Upper House clears Women's Reservation Bill
The historic Women's Reservation Bill, ensuring 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislative bodies, cleared the Upper House of the parliament on Tuesday after two days of unrelenting opposition.
Moser Baer PV Technologies achieves highest thin-film wattage
Moser Baer PV Technologies today reported successful validation of its proprietary process that yielded the highest efficiency and wattage from any amorphous-silicon single junction thin film module.
India, US to sign framework trade, investment pact on 17 March
India and the United States will sign a framework trade agreement to facilitate increased flow of trade and investment between the two countries, especially in the high-tech areas
Yuan appreciation: Currency speculation on the rise
Beijing's dogged refusal to alter the exchange rate of its currency may already be inviting the first ripples of speculative action in the currency markets.
Northrop dumps $40 billion USAF tanker contract
Defence contractor Northrop Grumman said Monday it was pulling out of the $40 billion competition to build aerial refuelling tankers for the USAF, in a move that leaves the field clear for rival Boeing.
Assisted reproduction technoloogy has no effect on birth process or baby's outcome
New research indicates that assisted reproduction itself doesn't have an adverse affect on pregnancies or babies
L&T Power to invest Rs30,000 crore for 5,000 mw capacity by 2015
L&T, is planning to invest Rs30,000 crore in building new power plants of 5,000- megawatt (MW) capacity by 2015.
 
Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14
  Richard Quest's Profitable Moment from Atlanta, Georgia
  The US is currently doing the economic equivalent of dancing two steps forward…one step back, writes CNN's London correspondent Richard Quest in an exclusive column to domain-b
  First Proof: The Penguin Book of New Writing from India 5
  A chance to sample the best from new writing in different genres, served conveniently on the same platter, says Shalini R Menon
  Rin versus Tide: The limits to comparative advertising
  HUL's Rin versus Tide TV commercial may be headed for the courts. If the case does wind up in litigation, it would be interesting to see how Indian courts react to comparative advertising,  says trade mark attorney, Navpreet Panjrath
  Bharti Airtel sees room for growth in rural India
  CNBC-TV18 shares with domain-b, its exclusive interview with Sanjay Kapoor, CEO, Bharti Airtel, who has taken over as chief executive of Bharti Airtel for India and South Asia
  A new way to build membranes for fuel cells
  Layer-by-layer assembly system could lead to improved fuel cells, batteries and solar panels. By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office
  Budget 2010-11: Gain for locals, pain for globals
  Legal and tax counselling services consultant Nishith M.Desai, founder, Nishith Desai Associates, presents insights into Budget 2010-11
  What the Budget portends
  It has been apparent for some time that the budget that Mr Pranab Mukherjee would present today would be judged, ultimately by whether or not it would sustain the economic recovery that set in, decisively, in the second quarter of 2009-10, says Prem Shankar Jha
  Will Bharti get along well in Africa?
  The Zain buy is expensive, but you always pay more for rare assets in a seller's market. The biggest challenge for Bharti will be to survive Africa. by Shivshanker Verma
  Engineers design, build major component for hydrogen cars
  Researchers have completed work on a crucial component for an experimental hydrogen storage system for cars, part of efforts to reduce pollution and the use of fossil fuels in transportation
  Letter to the finance minister, from a salaried taxpayer
  Though they are the most loyal of tax payers, the government still discriminates against the salaried class. They are not allowed to cut their taxes, when other tax payers are allowed to do so freely. It is time to level the playing field .  By Vivek Sharma
  Budget can put in force the divestment of public sector units
  We can expect the budget to start the process back to fiscal consolidation, says D R Dogra, MD and CEO, CARE
  Microhoo: search will be a two-horse race by year end
  According to Adam Bunn, SEO head of the UK's leading independent search marketing agency, Greenlight, says Microsoft has a good chance of increasing Bing's market share over the year, making ''Microhoo'' worth paying much more attention to from an SEO perspective
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