2010

July 13, 2010

Microsoft faces a taste of its own "Free" medicine from Android in Operating Systems

Now Android threatens Microsoft in other Technology Hardware like Tablets.Apple's iPad has made Tablets the hottest hardware category with every major PC company like Acer,Dell,HP planning new models.With Android being a huge consumer hit and free,these vendors will have little incentive to push Windows based Tablets in the Market.
July 13, 2010

Is the Jindal Rs 42000 crore Coal to Liquid project in Orissa wasteful just like the Tata-Sasol CTL plant?

Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL),one of India’s biggest private sector Steel companies is looking to build a Rs 42000 crore ( ~$10 billion) Coal to […]
July 13, 2010

China's protests over India's Blacklisting of Chinese Telecom Equipment companies seems hypocritical

Huawei and ZTE in the center of the storm Huawei and ZTE have been embroiled in a major controversy over India’s security concerns over using Chinese […]
July 12, 2010

Italian Solar Feed in Tariff Subsidy Cuts for 2011 will fail to stop the Boom in Solar Demand

Italian Solar Feed in Tariff Cuts to be More Moderate than Market Expectations The German government allowed a face saving gesture to the Upper House by […]
July 12, 2010

Germany's 2010 one off Solar Feed in Tariff Cuts finally pass after 9 months of Negotiations

German Feed in Tariffs Cut Passes with Minor Change The German Solar Feed in Tariff  Cut was finally passed after byzantine twists and turns over a […]
July 6, 2010

German Solar FIT Reduction Compromise proposed between Bundesrat and Bundestag

The German Solar Feed in Tariff Reduction got another twist as the Upper House Bundesrat refused to pass the proposal into Law.This threw a spanner into […]
July 6, 2010

Green Investing climate in Spain improves dramatically with Wind and Solar Thermal Industries reaching Agreement with Government over Subsidy Cuts

Spanish Government Facing a Tough Fiscal Situation;Plans Green Energy Subsidy Change The Spanish Government has been  facing a tough budgetary situation due to sovereign debt problems […]
July 5, 2010

Effects of Globalization of Agriculture- Food Price Rise,Hunger Riots and Spread of Ethnic Vegetables

Effects of Globalization of Agriculture Globalization of Trade,Capital Flows and Labor has led to many desired and undesired effects.While the globalization of Services and Industry has […]
July 5, 2010

Nuclear Energy in India faces external obstacles from old adversaries China and Pakistan

Landmark Nuclear Deal between US and India removes India’s pariah status The landmark Nuclear Energy deal signed between USA and India was supposed to herald the […]
July 5, 2010

Green Investing in India – State Run Companies make big plans for Solar Energy Generation

Solar Energy in India has the potential to be one of the biggest opportunities in the Energy Sector in the 21st Century.The government’s strong backing through […]
July 5, 2010

Falling Stock Markets and Economic Indicators makes Chinese Leadership wary

China’s powerful Economic Growth Engine is showing definite signs of a major Moderation.Earlier reports indicated a sharp slowdown in Industrial PMI levels even as a US […]
July 5, 2010

China Jails another Foreign Executive on Vague Legal charges

China increasingly difficult for Foreign Companies to Operate in China is becoming an increasingly difficult place for foreign companies to operate in.GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt voiced […]
July 3, 2010

Loan Guarantee of $1.85 Billion to Abengoa and Abound Solar seems to be a Misuse of US Taxpayer Money

President Obama declared $1.85 Billion in Combined Loan Guarantees to Concentrated Solar Power Giant Abengoa and Cadmium Tellurium startup Abound Solar.These huge guarantees is nothing new […]
July 3, 2010

Soaring Demand Pull Inflation forces India's Central Bank RBI to hike Interest Rates by 25 bps to 5.5%

India’s Rising Inflation crosses into Double Digit territory India has seen inflation increase at a rapid pace in the recent months with the Wholesale Price Infalation […]
July 3, 2010

Itochu and Toshiba increase their Green Investments through multiple Joint Ventures

