Texting via chat has become the new way people talk and literally the main communication channel used worldwide over the last decade. Every social network and most commercial websites have a chat functionality. We all have at least one chat app on our phone, while most use a few in parallel: for sharing pictures with […]
The Buzzing Neighbor of Delhi: Noida
Came into being on April 17th 1976, NOIDA is actually the acronym for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority. Alongwith Gurgaon, Noida is another IT industry hub in India and today all multinational organizations have their workplaces here. Most organizations have picked Noida as their central station in light of the Special Economic Zone status that […]
Google’s Electricity Conservation – 4 Hacks for Smart Businesses
Google’s electricity usage can power up to 350,000 houses but still manages to stay green and reduce its carbon footprint across the globe. According to its website, it has maintained a carbon neutral footprint since 2007. While Google maintains the records for using the highest powered data centers till date, it is simultaneously involved in […]
Combination HIV Meds Could Save 12 Million by 2015
Combination HIV prevention, if thoroughly implemented by governments and communities, can avert 12 million infections by 2015, according to experts. Right now, some 7,000 people are infected daily around the world. A report authored by Peter Piot and Michael Bartos of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Geneva said a quarter century of AIDS […]
Moroccan Factory Fire Kills 55 on Eve of Workers Memorial Day
by James Parks The deaths of 55 workers in a fire at a mattress factory in Casablanca, Morocco, over the weekend, is a chilling reminder of how dangerous our workplaces can be. Today is Workers Memorial Day, the day workers around the world honor those who died on the job and reaffirm their commitment to […]