Habitat for Humanity
India’s “guru of giggling” Madan Kataria, who has got thousands of people guffawing globally in pursuit of better health, is setting up a “Laughter University” in Bangalore on land donated by a building contractor and $250,000 from an anonymous tycoon.
Recent auction to 2G spectrum in India has drawn poor response from bidders. But, it may augur well for Indian consumers. Tariffs may not rise much: Aggressive bidding in the auction would have driven spectrum prices higher leading to a sharp hike in mobile tariffs.
Barefoot College in Tilonia, a small village in Ajmer district in Rajasthan is not just another college in the ordinary sense of the term.
Bunker Roy, a visionary and a social activist, established the college with a different objective. His mission was to solve problems like drinking water quality, female education, health and sanitation, rural unemployment, income generation, electricity and power, as well as social awareness and the conservation of ecological systems in rural India.
Hurricane Sandy has left leaving in its trail death and devastation. But in this election season it may play its part in the US even though both President Obama and Republican nominee Romney are working overtime so that people cannot blame them for politicking over Sandy.
They are very sweet and endearing names—Katrina, Irene and Sandy. But, they are femme fatale! Deep inside they are lethal; they caused unprecedented damage and devastation.
What strikes me most about China’s stunning progress is its Speed and Scale. The country always thinks BIG and whatever it does, it employs enormous speed.
It is truly unfortunate that so many years after the passing away of the legendary playback singer, Mohammed Rafi, singing diva Lata Mangeshkar has chosen to revive a bitter episode that both singers were embroiled in.
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