- Why Indian organizations ban websites: Objectionable content is just an excuse to hide other motives
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) reportedly blocked Facebook, on its campus, as it believed the site carried objectionable posts that Muslims would not like. However, the Indian Express reports that the actual reason …
Topic: Colleges and Universities, India, Facebook, Censorship | Read more
- Annals of rich Indian lawmakers: 86% of MLAs in Punjab are crorepatis
Another evidence in support of the argument that the democratic process is not for the poor or even the middle class. The Association for Democratic Reforms reports that 101 of the Punjab’s 117 newly-elected legislators …
Topic: India, Politics, Study | Read more
- Finally a sensible rail budget: If you can pay Rs. 250 for a bad bollywood movie, you can pay Rs. 150 extra for rail travel
Middle class India doesn't need to despair over the hikes in rail fares in 2012. It happened after 8 years, under a sensible-enough Rail Minister, who seems to be a breadth of fresh air after all those populist rail mini…
Topic: India, Rail travel, Budget | Read more
- The Ultimate Handbook to E-learning: All the essential resources in one place
E-learning, basically, using electronic tools to teach is a growing business. You can divide it into two parts - part 1 deals with instructional design, which means structuring your teaching - part 2 deals with the tools…
Topic: Handbook, Elearning, Instructional design, Simpleguide | Read more
- A simple guide to the KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) industry
Here are five questions people ask most about the KPO (knowledge Process Outsourcing) industry:
1. What is KPO?
KPO is the second wave of outsourcing. First, you had the wave of BPO (Business process Outsourcing) compa…
Topic: Business, Handbook, Kpo, Simpleguide, Outsourcing, Career | Read more
- 5 young cricketers who died in road accidents
More young cricketers have died in road accidents than of other causes. One is sure that is also the sad case in other sports. West Indian cricketer Runako Morton, who died in a car crash on March 4 is the latest casualt…
Topic: Sports, Cricket, Accident | Read more
- Chris Cairns accuses crickters Dinesh Mongia and TP Singh of match fixing
Giving testimony in the court in the course of his Twitter libel case against Lalit Modi, ex-cricketer from New Zealander, Chris Cairns, the famous allrounder, alleged that former India batsman Dinesh Mongia and Railway…
Topic: India, Cricket, Scandal | Read more
- Eco-friendly idea of the day: Tilak Holi
The concept of Tilak Holi is to use Gulal (colored talcum-like powder) instead of buckets of colored water during the hindu festival of colors, Holi. The idea is just apply a Tilak mark on the person's forehead, and givi…
Topic: India, Festival, Green living | Read more
- The Women of Delhi: The real heroes of Delhi
How a woman survives in Delhi ought to be a post-apocalyptic heroine-survival story in iteself. In this city, more rapes are reported than anywhere else in India. A habitually rude public likes to call molestation good-o…
Topic: India, Violence, Video | Read more
- Tata's next bad car after Nano: Megapixel, a hybrid car that will give 100kmpl
Coming 3 years from now, Tata will introduce the Megapixel, an awful name for a car, a 4-seater hybrid car that will give 100 kmpl mileage (under battery-only power), powered by a combination of a petrol engine and a bat…
Topic: India, Car | Read more
- Dear Indian Media, Stop all this SP-praising
5 years ago, you all were singing same praises for Mayawati, her rainbow alliance, how she ousted SP's goonda-raj from UP. Already a losing SP candidate shot bullets in anger, people got injured.
You forget Mulayam's fa…
Topic: India, Politics, Elections | Read more
- 15 books everyone must read and keep at all times to survive an apocalypse
Apocalypse reading is big nowadays. It is a staple of modern existence. We always think the worst is around the corner. And personally, I think so too. So, it is best to stay prepared. Lists of essential survival items c…
Topic: Best Books, Books and Literature, Toread, Survival, Booklist | Read more
- How anyone can predict the future: Just trust your gut feelings
'Go with your gut instincts', goes the saying. And now it has been proven right by researchers at Columbia University who call this the "emotional oracle effect".Basically, what it means that your gut feeling is your int…
Topic: Howto, Futurism, Gut instincts | Read more
- 4 ways how to keep your Google (and Chrome)-related activities private from Google
The best idea to deal with Google looking into your life may be not to use Google, but even with its flaws, Google is the best option. So, what else can you do to put blinkers on Google's always-on eyesSome sugestions fr…
Topic: Google, Privacy, Howto, Geek | Read more
- To stay healthy, run a hundred micro-marathons: And do the 10,000 steps a day
Although it is recommended that we walk 10000+ (roughly five miles of walking) steps day, most of use barely do half of that daily. So, what do we doMy suggestion: break it down. Run a 100 micro-marathons throughout the …
Topic: Health, Fitness | Read more
- How to survive in a tough, manipulative workplace: work on your boss, colleagues and competition
99% of all workplaces work on the jungle law principle - survival of the fittest and the 'cunningest', if there is such a word. Rather than complain about it, you got to survive by your wits. A summary of an excellent ar…
Topic: Career, Work | Read more
- How to handle deadlines without losing your sanity
Not all deadlines are detrimental to your mental and physical health. Deadlines can be good too, you know. HowYou ask. There are a ways to ensure you get the job done and don't lose your mind during this while:
Set effe…
Topic: Work, Business | Read more
- 10 questions about modern parenting: Kids today have killed the art of parenting, who listens to parents anymore?
This is a blog post about questions for parents, no solutions. So, bear with me. 1. Are parents today afraid of their own children2. Are parents made to shut up by their kids' mastery over technological gadgets3. Are par…
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- How to be remarkable #201: Be a good teacher, It starts with giving a damn
Professor Tyler Cowen of Marginalrevolution blog, lists these qualities of a good, no great teacher: The most important lesson is to use the right textbook. Other than that, he lists:
1. Give a damn.
2. Get…
Topic: Teaching, Tips, Remarkable | Read more
- How do we reduce our sugar consumption: Impose taxes on buying sugar, put up age restrictions (like Tobacco)
SInce, there is no nutritional need for food with added sugar, soon you will find sugar on the list of things disallowed for using food stamps for: joining the ranks of tobacco, alcohol,vitamins, pet foods, household sup…
Topic: Healthy eating, Obesity, Law, Trend | Read more
