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Do We Need a Wikipal?
Politically speaking, the decision by Anna Hazare to disband Team Anna and take up the fight through electoral politics is both good news and bad. Good because it upholds the supremacy of electoral...
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FDI in Multi-brand Retail: E-Commerce Will not be the Same
Whether it is a desperate attempt to secure a place in history or a genuine attempt to break policy paralysis, the Cabinet has taken the bold decision to allow 51% FDI in multi-brand retail, albeit...
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Sibal’s Supercomputer Dream: Putting It in Perspective
So, Kapil Sibal has decided on his new obsession for the next few months. And this time, it is not a still cheaper tablet or, for that matter, a new mobile operating system to challenge Apple or...
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Can e-Literacy and Illiteracy Co-exist?
In the midst of a slew of big-bang reforms announced by a recharged government in the last few days, a small but crucial cabinet decision has escaped everyone’s attention. The cabinet has approved the...
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RBI’s Payment Systems Vision 2012-15: Moving Beyond Regulation
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released its Payment Systems Vision 2012-15. This is the central bank’s fourth such document. It published the first one in December 2001, detailing the payment...
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Whatever Its Algorithm, Klout Must Fix Its Basic Technical Issues
There has been a lot of debate about Klout, its score and its relevance. While some are addicted to it, many others dismiss it outrightly. Most of the criticism has been about the way it measures...
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Why A Hasty Approach May Derail the Direct Cash Transfer Scheme Completely
The UPA government has announced the Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) scheme, with an eye on the elections. As expected, the opposition has cried foul, terming it “bribe” to the voters. That is politics....
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How Realistic is Chidambaram’s ATM Promise?
The Union Budget for 2013-14, presented by the finance minister of India, P Chidambaram, has been thoroughly analyzed by analysts, media and economists. Many have pointed out the fine prints, and there...
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The Realities of Twitter Democracy!
In September 2011, as the then editor of Dataquest, I wrote an editorial, The Opportunities and Threats of Facebook Democracy. While Dataquest was one of the first publications to do a cover story on...
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FDI in E-commerce: The welcome decision that wasn’t
As soon as the Finance Minister said something about e-commerce in his maiden Budget speech, the social media was abuzz with discussion about FDI in e-commerce being allowed. In Twitter, the tone was...
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