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Friday, January 7, 2011

Green IT: the future of energy efficiency and clean environment

An indepth look at Green IT (adopted from The FT.com).

Investing in Green IT:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1780bf20-8b3b-11de-9f50-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6a1a3010-8800-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1AMXQLx7l
Courtesy: The Financial Times

Part 1 -- wind:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8790ba48-8b51-11de-9f50-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6a1a3010-8800-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1AMXQLx7l
Courtesy: The Financial Times

Part 2 -- solar power
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d7d9c16-8c1b-11de-b14f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6a1a3010-8800-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html#axzz1AMXQLx7l
Courtesy: The Financial Times

Part 3 -- electric cars
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/38ac7894-8ce2-11de-a540-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6a1a3010-8800-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F38ac7894-8ce2-11de-a540-00144feabdc0%2Cdwp_uuid%3D6a1a3010-8800-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Findepth%2Fgreen-series#axzz1AMXQLx7l
Courtesy: The Financial Times

Part 4 -- efficiency
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1812bffe-8da4-11de-93df-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6a1a3010-8800-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1812bffe-8da4-11de-93df-00144feabdc0%2Cdwp_uuid%3D6a1a3010-8800-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Findepth%2Fgreen-series#axzz1AMXQLx7l
Courtesy: The Financial Times

Part 5 -- Venture capital
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/28586e22-8e7b-11de-87d0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6a1a3010-8800-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1AMXQLx7l
Courtesy: The Financial Times

Technology As We See IT

This week's news on technology covers the following topics:

Cloud computing, social media, and Acroba
thttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c872052c-1934-11e0-9311-00144feab49a.html#axzz1AMXQLx7l
Courtesy: The Financial Times

More countries around the world adopt Green IT
http://cachef.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc207678-0738-11de-9294-000077b07658.html#axzz1AMYfN9Wo
Courtesy: The Financial Times

The efficiency of Green IT
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1812bffe-8da4-11de-93df-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6a1a3010-8800-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1AMXQLx7l
Courtesy: The Financial Times

News Around the World

The evolution of megacities
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/16/prime_numbers_megacities
Courtesy: The Foregn Policy

Is Sudan the new capital of the world?http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/06/the_worlds_newest_capital
Courtesy: The Foregn Policy

Why unemployment does not always goes down with rising economy
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/05/10_percent_unemployment_forever
Courtesy: The Foregn Policy

Foreign Policy: China is on the rise

China's army is on the rise
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/1/02/portraits_of_a_rising_military_power?page=0,0
Courtesy: The Foregn Policy

Is China a homogeneous country?http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/13/the_myth_of_one_china
Courtesy: The Foregn Policy

The myths about Chinese communist party
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/02/5_myths_about_the_chinese_communist_party?page=0,0
Courtesy: The Foregn Policy

Foreign policy: around the world

Foreign policy: the Americas The Decline of American Hegemony
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/02/think_again_american_decline
Courtesy: The Foregn Policy


Foreign policy: Asia
Pakistan leads the way for harboring terrorists
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/02/the_fp_survey_terrorism
Courtesy: The Foregn Policy


Foreign policy: a legend lives on
Samual Huntington's foreign policy ideas are still relevant
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/05/samuel_huntingtons_legacy
Courtesy: The Foregn Policy

Monday, January 3, 2011

India's Nano: a car for the future or the poor?

Nano had huge expectations in the middle of a recession and rising oil prices. The hoopla set off a media frenzy. A year later, the hoopla fizzled and expectations subsided. So what happened?

Click on the link below to read about Nano's demise or revival.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/03/AR2011010302721.html?hpid=artslot
Courtesy: The Washington Post

Also see a video of Nano from The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2009/03/23/VI2009032302141.html?sid=ST2009032401606
Courtesy: The Washington Post

The Political Power of Social Media

The Political Power of Social Media Foreign Affairs

Courtesy: Foreign Affairs

Technology As We See IT

Google map:
An interactive Google map shows population distribution across the U.S.
http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer

i-Pad:
10 exciting apps for i-Pad
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/technology/personaltech/09smart.html?src=me&ref=technology

Courtesy: The New York Times

Empowering Women in Bangladesh: a symbolic event for women everywhere


Courtesy: YouTube