Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Autocar India Magazine Issue: 149 | Autocar India January 2012

Autocar India Magazine Issue: Autocar India January 2012
Hot Expo Stars: At the rate our car market is growing, it’s no surprise the forthcoming Auto Expo is the biggest one ever. Here’s what you can expect to see at the 11th edition of India’s very own international motor show.
GT-R and Leaf around Delhi: It’s ironic that the two pinnacles of Nissan’s technological expertise are polar opposites of one another. We spend a whole day with the fire-breathing GT-R and the zero-emissions Leaf to see how they handle our conditions.
Tata Nano 2012 driven: Tata’s recent updates to the Nano have been geared to making it more comfortable and driveable. We put it through its paces to see how effective they have been.
Fortuner and Innova facelifts: Both cars have been huge successes for Toyota, but it’s important to keep up with the Joneses. A huge array of updates – both functional and cosmetic – has made its way to these cars, and we check them out.
Premier Rio Petrol driven: The Rio was a breakthrough product, let down by a few problems, chief of which was an engine that didn’t meet BS IV standards. Premier has fixed this with a facelift and a new petrol motor.
New BMW 3-series driven: The new-from-the-ground-up F30 3-series promises to top its rivals on paper and beyond, but can it really be that good? We spent some time on road and track to find the answer.
Force Motors One Road Test: There’s much to be expected from a Rs 11-lakh, Indian-made SUV and the bar has been set pretty high. This is UV stalwart Force Motors’ take on this tough segment.
Autocar Awards 2012 Preview: The gladiators of the Indian car and bike markets are about to enter the arena for the country’s definitive automotive showdown – here’s where you get to know who you will be rooting for.
KTM 200 Duke ridden: The 200 Duke is India’s first taste of the Austrian bike-maker’s collaboration with Bajaj, so understandably we were very excited about taking the reins.
Discover India: Santiniketan, abode of Rabindranath Tagore, is tranquil, culturally rich and steeped in history with plenty of poetry, sculpture and art to take in.
i1 Racing Series previewed: We preview the new i1 racing series and analyse its participants, sponsors, ’20-20’-esque driver selection process and choice of Radical Racer cars. Will it strike a chord with motorsport enthusiasts?
Two FREE booklets: Find out how Hyundai’s ‘Fluidic’ design journey began, and culminated in the made-for-India Eon, and be sure you carry our ’25 Things You Must See’ guide to the Auto Expo with you.

Friday, December 23, 2011

Frontline-Vol. 28 :: No. 26 Dec 17 - 30, 2011


The States

Goa: 50 years on
Belgaum again
Manipur: Dealing with drug abuse
Interview
Anita Desai on lost landscapes
© Guardian News & Media 2011
ObituaryIndira Goswami: Writer and humanist
Soccer's Socrates
© Guardian News & Media 2011
Dev Anand: Eternal romantic
Column
Bhaskar Ghose: System failure
Jayati Ghosh: Death as a way out
R.K. Raghavan:Professional policing
Books
Equal partners?
review article by C.T. Kurien
Form vs substance
review article by V. Venkatesan
Relevance of Wrath
review article by Melvyn Bragg
© Guardian News & Media 2011
Truth and legend
review by A.G. Noorani
Also
Lett

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Magazine-Frontline-16.12.2011


Extremism
West Bengal: A Maoist's end
Communalism
Gujarat pogrom: A verdict, finally
Interview: Teesta Setalvad
Civil Aviation
Kingfisher Airlines: Losing height
Interview: Prakash Karat, CPI(M) general secretary
Troubled skies
FDI and a range of concerns
Travel

Along the Silk Route:Crossroads of cultures
Media
Times Now: Costly "mix-up"
Report
Human development: Grim predictions
Focus: Vigyan Prasar
A new approach
Interview: Anil Kakodkar, president, Vigyan Prasar
Interview: Kiran Karnik, former president
Interview: Anuj Sinha, director
Interview: T. Ramasami, secretary, Department of Science & Technology
Focus: Gitam University
Towards excellence
Interview: Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Subramanyam
Business school in Hyderabad
The States
Rajasthan: Missing woman
Excellence

K.J. Jesudas: Celestial singer
Column
C.P. Chandrasekhar: The end of Europe?
Bhaskar Ghose: Governing India
Praful Bidwai: Durban challenge
R.K. Raghavan: The crime scene
Jayati Ghosh: Tyranny of finance
Books
Evolving economy
review article by C.T. Kurien
For the people
review article by V. Venkatesan
Beyond folktales
review by Shelley Walia
Sufism in Kashmir
review by A.G. Noorani
Also
Letters

Motoring- December 2011



 BS Motoring : India's Best Car & Bike Magazine
 
Skoda Rapid
Quite Rapid
Skoda’s latest entry into our market happens to be a re-badged Vento with a different front end. We drive it and tell you all about it.
Hero Impulse!
Slide dish
We kick up some dirt with the only dirt bike on offer in the country. We also put a pro Moto-X racer on it while we\'re at it. Will it stand up to this grueling day in the dirt?
Aston Martin V12 Zagato
Zig Zag
A V12 Aston with Zagato bodywork? You bet we’ve got some coverage of that!
Maserati MC Stradale
Speak MC!
Pablo drives yet another mad Maserati this month! This time, it’s the MC Stradale, a Maserati truly deserving of it’s red stripe!