Toshiba,the leading Japanese Electronics Producer  is diversifying into the Green Industry like its counterparts in the rest of the world.Samsung,NEC,Panasonic,LG,GE and Siemens have all been strongly […]
July 2, 2010

India and China try to curb GHG Emissions through Coal Taxes and CCS

India-China Economic Growth leads to sharp increase in GHG Emissions The 21st Century is said to be a China-India Century with these Large Asian economies expected […]
July 2, 2010

General Electric CEO joins Google in criticizing China's discrimination against Foreign companies

The problems of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) operating in China seems to be growing by the day.Once the darling of MNCs around the world due to its […]
July 2, 2010

Is Shale Gas Extraction Environmentally Safe?

Shale Gas is the newest Fossil Fuel Technology which would greatly help extend the world’s fast depleting oil and gas reserves.Shale gas has boomed in the […]
July 2, 2010

Solar Leader Sharp shifting its Focus from Crystalline Solar to Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Technology

Sharp,the Japanese Zaibatsu known more for its Electronics Products is also the world’s No 1 Company in terms Solar Module Revenues.Sharp has been the solar world […]
July 2, 2010

China approves only Domestic Automakers for Fuel Efficiency Subsidies

It was earlier reported that China would promotes its CleanTech Industry through Electric Vehicle subsidies.It would give between $7000-9000 in subsidies to Electric Vehicles and Hybrid […]
July 2, 2010

Microsoft's Smartphone Entry proves to be Stillborn as Kin is officially killed

Microsoft has withdrawn its Kin range of smartphones after they proved to be a dismal failure.In my post Is Microsoft on the road to Oblivion,I had […]
July 2, 2010

China showing definite signs of downward inflection in Economic Growth

In Seven Reasons that China’s Economy might be slowing down, I had described the factors that might lead the super strong Chinese growth engine to slow […]
June 26, 2010

Review of Indian Market ETFs reveals Lack of both Depth and Variety

Exchange Traded Funds or ETFs have revolutionized the Investment Industry in recent times due to their simplicity,low costs and ease of use.The US Market has seen […]
June 26, 2010

Did Pension Fund Pressure cause Spain to reconsider its Retroactive Solar Feed in Tariff (FIT) Cut?

Most of these reports had been quite vague but a recent report explicitly mentions that Danish Pension Funds writing to Spanish and EU investors voicing their concerns.With such Big Players joining the fray,its no wonder that Spain is reconsidering its whole Energy Policy.
June 26, 2010

Spain and Italy rethink their plan of Renewable Energy Subsidy Cuts

European countries have been hit hard by the Greek Contagion and are trying to outdo each other in reducing their fiscal deficits.Renewable Energy which is looked […]
June 24, 2010

China tightens its vice-like Control of the Internet by clamping down on Online Games and Mapping

China’s communist government has always been wary over Internet’s power to undermine its vice like regulation and control of China’s society.China’s Internet censorship is the most […]
June 24, 2010

Google and Apple Rivalry heats up with Google Music,more Patent Suits against HTC

Start of Google and Apple Rivalry The Google Apple Rivalry promises to one of the Greatest in Technology History with both of these iconic companies fighting […]
June 23, 2010

Indian IPO – Review and Analysis of Aster Silicates reveals it to be another High-Priced Junk Offering

India has seen numerous junk initial public offerings (IPOs) in the last few months which have either led to serious losses for the investors or have […]
June 23, 2010

Oil Industry learns nothing from the BP Environmental Disaster,Opposes California's Green Laws and Ban of Drilling

The Oil Industry which had gone on the defensive with questions being raised about their commitment towards  environment and society has learned nothing from the BP […]
June 23, 2010

Nokia's Indian Fortress crumbling fast as Samsung and Local Players capture Mobile marketshare;S&P cuts Ratings

I had previously written about how Nokia’s Indian marketshare was being eroded by the advent of local Indian  players.This was very concerning as Nokia had at […]