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Pilot project of internet in train:Howrah-Delhi replaces Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express!
Though trial run for provision of Internet facility had been conducted in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express, the Indian Railway has decided to introduce pilot project for the same in Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express, obviously because the central railway minister Mamata Banerjee is from West Bengal, and she is known for doing much for her state with... »
Google Internet Bus enters Gujarat on two and half months tour
Google’s Internet Bus today arrived in Gujarat. The bus will travel to various cities of Gujarat to make more people aware about internet and its benefits. About 26% people visiting the bus will use internet for the first time in their life through this bus. The bus showcases internet content in both English and Gujarati... »
Complete detail of what you would get at Ahmedabad’s new airport building
To be functional from 15th of August, Rs 316 crore new domestic-international terminal building of Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is equipped with 410-metre long underground travelators(walkalators) in an underground link with the existing domestic terminal. Passengers will be able to travel from new domestic terminal to international terminal using the travelators, which... »
Made in Ahmedabad FIFA 2010 Android app is super-hit internationally
FIFA fever is high world-over, and there is some contribution of Ahmedabad too to FIFA fans world-wide. City based group of young and bright engineers working at Openxcell Technolabs PVT Ltd have created world’s no.1 selling app of FIFA world cup 2010 for Google’s Android based phone(on... »
Gujarat to witness four 3G services this year, possibly by Diwali
Gujarat will witness 3G mobile services this year only. Possibly before Diwali. While BSNL has announced launch of 3G services within next two months in Gujarat(but we can’t trust BSNL), the other three mobile companies; Tata, Vodafone and Idea have won spectrum early this week in auction held at Delhi and they are planning to... »
Will iProf succeed?
By Japan K Pathak Will iProf succeed? This was the question we journalists were discussing soon after IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Mumbai alumnus Sanjay Purohit briefed us about iProf, a device close to his heart, launched by Principal Secretary(Science and Technology) Ravi Saxena in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The size of iProf is something between a mobile phone... »
All-India 3G bid: Delhi and Gujarat see highest prices
The third day of spectrum auction for 3G telephony saw the all-India licence bid touching Rs 4,324 crore at the end of 16 rounds, ensuring that the government would get a minimum of Rs 17,636 crore. With today’s closing, the bid has gone up nearly 24 per cent more than the base price of Rs... »
37% net surfing in India through Cybre cafes,30% through offices:IAMAI report
Most of the people in India use internet for E-mail. The second preferred cause of use is general information search and the third is Education information search. The other usage area respectively are Music/Video on the internet, text chat, online jobsites, Financial information search, railway tickets booking, online news, telephony/Audio/Video chat and lastly the... »
Flipkart.Com or Crossword Bookstore? Mixture of both is good option
By Japan K Pathak If you want to buy a book, would you buy it visiting nearest Crossword store or just sit at home on computer and order it through Flipkart.Com? After buying the first book online through Flipkart.Com, I can answer this question now. Though Crossword store offers you a delightful experience to look and touch... »
First look of India’s first Double Decker AC Railway Coach
Rail Coach Factory (RCF), rolled out India’s first air conditioned double decker coach for oscillation trials on Delhi- Muradabad section. These futuristic high speed-stainless steel AC coaches would be introduced to cater to the heavy rush of commuters in high density corridors offering AC travel at a low cost. The first double decker train would... »