Dimagi is a dedicated group of clinicians and programmers looking for ways to improve the quality of life and the quality of care across the globe. Dimagi has led development on SmartCare, the electronic national medical record system in Zambia.

India's largest drug manufacturer, Ranbaxy Laboratories, had falsified data and test results of medicines manufactured at its Himachal Pradesh facility to obtain marketing approval in the United States, says the US Food and Drug Administration.

Banks are willing to help cardholders to settle dues.

Mother India is going through a prolonged labor, trying to give birth to a child called Innovation.

In her customary address to the joint sitting of Parliament, President Pratibha Patil said, "Even in the prevailing adverse global environment, our economy, it is hoped, would still register a relatively high growth rate." Official estimates have pegged GDP growth for FY'09 at 7.1 per cent, considered good at a time when most developed economies are facing recession.

Stop moaning--it's time for action.

Smart cards and other access technologies can help the president-elect overhaul the nation's infrastructure.

FMCG firm Marico's success lies in its ability to pick its fights, exiting areas where MNC competition is high and concentrating on creating niche segments instead.

Report recommends government open up to cooperation with private sector.

Indian economy is expected to grow between 7 and 7.4 per cent in the three months up to September 2008, as against 9.3 per cent in the year-ago quarter, five top economists of the country told Business Standard. The government is slated to release the quarterly numbers on Friday.

The innovation called 'blind man's stick' aspires to make life easy for the visually challenged by alerting them if they are stepping on water or into a pit through a multi-lingual voice recorded system.

The sector has grown at a mere 5% rate in the first six months.

The gift from the Tata Trusts will allow Cornell to establish and expand partnerships with Indian scientists that build on its strength in applied agriculture research. The endowment will also be used to set up a scholarship fund to bring more Indian students, who may be discouraged by Cornell's price tag, to the university. The gift could eventually help support as many as 25 Indian undergraduate and graduate students at a time.

Either the auditors' advice was disregarded or the auditors failed to find out the root cause of the trouble. The damage is so widespread, that one point which comes out clearly is that there is a need to look at the auditing processes adopted and advocated in this murky scenario.

The Berman Bill H R 7081, named after Howard Berman, a Democrat strongly opposed to the deal on non-proliferation grounds and who converted only a couple of days back, was adopted with 298 voting for and 117 against. One lawmaker merely voted present. In a house of 435 members, 416 were represent in which one did not vote. While 120 Democrats voted for the Bill, 107 Democrats voted against. Of the Republicans, 178 voted for and 10 voted against

The transcript of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech at the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday.

Wheat, rice and edible oil prices have begun moving down from their past highs, as farmers continue to expand area under these crops in response to high prices. Speculators worldwide are now betting on falling prices.

Consolidated debt fund is the answer for you if you are burdened with a whole lot of loan repayments from home loan EMIs to vehicle loans to credit card debt.

A unique initiative launched by IIT Bombay now makes IIT lectures available at the click of a mouse -- and for free!

A club of the world's leading nations is starting to look hollow without China - the fourth-largest economy in dollar terms, according to the World Bank

Dr Singh said that there was a need to re-look at the balance of power in the international financial systems. He said that this has been necessitated by the fact that bulks of the world's savings originate in Asia today and western institutions act only as intermediaries. This is a new power that the countries of Asia have acquired collectively, he said, and need to be given their due. The prime minister said: "The world system is not a morality play; it is a power game."

Most of the Latin American countries have a better current account balance, have huge export potential and their combined foreign exchange reserves are higher than that of India's.

Sam had no difficulty in obtaining a seat in the Hindu Sabha College, Amritsar, to do his inter science examination in biology and chemistry, a prerequisite to qualifying for a seat in a medical college. He did well in this examination and had hoped to be sent to England, in the footsteps of his two older brothers. But his father Dr Manekshaw thought that Sam, who was then just 16, was too young to be exposed to the flesh pots of England. And this is where destiny took over

As a General Electric employee working in business development in New Delhi, Dhruv Bhatia knew something about finance.

Leading American experts on South Asia and former senior administration officials have strongly advised United States Congressman Gary Ackerman against lobbying on behalf of the India-US civilian nuclear agreement when he visits New Delhi next week, warning him that such efforts would only make a bad situation even worse. Incidentally, Ackerman has friendly relations with some of the senior Leftist allies of the Manmohan Singh government and members of the BJP.

With the Indian armed forces facing a shortage of over 13,000 officers, the 30-lakh-strong National Cadet Corps seems to be the best bet to fill up vacant seats in the military academies.Finding success in motivating its cadets to join the armed forces, the NCC has been efficiently filling up the quota reserved for cadets with 'C' Certificates in the academies of the army, navy and air force.

As a slowdown looms, Indians remain optimistic, albeit cautiously so. The survey is the largest bi-annual study of its kind. The April round covered 28,253 Internet users in 51 markets. The previous leg was conducted on 26,000 people across 48 countries.

The political exigencies are, unfortunately, likely to overwhelm the need for undoing the damage to the agricultural credit sector. At stake, therefore, is the much-needed resurgence of the Indian agriculture.

While states across the country grapple with the problem of getting power to the rural areas, Gujarat stands tall as an exception. The state government's Jyoti Gram Yojana (JGY) has not only ensured 100 per cent village electrification but also 24 X 7 power supply. The result is a resurrection of rural industries in the state and reverse migration to rural areas.

Gold fell to, and held near-term support at $914.00 in overnight trading in Asia before turning higher in the morning hours, ahead of the New York opening. New York spot trading opened with gold at $ 926, up $ 1.20 as players watched the dollar dropping under 71.60 on the index, and crude oil rise to just above $ 111 per barrel. Silver was down 6 cents on the open, quoted at $17.68 but the noble metals took a harder fall. Platinum lost $48 at $1960.00 & palladium dropped $13.

MarketHero.in is one of the first financial market gaming portals. A free-to-use financial and stock-broking game, built on Web 2.0 standards, it has recorded close to 500 registered users in one month. The participants can manage a virtual gaming portfolio of Rs 1 million and trade equity stocks, mutual funds and commodities, which are backed by real prices from the exchanges. It will be extended to multiple platforms such as mobile and other networks -- Facebook and Orkut.

As a CGHS cardholder myself, frequently sharing experiences with many other beneficiaries, I can unhesitatingly testify to the sympathy and helpfulness with which the doctors and staff of dispensaries attend to patients.

Technically speaking, a credit card is an unsecured loan. This means that unlike a secured loan, which is advanced by a bank/financial institution against a security like property for instance, a credit card is offered without any security. In a secured loan, if the borrower fails to make good on his principal/interest commitment, the bank/institution can seize the security as compensation.

It is important to know that the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act empower the bank to take possession of the property that is mortgaged to them, to recover the loan outstanding from the borrower.

According to a survey by HR consultancy firm Ma Foi, employment generation by the hospitality sector will be the largest - an addition of 430,000 jobs, from 6.16 million in 2007 to 6.59 million in 2008. This will be followed by the health sector, which will offer job opportunities to 290,000 more people, from 3.32 million in 2007 to 3.61 million in 2008.

From CCTV cameras to mobile jammers and perimeter protection equipment, the Indian electronic security market is worth over Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion).

M Damodaran took a bow as Sebi chief after many bold initiatives during his 3-year tenure.

The Budget should extend service taxation to all services and unify the rate with excise duty.

According to a source close to the development, the investment advisory committee of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has suggested far-reaching changes to make the investment norms more flexible, while adhering to the existing prudential investment guidelines.

With the imminent introduction of individual credit scores, your loan repayment history will determine how banks will deal with you.