Monthly archives: December, 2013

Economy Headed Towards Gradual Recovery & Growth Stabilization Several Initiatives taken to Revive Economy

Year End Review   The Ministry of Finance, Government of India took several measures to revive the economy and maintain the tempo of growth. Though several external and domestic factors contributed to the slowdown of the economy, wide ranging initiatives were introduced in all major sectors at the policy level to meet the challenge during …

Space Program of India Vis-A-Vis China

India and China are pursuing their respective national space programmes with different priorities. Since the inception of Indian space programme, India’s focus has been on peaceful uses of outer space and harnessing space technology for national development. China has developed strength in launch vehicle domain including the capability for human spaceflight missions. India has capability …

Persistent Systems Uses Dell Infrastructure Solution Running SAP HANA® to Speed Performance of Next Generation Sequence Data Analysis Suite

[India] November 18, 2013: Dell, a leading end-to-end technology solutions provider, today announced that Persistent Systems, a global leader in software product and technology services, is using a Dell infrastructure solution to accelerate the performance of its groundbreaking research project called SanGeniX. The Dell solution, which includes the SAP HANA® platform running on Dell’s PowerEdge …

Nostalgia – The Annual Alumni Reunion of IIM Lucknow

Lucknow, 18th December 2013   Christmas is a special time for IIM Lucknow – it’s that time of year it welcomes the graduated batches back to its campus for the Annual Alumni Reunion. Four batches are invited every year – the batch which graduated 25 years ago to celebrate its silver jubilee of graduation, the …

Roger Dubuis Celebrates Art Basel Miami

CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué and Friend of the Brand Gerard Butler Welcome Guests to an Evening of Haute Horlogerie Roger Dubuis CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué and Friend of the Brand Gerard Butler hosted recently guests during a fete kicking off Miami’s iconic Art Basel. In partnership with Dom Pérignon and HauteTime Magazine, Roger Dubuis welcomed 100 guests to …

Persistent Systems Invests in DxNow

Boston-based Life Sciences Start-up Second Recipient of Persistent Venture Fund   Pune, India, Santa Clara, CA and Boston, MA – December 18, 2013 – Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), the global leader in software product and technology services, today announced that it has invested in DxNow, a privately held Boston company that is developing …

Rapsody Yachts Announce the new R38

Rapsody Yachts is pleased to announce the launch of their new yacht, the Rapsody R38. With a length of 12 meter the R38 is the latest addition to the Rapsody line-up and is especially designed for international waters. The R38 will be equipped with normal steering and joystick control for easy manoeuvrability and two Volvo …

Russian parliament votes for amnesty for Arctic 30

Amsterdam, 18 December 2013 – The Greenpeace activists who spent two months in jail after a peaceful protest in the Arctic have expressed relief after the Russian parliament voted to grant them amnesty. But they also declared: “There is no amnesty for the Arctic.” The Duma today voted for an amendment that extends an amnesty …