Indian exporters cite negative balance, seek relief /Murthy on HSBC board as profits rise on Asian success /Small retailers turn to tech to cut losses/India's telecom watchdog wants orderly growth of cable TV

Daily Dose |   March 04 2008

>> TOP NEWS Indian exporters cite negative balance, seek relief Even as India's merchandise exports in January showed signs of recovery with a 20.47 percent growth, exporters demanded more relief measures from the government to fight the appreciating rupee. Murthy on HSBC board as profits rise on Asian success Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy is to be inducted as a non-executive director of HSBC Holdings, Europe's largest bank. Small retailers turn to tech to cut losses India's telecom watchdog wants orderly growth of cable TV >> TECHNOLOGY Yahoo! launches new lab in Bangalore As a premium step towards moving beyond the current paradigm, Internet giant Yahoo! India announced the expansion of its India R&D operations with the launch of Yahoo! Labs - Bangalore. Microsoft India launches three tools Microsoft India is betting on the technology infrastructure in organization with its launch of three tools. Percept to give fillip to Indian animation movies Sundar Balasubramanian joins EMC India COE >> BUSINESS India to reduce negative list for trade with region's LDCs India will allow 244 additional items to be freely traded with least developed countries in the region in what it said was a "unilateral" push to the South Asian Free Trade Agreement. Huawei bags $20 Mn contract from BPL Mobile Huawei Technologies, a global telecommunications equipment manufacturer has announced the bagging of $20 million contract from BPL Mobile. Phenix Varco Pruden eyes auto, IT projects in south India Ramco to offer web-based software services to U.S. customers >> VENTURE NEWS National Hydroelectric Power to go ahead with IPO Despite a volatile stock market, National Hydroelectric Power will launch its initial public offer as planned, Power Secretary Anil Razdan said on 4 March 2008. Rho Fund Investors to debut in India In India, it is now the turn of Fund of Funds (FoF) to actively look for deals here. Fund of Funds are those, which invest in venture capital and private equity funds. IPO shelved, Wockhardt now turns to PEs for funds >> OTHER NEWS Sasken's office ransacked Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activist on Monday ransacked the IT firm Sasken Communication Technologies' office off Koramangala Intermediate Ring Road. Young Microsoft director harbours high hopes for IT The next twenty years will be revolutionary in IT history and what lies ahead for humanity should be best left to the wonderful ingenuity of mankind. SMS helped check bird flu in Orissa Bengal ties up with Brainware to train its unemployed youth >> BLOGS Is Legal Outsourcing Industry in India growing to the expected standards ? - Corpus Global A recent Nasscom report says that there are about 100 LPO's in India. But in reality there seems to be hardly 10-15 LPO's taking the Industry seriously and moving forward..... MAGAZINE Cover Story The global mobile telephony market has grown at a rapid pace in the last few years. Kirusa, with its patented Voice SMS software is already making waves in this booming market across various geographies.. Guest Contributor An inability to realize human relationships would be detrimental to the prospects of a good leader By Jayshree V Ullal The author is Senior Vice President/General Manager, Cisco Featured Mentors Lou Joe Cainday HR Supervisor at Link2Support, Inc. Dhirendra Consultant Video spotlight Why are soft skills important for experienced techies? SiliconIndia Books In The Wonderland of Investment (2007-08) For over two decades, A. N. Shanbhag has helped numerous investors strike gold with In the Wonderland of Investment. .... Buy Now Homij Bhabha â€" Architect of Nuclear India Born in a rich Parsee family of Bombay, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, was destined to carve a niche for himself in the field of nuclear science....... Buy Now

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