Nokia awards five young artists
Nokia, one of the world leaders in mobile communication, felicitated the national winners of Nokia Arts Awards in the Capital's last week.

Villagers get cyber savvy
The cyber villages are here. A distant village, Villianur, near Pondicherry has shown how modern Internet can help in promoting sustainable agricultural and rural development.

Hudco to invest Rs 200 crore for PMC projects
Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd is going to part-fund the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) Rs 392 crore water supply and sanitation project.

Switches for light, and style
A switch looking like a switch would just not do. In these state-of-the-art times, a switch should also lend a touch of prestige and luxury to a home.

Hong Kong flavours waft through Mumbai
For an Oriental gastronomical delight in Mumbai, walk into The Palms at Oberoi Towers. The restaurant, which serves a regular theme buffet, is festooned a la The Orient. It is celebrating the Hong Kong Food Festival from Nov 4 to Nov 14.

Western styles with eastern colours
Designers Ms Sharon Leong and Mr Chandrajit Adhikari are as different as chalk and cheese but they work well as a team. She is a product of NIFT and he of Parson's School of Design New York.

`Live webcasting should be welcomed'
Gin Drinkers is the first book to be launched live on the net in India. Its live webcast on wahindia.com was viewed by approximately 8,000 people, some of whom even purchased the book online.

`I want to put Lucknow back on the culture map of India'
Coming from a family of nawabs, sophistication came to her naturally; it was the saving of the culture and heritage of that era that she had to work on.