Just when we thought the space is already crowded, this shows up US-based venture capital companies Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo Ventures have invested in Cleartrip.com as the Indian online travel market starts showing signs of getting crowded. Though financial details weren’t available, media reports earlier this year indicated that Cleartrip.com is to […]
Just launched the KMC Hubli Alumni Network. KMC is completing 50 years next year, and a major bash is being planned. So join the network and bring in your suggestions. By the way, did you know that KMC Hubli has an official website? Check out www.kimshubli.org! Here is a press release on it.
As expected, Barcamp Bangalore was a blast! Some of the guys presented very cool ideas/products. My day started off with a neat presentaion on podshaala. I think podcasting lectures over the internet has great potential. Not sure how many people (read teachers) will agree to tape their lectures. IMO, its a great tool to take […]
Lazy sunday afternoon surfing to understand this web2.0 business. Interesting trail : Webfalls, a gateway to cool and interesting sites > Web20generator, generate web 2.0 templates and play around with color schemes that make your eyes vomit, withespace galore and big-ass dorky fonts > Web 2.0 Validator, The definition of web 2.0 changes on a daily basis. Now you […]
Some of these things really p*** me off. Why is everyone harping about low cost healthcare for the world?? Now even our prime minister. What are we, the “low cost everything” capital of the world. Please. How about something orginal. How about “Best healthcare system” in the world, how about creating a healthcare system like […]
Venturing into the unknown – Express Pharma Less VC, more PE The recent years have witnessed a decrease in Venture Capital (VC) funding in the pharma and biotech space and an increase in Private Equity (PE). PE is the capital acquired by a company to fund its expansion activities when a company reaches the growth […]
Genetic disorders on the rise .:. NewKerala – India’s Top Online Newspaper says Genetic Disorders are “enormous” in rural India and proper therapy for genetic problems is the need of the hour, Dr L Singh, Director of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, said. Inaugurating a one-day Indo-Australian symposim on “Pharmacogenomics” here today,he said […]
Shocking facts, A. Out of five million HIV/AIDS victims, only 65K are under treatment! B. Fourty percent of patients are women. More from IANS Out of the five million HIV/AIDS population, only an estimated 65,000 people are taking medical help. While 25,000 are getting treatment in public hospitals and 10,000 are under the guidance of […]
Everything about collaborative content online seems to be hot. The latest fad is news aggregation and collaborative filtering aka www.reddit.com it is a great concept, linked with custom feeds based on my clicks or recommendations i can read my own customized newspaper. I dont know enough of the technology behind this, but maybe a catchy […]