Posts Tagged ‘2010’

The rise of Earth Hour!

March 25th, 2010

a revolution

a revolution

Pledge your support here and turn off your lights for one hour, Earth Hour, 8.30pm, Saturday 27th March 2010.
Burj Khalifa, the tallest man-made structure, will also join tens of thousands of iconic buildings and landmarks from across the world.
To mark the occasion, the golden glow that cascades down the 828-metre tower will be turned off.
It’s Showtime! » Read more: The rise of Earth Hour!

Dreams of “The Shanghai Gang”

December 14th, 2009

The most talked about country took the most unexpected turn against its best brand called Shanghai. Why?

Mega plans fueled with high growth and investments gave birth to high levels of kickbacks, commissions and arbitrage in the 90s. The average per capita income in China increased more than 11 times in a period of 30 years.

Every small rule by the party was followed by a plethora of unrest among the peasants, thanks to the Kleptocracy of the party members at all levels. In the late 90s the Chinese » Read more: Dreams of “The Shanghai Gang”

Artificial Wings: Exploring the developing nations

October 18th, 2009

The airline industry of the two largest developing nations of the world are high on artificial wings. When the world is experiencing the aftermath of the global financial meltdown, China seems to rake in moolah from the airline industry. China has more than 1200 aircraft owned by the airlines and is expected to cross the 1500 mark by 2010. The airline industry in India is expanding steadily but the strategies adopted by the airlines and the government are hitting their bottom line. However, the Chinese airlines supported by the government has ensured more than $ 1 billion in profits for the first nine months of 2009-10. » Read more: Artificial Wings: Exploring the developing nations