[Source: Times of India report] Haryana health minister Geeta Bhukkal shouldn’t be going all the way to Kerala to figure out the dipping sex ratio problem in her state. The solution is right here at home – right here in the Haryana village. A small village – Chang (Bhiwani) – in Haryana is slowly but effectively reversing the shameful trend that could serve as a model for the entire state. And it is not because of the government, but the collective …

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As reported by me earlier, I was facing a really tough time with getting Broadband Connection from AIRTEL. I have sent multiple emails to Airtel and have made numerous calls to their customer care. All was falling on deaf ears and blind eyes… At least that’s what I thought. However, when I finally escalated the matters to 121@airtel.in and nodal.west@airtel.in, things finally started falling in line.

After a few more calls, Airtel finally gave in. I should say, Airtel fell in …

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Airtel Broadband Services lacks the most basic requirements of a great service provider: Customer Satisfaction.

Below is a classic case against Airtel – see hoe Airtel encourages its employees (mainly field executives) to take the extra step to lure customers with “rosy” promises, but miserably fails when it comes to commitment. There have been lot of complaints against Airtel, but the below mentioned case surpasses the rest. It is a classic example of how shameful a reputed service provider company can …

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Mumbai is at an average elevation of 10-15 meters above sea level and receives an annual rainfall of about 2,200 mm per year, of which almost 50% is recorded in July every year. I am sure everyone would recollect the tragic 26th of July, 2005 when the rains created a havoc all over Mumbai bringing this metropolis to a grinding halt – for 3 consecutive days! With a record rainfall of 944mm in a single day, it caused tremendous losses …

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Google’s about to have its second tenth birthday. In late August, Blogger will officially turn 10 years old. As our birthday draws near, we thought it would be interesting to share some fun facts about Blogger:

Every minute of every day, 270,000 words are written on Blogger
Millions of people worldwide use Blogger to publish to their blog each week
Almost two thirds of Blogger’s traffic comes from outside North America (What’s the #2 country after the U.S.? Brazil, followed by Turkey, Spain, …

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