Internet in India
In India May-June can be horrific months for parents of children who are seeking admissions to professional courses. In my state of Karnataka we had a re-exam for one subject (2nd PUC / XIIth) as paper had leaked. After that you had a minimum of two exams to attend - CET and ComedK (all other exams are for minority number of students). By the time … [Read more] about Upscale student hostels & PGs – a big untapped opportunity in India
The most common gateway to information on the internet namely Google is on the receiving end from various governments - the ones democratically or otherwise elected. When it comes to not taking criticism most governments behave the same. Google has released new data for its Transparency Report, which provides details of government requests to … [Read more] about Both democratic and authoritative countries send takedown requests to Google
Outlook carried an article about the rising living costs that is hurting the large middle class in India. According to Wiki, The middle class is a class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. The middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class. How … [Read more] about Sharp fall in savings of the middle class in India
Nielsen's report "Smart and Social: Android Phones in India" highlights smartphone usage in India. The two dominant operating systems on the mobile are Google's Android and Apple's iOS. For the past one year Android has grown well in India, the main reason being 'affordable' Android mobile phones (sub Rs 10,000 / $200) are available. There are … [Read more] about Mobile platform in India: Android and Facebook are the undisputed leaders
Just today my friend flashed me the press release from Govt of India "National Telecom Policy-2012 and Unified Licensing Regime". We have been hearing and reading about the "National Telecom Policy" for a while now. While the entire nation has been accusing the Govt of India for not functioning the Union Cabinet today approved the National Telecom … [Read more] about “Broadband For All” in India at a minimum download speed of 2 Mbps