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India outsourcing to survive Satyam fall

At the start of this year, India was rocked by revelations that the huge software and outsourcing group Satyam had overestimated its profits to the tune of around $US1 billion. Before his arrest, chairman and IT poster-boy Ramalinga Raju said he had been “riding a tiger, not knowing how to get off without being eaten”.

SKorean carmaker demise felt around world

In every industrialised nation across the world, a country’s automotive industry continues to be a massive driver of the economy, employment, technological advancement and even self esteem. Some nations have perfected design and development, some have perfected manufacturing, and all share their relative strengths with each other to make great cars. So as South Korea’s … Continue reading “SKorean carmaker demise felt around world”

Report highlights risks to India’s economy

More than 700 economists are currently meeting in the Indian capital, New Delhi, in an annual forum hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the World Economic Forum. With its domestic growth contracting and the international economy in crisis, the discussions of an Indian gold rush from last year’s event are this year replaced … Continue reading “Report highlights risks to India’s economy”

Court first for Indian brain scan technology

An Indian court in July became the first in the world to convict a suspect based on evidence from some widely-unproven brain scanning technology. In one Indian state alone, around 75 crime suspects and witnesses have undergone the controversial technique since 2006. But fellow scientists, ethicists and the forensics community are extremely apprehensive about the … Continue reading “Court first for Indian brain scan technology”