Daily Archives: December 15, 2010

ONergy renewable energy venture provides kerosene alternatives

December 15, 2010 – 4:42 pm

by Sajita Krishnan WHAT’S HAPPENING ONergy, a renewable energy venture, is focused on eradicating the use of kerosene and diesel and providing complete energy solutions to rural India using appropriate renewable sources. Villagers are offered solutions for lighting as well as cooking needs, with a complete range of solar products. Starting from 0.5W solar lanterns and […]

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ePost Corporate ensures email access to every Indian

December 15, 2010 – 4:36 pm

by Sajita Krishnan WHAT’S HAPPENING Indians in the remotest corners of the country can now receive email — even if that corner has no electricity supply, and even if it has no access for a computer and Internet connection. A new initiative by the department of posts, ePost Corporate, uses a combination of electronic communication and […]

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Random Hacks of Kindness for a better-prepared civic system

December 15, 2010 – 4:29 pm

by Sumaa Tekur WHAT’S HAPPENING Dozens of volunteer software engineers and experts in disaster risk management solutions participated in the first RHoK (Random Hacks of Kindness) event in India on 4 December 2010. The hackathon in Bangalore’s Google office focused on creating software solutions to mitigate disasters around the world. Techies got the opportunity to […]

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Mumbai’s slum kids train to be bal doctors

December 15, 2010 – 4:26 pm

by Rohini Haldea WHAT’S HAPPENING Mumbai’s bal doctor programme is training slum children to administer first aid and handle medical crises. The initiative is run by Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA), and has trained 676 bal doctors across 34 slums since 2000 (Hindustan Times, 15 November 2010). The kids can identify symptoms of […]

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INDIA’S PERSONAL JEEVES WINS HEARTS

December 15, 2010 – 4:22 pm

by Sumaa Tekur The concierge has come out of the tiny basement room of his employer’s apartment and expanded his suite of services. The modern Man Friday is morphing. Now he’s not just serving India’s elite, but also helping anyone who needs lifestyle management. Booking travel tickets, making restaurant and hotel reservations, preparing itineraries, following […]

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