google is watching!!

Here comes google with orkut trends!!

Google has been watching your searches and now they are also watching how much do you scrap and what do you write in that!! And above all, google never removes this data from its storages!! It scares a lot of people who are privacy cynic, however I don't mind as long as google gives me better results in my searches and comes up with services I always want.

Lets see what google comes up next with!!

Wal-Mart India Story!!!

Wal-Mart is entering Indian retail market in partnership with Bharti Enterprise. I see a major change in the retail industry in India, not that it was not changing anyways!! Big-Bazaar, Tru-Mart etc have been fighting to change the scenario. They have been trying to allure the customer from mom 'n' pop stores, but have been finding it tough except in some categories.
Given wal-mart's expertise in supply chain, it might do wonders in the market.

How will it affect the Indian markets:

• As always happens in competition, consumer will be the biggest winner in the show. Quality stuff at competitive prices at all times (if the store open 24x7).
• Producers might have to give in some of their profits, but in long run might be happy to do business with wal-mart (situation in US is different as it does not have a small shop culture, so producers are forced to concede to the whims of wal-mart, but I don't see similar thing happening in India.)
• Best part might be fighting the food article's adulteration. As I hope wal-mart will look for better quality.
• Small shop owners will be forced to improve their quality of product and service but should not lose much in the competition.
• In the end, wal-mart wont be going deep in small towns, so small shop owners in those cities need not worry.
  

Is another village joining the Naxals?

I have a kind request to Dr. Manmohan Singh to wake up and take a look into the things going on in name of progress. If we do not take care, it wont be too long before another part of India gets the Naxal link.

IBNLive Story

In one part of the story, they show how police arrested the whole village and made them to go to Puri. In the mean time the company erected a compound wall in the area. Police version of the story: They sent the villagers to puri on a holiday. I didn't know that Indian Police had a clause of sending people on sacred journeys.
Even a 5 year old kid can make out what's going on. But it seems whole bureaucratic system has closed its eyes to this part of the country. Someone please wake up.

When will this killing of tribal villages stop?

Businessman@work

A wonderful example of business opportunity being spotted in a loss:
"cricinfo" "rediff"
India really needed this initiative and the business will be great!!