Telecommunication

Leaving footprints - Making a difference one step at a time (Vodafone Essar Sustainability Report 2010-11)

Vodafone-Essar through their first-ever sustainability report 'Footprint 2010-11' has disclosed their carbon emissions.In the absence of any statutory guideline, the disclosure hopefully raises the standard for the telecom sector in India, on acceptable norms of corporate responsibility on sustainability of their business.

Publication Date:

01/08/2011

Source: Vodafone

Tags:

Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Environment, India, Environment Management, Telecommunication, Women, Occupational Safety, Waste Management, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Climate Change

Health

Mobile use doesn't alter kids' cancer risk

Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than those who do not use them, according to a study of patients aged 7 to 19.

Publication Date:

01/08/2011

Source: Business Recorder (Pakistan)

Tags:

Telecommunication, Cancer, Children, Health, Radiation, WHO

Health

Mobile Use Doesn't Alter Kids' Cancer Risk: Study

Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than those who do not use them, according to a study of patients aged 7 to 19.

Publication Date:

27/07/2011

Author(s): Sinead Carew

Source: Planet Ark (Australia)

Tags:

Health, Children, Health Effects, Telecommunication, Radiation, Brain Cancer, WHO

Science And Technology

"We see a huge opportunity with GeoAmida"

Geodesic is a leading provider of content, communication and collaboration solutions to the government, enterprise and retail segments. Its product GeoAmida won the Nasscom social innovation award for 2010.

Publication Date:

16/07/2011

Author(s): Samir Sachdeva

Source: Governance Now

Vol:

2

Issue:

12

pp:

48-49

Tags:

Information, Technology, Telecommunication, India, Governance

Cloud computing – The IT solution for the 21st century

A study exploring the business case and carbon emissions reduction potential of using cloud computing as part of the business IT estate.

Publication Date:

01/07/2011

Source: Carbon Disclosure Project

Tags:

Green House Gases, Climate Change, Technology, Telecommunication, Industry, Environment Management, Energy Efficiency

Economy

Rural structural transformation: The case of the services sector in India

This paper examines whether any of India’s high-productivity, high-income growth in the services sector is occurring in rural India, and if so, to what extent. It addresses three questions: (a) While India has experienced high economic growth led by the services sector over the last decade, to what extent has rural structural transformation taken place? (b) How has the Indian services sector performed in the context of the General Agreement on Trade in Services and how is this reflected in rural India? (c) To what extent has the rural workforce gained from the IT revolution?

Publication Date:

25/06/2011

Author(s): Jeemol Unni, Ravikiran Naik

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

46

Issue:

26-27

pp:

196-200

Tags:

Economy, India, Services, Rural Habitat, Telecommunication, Industry, Economic Development, Statistics