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Logging on Sep 30, 2011, 12.00AM IST Human resources development minister  Kapil Sibal brings good news for Indian consumers, particularly students. Next week, the 'world's cheapest computer' will finally see light of day. The Rs 1,500 computing-cum-access device - a rejoinder to the $100 laptop used in the UNDP-backed global  One Laptop Per Child  programme - has been over seven years in the making. Those years haven't treated India kindly as far as computer literacy  goes. The direct correlation between a computer literate workforce and economic productivity has been proved time and time again. In India's case, the IT sector accounts for about $78 billion worth of exports. But it employs only around 11 million people - a minuscule portion of our labour force. Factor in the increasing necessity of computer literacy in both classrooms and industries across the board and the demand is huge. But where is the supply?  Government initiatives to spread computer lite...

Ad-man Swapan Seth confesses that writing a book on advertising would have been the natural course of events for him. Instead, the 44-year-old settled on offering his readers gyaan (pearls of wisdom) on a universal subject— life. "I've spent two decades in advertising, but twice as much living life. It (the book) was not something I had planned. The idea came and I just knew I had to write it then. I think there's a story inside each of us that needs to be told," he says. What started as a gift on his elder son Reyhaan's 13th birthday, ended up being a precious nugget about the life and times of Seth for his two sons. His book, This Is All I Have To Say, says a lot about the author, as well as his roles as a student, father, lover and more. Wonder years From a boy who failed class 8 to a 17-year-old college dropout who eventually became India's youngest creative director at 24, Seth's book is peppered with anecdotes capturing life's highs and low...

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         NP-IQ Knowledge is power r 1.       In which city of India we will soon have a world-class institute that will impart training to people and chalk out strategies to curb the effects of climate change Delhi will soon have a world-class institute that will impart training to people and chalk out strategies to curb the effects of climate change, CM Sheila Dikshit said. 2.    The Special judge behind Amar Singh's arrest Sangita Dhingra Sehgal   Master of Art in Public Administration from Punjab, University;d) LLB from Delhi University 3.    What is the allegation against Mr. Amar Singh Cash-for-vote scam 4.    Which trophy has moved out of India? Champions Trophy moves out of India   The International Hockey Federation has snatched the annual Champions Trophy tournament from India because of an ongoing tussle over who runs the sport in the country.Regretting the move,the federation said it was the only way to maintain the integrity of our sport 5.    Wh...

Classified as determiners in Modern Grammar, the articles fall under the category of adjectives in the traditional classification of the parts speech as they precede a noun.   A bus hit a lamp post. The bus was damaged and the lamp post was bent.   There was a ghost in the dining room. The ghost was wearing a black dress.   The is used before a particular person or thing or the one already mentioned or known to us. So, it is known as the definite article.   Show me a book. Show me the book   A or An is a weakened form of one. It does not point out any definite or particular person or thing   We use A/An before a SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUN MENTIONED FOR THE FIRST TIME (Countable nouns like chair, car and Uncountable nouns like water, cement, gold, anger etc)   Give me some milk. The milk is quite hot. We use some before an uncountable noun.   The use of A/An 1.       Numerical one: Give me a mango (one mango) 2.       A certain person: I saw a beggar 3. ...