Posts Tagged ‘IT’

Pune based Forbes Marshall among ‘best workplaces’ in India

Times of India: Pune based Forbes Marshall has been ranked No 11 in the top 25 ‘best workplaces’ in India for the year 2011 based on a survey conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute in association with The Economic Times. The Institute is a pioneer in studying and recognising...
June 30th, 2011 | News | Read More

Pashan becomes one of the prime locations in the city

Indian Express: Chintamani Jichkar, 56, owns a 2-BHK flat on the Pashan Sus Link Road. Just as he was thinking on the lines of selling off the property around eight years ago, a realtor friend advised him to hold on and wait for the appreciation that was soon to be witnessed. Listening to the friend’s...
March 28th, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

It’s still a life of struggle for Magarpatta slum dwellers

Indian Express: Ten years ago, when malls and townships were emerging concepts, a group of farmers in Hadapsar got together to conceptualise a township with modern amenities called Magarpatta City. Today, it houses 42 companies, including IT and ITES organisations, and is home to over 16,000 people.
March 21st, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

Deepak Shikharpur speaks on E-Waste

Mr. Deepak Shikharpur a very fluent activist for appropriate disposal of e-waste shared his vies to the press at a press conference during the 5th Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival. He focused on the idea of the use of IT for the betterment of the environment.
February 17th, 2011 | News | Read More

US varsity ties up with city-based B-school

Times of India: The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS), one of the state universities in the US, has entered into a formal tie-up with the city-based Europe Asia Business School (EABS) and academic service provider Global Talent Track (GTT) for setting up a centre for services excellence...
February 15th, 2011 | Education, News | Read More

The chaos we call Pune

Most major Indian cities have an identity. For artists, businesses, a way of life… what does Pune stand for? For long, I have tried to answer the question, “What does Pune stand for?” Some obvious answers are that we are an educational city. Or that we are a manufacturing hub. Or maybe an...
February 15th, 2011 | Views | Read More

Colleges respond poorly to police’s cyber group initiative

Times of India: The Pune police’s initiative to establish ‘Cyber awareness groups’ (CAGs) at higher and technical institutions in the city, has drawn a lukewarm response from colleges. Barely 40 colleges have so far established the CAGs, which are positioned as key facilitators...
February 2nd, 2011 | News, Tech | Read More

First-ever Virtual IT Chess Tournament to be held in Pune

Indian Express: The first-ever Virtual Chess Tournament exclusively for IT companies in Pune is being hosted on the December 18 and 19. The tournament is open for all companies in the IT and ITES industries only in Pune. There is a total prize money of Rs 90,000 for the winners.
December 6th, 2010 | Around the city | Read More

Digital Homes@Pune

The IT Century is bringing a seeping change in our lifestyles. Convergence and interfacing of devices (such as telephone, fax, TV, pagers, computers, ovens, clocks etc), speech interface (as against keyboard & mouse), cheap networking & supercomputing in miniature devices is revolutionizing...
July 2nd, 2010 | Views | Read More

International tech event in Pune mooted

Indian Express: The Hinjewadi Industries Association (HIA) is in talks with Nasscom and the State Government to oraganise an international tech event in Pune ensuring the participation of IT bigwigs. The event is being conceptualised as a platform to showcase the annual technology concepts of various...
June 29th, 2010 | News | Read More