Bombay Stock Exchange – Profile, History and Functionality
Bombay Stock Exchange – Origins
Bombay Stock Exchange, originally named as “The Native Share & Stock Brokers’ Association”, was established in 1875. This makes BSE the oldest stock exchange in the Asian economic region. It is also the biggest South Asian stock exchange in terms of market capitalization (NSE is the second largest!), and the 11th [...]
Top 10 Financial Scams in India
Financial scams have a habit of cropping up with an alarming regularity in the Indian financial system. We have reconciled to financial irregularities to such an extent that we simply do not pay heed to smaller scams that take place around us on a daily basis. I am, or rather was, a [...]
Retirement Benefits in Indian Tax System
Income tax incidence is a major factor that affects the financial aspects of retirement planning. Financial security and stability is a chief concern post retirement, and the income taxes have a major impact on these aspects. Fortunately, the government and authorities have provided for a number of provisions that provide a [...]
Key to Success in Competitive Exams….
Everyone wants Success. Majority start their journey towards success by cracking professional exams like IIT/Engineering entrance, CAT, IPS, PSC, IAS, IFS etc. The seats are limited and the numbers of applicants are almost 10 times the vacancy. As a result, these competitive exams have become strict norms for selection into any of the professional course. [...]
How Important is it for Children learning to be Independent??
As a baby grow up, all parents become possessive about the kid and try to guide the kid to a better future. Parents want to secure their child’s future and make every effort to protect them from getting spoilt or getting swayed away by wrong things. Being protective about the child is good but sometimes [...]
Coaching Centers – Boon or Bane????
Now a days, one of the most colorful and attractive part of most newspaper are the advertisements for coaching centers. You can hate them at there exaggerated display, but you cannot ignore them. I was first surprised to see the ads for coaching for Class XI students, as the classes generally start from the [...]
My Name is Khan!!
In today’s world writing a review about a movie which was released more than a week back would be labelled as laid back approach. But the fact is this is a movie which had such a bi-polar reaction that it amazed me and many a times I was almost about to question my reaction to [...]
IP Television – Basics, Facts and Future
IPTV, an acronym for Internet Protocol Television, is a system which delivers digital television to subscribers over the internet, or more specifically, over the broadband. Thus, it is different from the conventional delivery methods, wherein the TV service is delivered through radio waves, satellite signals or cable.
IPTV service, just like your [...]
How to Unlock a Cell Phone
Cell phones available in the market can be either of the two types – locked and unlocked. So, what is the difference between a locked cellphone and an unlocked cellphone, and how is the locking/unlocking done?
A locked cellphone is is provided by a particular carrier, and the SIM of the mobile phone [...]
Role of Youth in Indian Politics – Perceptions, Reality and Future
“Youth in politics” has been frequently touted as the perfect pill to cure all the ills that plague the Indian political system. A number of debates, especially if they involve the ‘younger’ and ‘urbanized’ crowd, will frequently propose “youth in politics” as the perfect antidote to everything that is wrong with [...]
Egg Salad Sandwich
Egg Salad Sandwich is the most extensively made sandwich at home. The basic ingredient for egg salad sandwich are a few pieces of hard boiled egg, chopped onion, tomato & a dressing. This may not be the best Egg Salad Sandwich as I used did not like very much. But later when I stayed outside [...]
How to Teach a Child to Read
Once a baby is born, the parents start thinking about the education of their child. They start dreaming about a successful career of their child. The first step towards success can be started by teaching the baby to read.
Earlier children were sent to school with a conception that reading and writing will be taught at [...]
How to Improve Reading Habits
“The greatest gift is the passion for reading.
It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites,
it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind.
It is a moral illumination.” — Elizabeth Hardwick
Reading is a passion. Reading is a hobby. Reading is a habit. Reading is a skill. Once you get hooked [...]
How to e-train Kids…
Today the world has changed a lot since the days we were growing up. Today when you see kids playing with the mouse and keyboard of the computer at a very small age, sometimes you feel a sense of awe! But the truth is that, internet has become a reality which we cannot live without. [...]
Importance of Cultivating Reading as a Habit in Children
Reading is one of the finest habits that a person can have. Previously when there were no televisions people used to spend their time by reading books. It was through books that people used to try knowing the world outside. They used to become members of libraries so that they can read more books. But [...]
Google Caffeine
Google Caffeine? Is Google diversifying into selling coffee now? Well no, Google is busy doing what it does best – exploring better ways to provide better user experience to its users. So, what is Google Caffeine, then?
Apparently, the launch of Bing has inspired Google to improve on its already formidable search engine, [...]
