AvantGarde

Editorial (Jun’11)

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 [...]

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ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING – THE COMPLETE PICTURE

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 [...]

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Role of Markets and Governments in managing the growth in Emerging/Developing Economies

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. [...]

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Media Revolution Triggered By Mobile Phones

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 [...]

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India braved the recession better than many other countries

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 [...]

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