Monthly Archives: April 2008

New Look for the Blog

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Basab Pradhan

As you will notice, 6AMP has a new look. The old theme worked well, but I was tiring of it. The new WordPress theme is called Statement and is from Blogoh!Blog that I was happy to learn is now run … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff, Technology | 12 Comments

Setting Targets or Expectation Setting

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Basab Pradhan

Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in an interview about India’s slowing GDP growth, to the Wall Street Journal says, “We must aim at 9%, as I will, and we must be happy if it’s between 8% and 9%.” This begs … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Economics, India | 8 Comments

Water, No Ice Featured in the Mercury News

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Basab Pradhan

Fellow blogger and wife Vidya Pradhan’s blog Water, No Ice was featured today in the Mercury News. Scott Herhold was a judge for an essay contest that WNI ran for school kids. Very interesting reading. The first place winners (Grade … Continue reading →

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Haryana and Orissa lead Investment Tables

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Basab Pradhan

Ila Patnaik reviews CMIE data on state wise per capita investment in 2007. The states with the leading investment per capital are Haryana and Orissa. It just happens that I am quite familiar with both states since I am Oriya … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, India | 11 Comments

The IP imperative for IT Services or How to Beat the Recession

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Basab Pradhan

The Indian IT Services industry is going to feel the pain of the US recession which is likely to spread to other major markets as well. This recession is going to be different as I have said before. What do … Continue reading →

Posted in Offshore Services | 9 Comments