Income Tax on Capital Gains
The Income Tax Act specifies that gains/profits that result from the transfer of capital assets are liable to be taxed as income. To understand the concept of tax on capital gains, it would be better to look at the very definition of capital gains tax – which can be broken into three [...]
Gold vs Mutual Funds – Investment Options
Gold vs mutual funds as investment options – it is a debate that is slowly gaining denomination. While gold represents the ‘old school’ of investment thoughts, mutual funds find favor with the modern generation. However, with the stock market bloodbath that prevailed over the last couple of years, investors are suddenly rediscovering the virtues of [...]
Blu Ray 101
Blu ray discs have become a rage nowadays! 1990s saw the emergence of a revolutionary technology, that promised to take the movie watching experience to a wholly new level. This newly arrived technology was HDTV (high definition TV), that broke new ground in crystal clear resolution and unparalleled image details. HDTV [...]
Creating FaceBook application is pretty straight forward and it takes only minutes to built one. Before I proceed further let me share a piece of information with you. Do you know that the Facebook Apps Directory now contains more than 350,000+ Facebook applications for their 300+ million users. Isn’t that a staggering stat? Yes it is! What are you waiting for then. Lets see how we can increase the count of FaceBook application by spending few minutes.
If you are looking to embed presentations in your Facebook profile or want to share your favorite books and movies with friends or just want to spend time playing a word game with strangers,...
Most probably you are already into twitter. And you must already be part of the tweet phenomenon. It is one of the most exciting social networking and net blogging site with has come up with a huge following.
Twitter has been a runaway success since the status message inspired web app launched about a year ago. Its rapid adoption, ease of use and extensibility resulted in a lot of excited developers taking Twitter’s best bits and mixing them up to their own ends. Frantic Industries and the Twitter Fan Wiki together present a comprehensive list of Twitter mash-ups and extensions. You can also develop twitter apps like many have done.
Twitter,...
With the advent of generations after generation of mobile networks it has become important to understand the concept behind each. The evolution of the three generations has been explained in one of my...
Here we are talking about a thing which is going to available in the second half of this year (2010). Yes we are talking about Google Chrome OS. Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system which...
In classical mythology, a box that Zeus gave to Pandora, the first woman, with strict instructions that she should not open it. Pandora’s curiosity soon got the better of her, and she opened the...
Simply speaking Google gears make your browser better equipped to handle high end web applications. And Google gears aims to achieve that by adding features to your browser. And the new features added...
Cloud computing is a buzz word in today’s world and there is absolutely no doubt about it. I have dealt with this topic in one of my previous blogs. So won’t delve much into the basics of...
Depression comes in silently, without much visible warnings. It should be curtailed as soon as one realizes it approaching, because otherwise depression is like a deep swamp which can suck one fatally....
Google chrome is one of the most simple and innovative browser from the Google stable. It is having some really very cool stuff. Google chrome also have the credit of being the first in many aspects,...
Google Caffeine? Is Google diversifying into selling coffee now? Well no, Google is busy doing what it does best – exploring better ways to provide better user experience to its users. So, what is...
Seven months with my fishes taught me a few importants things about goldfihes in a bowl. These may be useful for new owners of fishes in a bowl.
Tips for goldfish care in a bowl
Only 20-30 percent...
For quite some time my son was asking for a pet. I was reluctant, because having had a dog earlier, I knew how much work it involved. The traning, cleaning, walks, vaccinations,and the most worrying...
Google Nexus one is a smartphone from the Google stable which uses Android open source mobile operating system. Wow! That does sound techie! Isn’t it? It is the new kid, if I am permitted to say...
Wikipedia defines iWeb as a template-based WYSIWYG website creation tool developed by Apple . Don’t get confused by “WYSIWYG” it simply means What You See Is What You Get. The term...
Google introduced smart pricing to maximize advertising ROI for the advertisers participating in its flagship PPC (Pay Per Click) program, Google AdWords. Google took this step to prevent various...
A cuddly pup or kitten invariably attracts children’s attention. Children can be seen playing with pups of stray dogs and running after cats. Most children would love to have a pet for themselves;...
‘Thirteen festivals in twelve months’- thus goes a saying about India.
Every region, every community has its own festivals spread all over the year. There is a festival to celebrate every season...
The Income Tax Act specifies that gains/profits that result from the transfer of capital assets are liable to be taxed as income. To understand the concept of tax on capital gains, it would be better...
Gold vs mutual funds as investment options – it is a debate that is slowly gaining denomination. While gold represents the ‘old school’ of investment thoughts, mutual funds find favor...
Private Universities are a business like any other. And most of them are family owned business aimed at generating profits.
In India, where the risk taking appetite is low, quality is generally given...