Mathematics Today December 2011


Mathematics Today December 2011
Maths Musing Problem Set - 108
C.B.S.E. Practice Paper-2012 - (Chapterwise)
Challenging Problems
Concept Boosters (XI)
Concept Boosters (XII)
Maths Archives
Practice Paper for AIEEE
Mock Test Paper - 3 : WB-JEE 2012
IIT-JEE Challengers Series-1
Maths Musing - Solutions

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Physics For You December 2011



Full-Length IIT-JEE Practice Paper-2012
IIT-JEE Practice Paper 2012
AIEEE Foundation
Brain Map – Rotational Motion
NEET Practice Paper-2012
CBSE Board Chapterwise Practice Paper – Electronic Devices,
Communication System
Challenging Problems
Physics Clinic
Examiner’s Mind – Circular Motion
Learn Fast – Geometrical Optics


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Express Computer-16 - 30 November 2011

16 - 30 November 2011



 Cover Story
 
Legacy is a liability
Although the Indian Railways has made clear its intention to use technology extensively, the huge amount of legacy infrastructure owned by it is a big hindrance and a complete overhaul could be the only way out.


 Editorial
 
Innovations in governance
The state of Punjab now offers RC registrations at vehicle dealerships

 News
 
HP doubles customer base of 3PAR Utility Storage systems
Wipro and Workday enter into an alliance
VIA & Simmtronics to enable tablet manufacturing in India
Huawei to localize more for emerging markets
Fraud in Asia takes longest to detect: KPMG global survey
85% of email still mostly spam while 81% contains links to malicious Websites: eScan says
NEC’s iPASOLINK selected by Tata Teleservices for mobile backhaul
POS solutions with loyalty program boost IT spends in retail
Quikr app to be pre-loaded on Nokia phones in India
HP opens exclusive HP World store in Bangalore
Fujitsu introduces Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for SMBs
Douglas Murray appointed Senior Vice President for APAC region
Infor delivers localized version of ERP Enterprise (LN) for Indian market
CIBER opens new global delivery center
ApnaCircle rolls out API-based platform
Samsung partners with BigFlix to launch Video on Demand application
Malware attacks up due to social media; organizations lagging on proper protection
Altera introduces SoC FPGAs: integrating ARM processor system and FPGA into 28-nm single-chip solution
Kaspersky Lab’s new endpoint protection solution readies enterprises for the next cyber threat
Croma offers laptop theft protection with Intel anti-theft service
Existing transportation technologies could eliminate 90% of traffic accidents, IEEE experts say
Verizon Global Wholesale wins MEF’s ‘Best Wholesale Ethernet Service’ award for EMEA
Convergys appoints Marife Zamora as Managing Director for Asia Pacific, EMEA
HCL Technologies receives an ITSMA Diamond Award for marketing excellence
Etisalat announces first certified LTE program with Huawei


 Feature
 
SDCs move onto Private Cloud
Some states are looking at moving to the Cloud for their second data center with Kerala being a good example of this trend.
Indians get an Unique Identity
With the country's poor poised to gain an identity card, most social welfare schemes will soon be in a position to steer clear of hindrances and reach the correct beneficiaries, thanks to credentials that are validated through UID. However, the project itself has hit many a speed breaker.
IT in rural education: not quite optimal
When it comes to rural education, we are miles away from leveraging technology let alone using it optimally. A few projects, however, raise hopes.
Enabling common services
In the absence of adequate G2C services, the government faces the challenge of making Common Services Centers sustainable.
Mass Migration
The Indian government has laid out a roadmap for agencies to migrate to IPv6. These agencies are making efforts to overcome the challenges posed by the lack of IPv6-ready equipment in the CPE segment, applications, content and customer awareness of the new IP version.
Video conferencing @ gov.in
The government is purchasing both video conferencing equipment and services in a big way.
State Portals
Efforts being made to bring about greater transparency and state governments are trying to ride the technology bandwagon in order to improve their internal efficiencies.


 Interview
 
BYOD: the next game changer in IT
Bringing personal devices into the workplace is the norm in the West. It is also catching on in India. Sujai Hajela - VP/GM of Wireless Business Unit, Cisco, talked to Pupul Dutta about advances in mobility that were poised to reshape the enterprise and drive growth and innovation

 Events
 
Cloud Delivery
HP has its sights set on the rapidly expanding Cloud computing market in the APJ region. Its recent media event in Singapore centered on new services delivery models for accelerating Cloud deployment.
Cloud Everywhere
Industry leaders deliberated upon the Cloud’s impact upon various aspects of IT. The conclusion arrived at was that the technology was blurring the lines separating consumer & enterprise IT.

 Products
 
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- Fujifilm FinePix T 200
- Porsche Design P’9981Smartphone
- Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V and Xperia pro
- Stellar Phoenix CD DVD Data Recovery for Mac
- IBall Slide