E-learning is referred to as a means of education that incorporates self-motivation, communication, efficiency, and technology. E-learning is considered to be efficient as it eliminates distances and subsequent commutes. Distance is eliminated because the E-learning content is designed with media that can be accessed from properly equipped computer terminals, and other means of Internet accessible […]

Gurukul a word that today’s generation probably does not think about. Education, a term often confused with literacy, a statistic measuring development. EXPOs, a new-age phenomena where everyone gets to showcase almost everything! 
In the internet age where everything has to happen NOW, the concept of EXPOs has its proven merits. On the other hand, India’s […]

A few years back I was using written letters as a standard form of communication with all my family members, friends and relatives. But then I came to know about the computers and Internet usage and the endless functions it can perform. From then to now, my letter writing has moved from the paper to […]

It’s a common fallacy across the board that Communication is mainly about Talking / Writing. You tell or ask something in written words or speech, ergo, you are in communication.  And if you should start a conversation on this, the other person is likely to say – “Oh no, its so much about non-verbal communication […]

Presidential Elections have just got over in
Russia and Dmitry Medvedev won a landslide victory in these elections that were held on March 2. Medvedev has been provided with a mandate to step into the rather large shoes of Vladimir Putin. In the final vote count, Medvedev got 70.2 percent of the vote with 99.7 […]

 
Have you ever wondered how some English phrases have their origination from the various games and sports that people play? 
Sport is defined as a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Also, it is defined as a physical activity that is engaged in for pleasure […]

 
New Delhi, 29 February 2008:  The 2008 budget is highlighted by the single largest give-away in
India’s fiscal history – Rs 60,000 crore loan waiver for farmers. On one hand, assistance to small farmers by way of credit is a socio-economic necessity; the manner in which it is being executed displays a considerably abrupt response […]

Power cuts and black outs in South Africa, which was counted among the first world countries about a decade back, came as a surprise to me.  Its not that I am not used to load shedding. As a citizen of a developing country, which was till recently, notorious for poor infrastructure and government apathy towards […]

Indian internet scene is buzzing with frequent launch announcements of Social Networking Sites (SNS). Every kind of player is jumping into the fray including publishing/media houses. Hyperactivity of this magnitude in an emerging and unproven business area has led to frequent questioning about phenomenon of Social Networking Sites.
But that has not stopped nascent SNSs […]