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US Debt Crisis is one of the major news flashing in media and clogging our minds for quite some time now. There were many issues which led to it and there are various possible repercussions to it: the downgrade by Standard & Poors being one of them. This piece is an attempt to chart out [...]

Corruption in our country has reached a startling magnitude. The 2G Scam has become infamous to the extent of embarrassment for us. This is due to some policies that have created huge motivations for its increase, together with the lack of an effective institution that can investigate the corrupt. Over the years, our country has [...]

The ‘Dhak Dhak’ image of Hero Honda has touched the hearts of old and young alike across the nation. Also vivid is their association with sports like Cricket, Hockey (Phir Dil do Hockey Ko) and Delhi Commonwealth Games. It has also been the sponsor of TV shows like Roadies and Sa-re-ga-ma-pa.
The two automobile giants India’s [...]

The recent gizmo that has come out with a bang for the tech savvy consumers (mostly internet or music lovers) is the Tablet pc. It is a very light weight (avg. wt 604gms), portable, ultra-mobile and very convenient to use hand-held pc and is equipped with essentials like wireless internet adapter and a local area [...]

Dear Friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of Avant Garde! The month gone by has given us many significant incidents. The world celebrated the death of Osama bin Laden, India was and continues to be stormed by anti graft agitations and we in IIT Kanpur, bid adieu to our seniors. A year has passed since we [...]

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING – THE COMPLETE PICTURE
(This is the second in a series of articles which tend to explain the concept of Money Laundering and the efforts needed to combat it.)
To deal with wrongdoers and deter them from operating freely, we need to achieve standard coordination and co-operation amongst regulators of different countries. This can [...]

Abstract
Through this paper, I aim to bring into perspective the role of markets and governments in initiating, promoting and sustaining growth in these emerging economies. The close coordination of the various forces which shape an emerging economy requires better understanding to appreciate the dynamicity and core growth equations behind the success story of emerging economies. [...]

This incident is of 19th of February 2011 Saturday; I was listening to a talk being organized on the eve of Techkriti[i] at 3 pm. The talk was going smoothly but suddenly by 4 pm the scene changed a bit and some of the listeners in the audience were busy in pressing keys of their [...]

India braved the recession better than many other countries
When America sneezes – the rest of the world catches a cold
It may be true with rest of the world but India had some higher immunity to resist the global meltdown which started in USA in 2007. This financial crisis impacted various economies across the world; including [...]

Dear Readers,
WELCOME to the latest edition of Avant Garde !!
As academic year draws close and GD/PI round the corner, we at IIT Kanpur are preparing for the arrival of yet another batch of aspirants who have embarked on a journey to materialize their dreams. We hope that they succeed in their endeavor. With this hope [...]