle to keep up with demand as the middle class sates its appetite for electronic goods and larger homes.

We really can "Change the World" with just one light bulb. The key is that the more people that take this step, the more we can change the world.Are YOU and your family having an energy crisis? You may be if you're wasting energy. How many of these ways to save energy around the house do YOU know? So,here is just basic knowledge about Light Source so that we can save our country from Energy Crisis.

Incandescent:

The bulb that most lamps require is the incandescent bulb, they are the standard bulbs that most people are familiar with and typically the most inexpensive option. The pros in using incandescent bulbs:-

They produce a warm and steady light that complements skin tones, they can be used with a dimmer, and they come in a wide variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Some of the cons are:- They are not as energy efficient as some of the other options and although they can last for 700-1000 hours, other bulb options far outweigh this feat.

Types of Incandescent bulbs:

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Latest Trends In Indian IT Companies:John C McCarthy

John C McCarthy, vice-president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, has predicted and analysed some of the biggest shifts for the global technology industry, including his famous 2004 study, which claimed that 3.3 million white-collar American jobs (500,000 of them in IT) would shift offshore to countries such as India by 2010. Here, I Talk About the Changing dynamics of the Indian IT and the challenges it faces.

I think the Indian companies are going to come down to around 15% margins over 2-3 years. Their operations are getting much more complex. They are not just an Indian company anymore.

They are in India, China, Brazil, trying to sell in all these alternative geographies. Not that it's not going to be a great business — don't get me wrong. They would certainly be more profitable than some of the infrastructure players.

Attrition is not a long-term problem:

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After FarmVille & Mafia Wars Facebook gets FrontierVille !

Zynga, creator of "FarmVille" and other hugely popular online social games, has launched a new title on Facebook, "FrontierVille," which features pioneers seeking to tame the Wild West.

"You've gone out into the wilderness to start a new life," said Brian Reynolds, Zynga's chief game designer. "You're actually raising a virtual family on the frontier."
"You can add a frontier spouse, create little child avatars," Reynolds, who led the development of FrontierVille.
Zynga claims more than 230 million monthly active users of its games, which include "Mafia Wars," "Treasure Isle," "Zynga Poker," "Cafe World," "FishVille" and "PetVille" in addition to "FarmVille."

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Delhi:Pray ! It Doesn't Rain During Commonwealth Games

If you love your nation and are looking forward to the largest sporting event Commonwealth Games that it is getting ready to host. I have one serious piece of advice for you – pray. Given the awful state of preparedness, be it venues, catering, athletes village, even the general infrastructure, you would imagine I want you to pray for all these. But no, I want your prayers directed towards something more specific – rains, or no rains, to be precise.

Those who live in Delhi and know what the hugely spoilt (in terms of funds spent) city turns into when it rains, would know what I am saying. A slight drizzle is enough to turn the city into Venice. But if that is bad, my fear is it will be a lot worse if it rains during the event. The fear is borne more out of what I have noticed the past few days.

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All About Infosys Technologies & Its Aggressive HR policy Called I-Race

Infosys Technologies happens to be not only the country's second largest IT services company by revenue but a dream employer. The company has consistently been rated as second after IT major TCS in the country.

The company which has forecast a 16-18% growth for the current financial year, hired close to 27,000 employees during the last fiscal. However, the recent months saw Infosys facing severe criticism from employees due to its aggressive HR policy called i-Race. The policy led to 4,500 demotions last year.

Here is a look at the employee makeup at Infosys, which includes the number of employees, salaries, promotions and attrition levels.

Total No.Of Employees:

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Census 2010: A Vote Bank Clout !

Will you reveal your caste when the census-taker comes calling? Those who advocate the caste-census do so on the principle that it is better to know than not to know, and that knowledge helps us to empower ourselves and others. According to this argument, the more information we can gather on regional concentrations and percentages of caste, the better equipped we'll be to take focused affirmative action to counter discrimination and social and economic backwardness.

This seems to be a reasonable enough argument. The problem is that, ever since the adoption of the Mandal commission's recommendations by the V P Singh-led government in 1990, caste conflict has escalated, not declined.

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