http://www.goimonitor.com/story/working-staying-out
While big cities offer job opportunities for some professions and better infrastructure, a lot of time is often spent commuting.
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Apr
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Living in big citieshttp://www.goimonitor.com/story/working-staying-out While big cities offer job opportunities for some professions and better infrastructure, a lot of time is often spent commuting.
Mar
16
Mutual fund and FII investment trendsThe Securities and Exchange Board of India website has interesting graphs indicating the Mutual fund and FII investment trends on a daily basis. Equity and debt investments are tracked separately. http://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/ If there is a lot of uncertainty, an investor is unlikely to invest time and money.
Dec
15
PIPA, SOPA and the internet firewallProtect IP Act, Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) could affect the growth of the internet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16195344 http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Op171211proscons.asp http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2011/12/internet-engineers-dont-like-pipa-and-sopa/ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/internet-inventors-warn-against-sopa-and-pipa
Nov
6
Bills introduced in ParliamentRajya Sabha http://164.100.47.4/newbios_search/intsessionreport3.aspx Lok Sabha http://164.100.47.4/newlsbios_search/sessionreport3.aspx Some of the bills are very interesting and well researched.
Aug
23
Big Companies offering work at home / telecommuting jobs in IndiaSome news stories on big companies offering work at home / telecommuting jobs in India http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20080324/technologylife01.shtml http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/ew/2008/04/21/stories/2008042150020100.htm http://www.i4donline.net/articles/current-article.asp?articleid=2041&typ=Features http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051011/asp/atleisure/story_5342890.asp http://www.omamconsultants.com/milestones_detail5.htm
Jul
4
NEFT transferInformation on NEFT transfer can be found at http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=60 NEFT transfers are disabled by banks on certain days of a month. It takes 12-14 hours for the transfer to be completed, and a longer time if there is a backlog due to a bank holiday.
May
9
Liberal educationThe Indian education system is geared towards passing exams with high marks, not in teaching students to think independently. This article throws some light on why there is so little innovation in India, why many people do not keep an open mind , think beyond stereotypes. If people are treated fairly and there is little exploitation, they are far more productive.
Apr
11
Policy, government and legal websitesSome websites for reference are http://governancenow.com/ - government operation http://www.observerindia.com/ – policy http://www.akosha.com/ - legal assistance for consumers
Mar
31
View credit card statement onlineYou can view your ICICI credit card statement online at https://infinity.icicibank.co.in/web/cards/creditcardNLI/jsp/ccNonLoginPage.jsp For generating a 3D secure code for online transactions (Visa /Mastercard), use If your computer is hacked or ISP connection is insecure, the hacker may use the credit / debit card number entered to generate the 3D secure code himself and you will not be able to use the debit card for online transactions. In such cases, the card will have to be blocked to prevent misuse online.
Mar
17
Paypal India changes from March 1, 2011For a few days after March 1, 2011, Paypal users in India got the following notification after logging in to their Paypal account. Notification for PayPal users in India 1.Any balance in and all future payments into your PayPal account may not be used to buy goods or services and must be transferred to your bank account in India within 7 days from the receipt of confirmation from the buyer in respect of the goods or services; and The notification did not appear for a few days, but it is now again visible. Other than blocking mass payments , no other major changes have appeared in Paypal site for Indian users. Many personal and premier account holders have been able to send money from their account and receive money, though some Paypal business account holders have had the $500 restriction implemented and accounts limited. Paypal users who have written to Paypal support have been told that their accounts are being monitored. A similar rule seems to be implemented in Turkey without advance notification with users unable to pay from Paypal balance. Till January 2010, any Paypal user could have one business and one personal account as per Paypal’s Terms of Service. After Paypal wanted users to associate a PAN number with each account, some users had to choose between the business and personal account, since a PAN number could be associated with one account only. With the new changes users now face the following disadvantages: |