2009 has been a good year so far with over 100 posts in a calendar year! Here is a quick recap of some of the most popular posts of 2009. Criteria for a post to get a mention in this list is to have a minimum of 50 comments! Unlike previous year, let me call out the posts under various categories. Under 'Finance' category, these posts were the most popular: LIC Jeevan Nischay Policy Review Analysis of SBI Smart ULIP Review of LIC Jeevan Varsha ICICI Return Guarantee Fund I have discovered … Read more… about Look back through year 2009
What’s keeping me busy?
Dropping a couple of lines here to say that I am still alive! Just that the exams are killing me from being frequent here as mentioned before. Please be informed that I will be back soon after 20th, day when my exams get over! I do have a number of guest posts lined up but not finding enough time to edit them and post here. Raghav has been generous in announcing special discounts for my blog readers on various solar products, more details here if you haven't read that already. In the meantime … Read more… about What’s keeping me busy?
Review : Eagleton Golf Village
What can be more relaxing on a monday morning than spending time at a golf resort to cool off the hard working brains? Yes! today we spent a day at Eagleton Golf Village in the outskirts of Bangalore as a part of our regular team outings. If you are an avid golfer or is interested in golf, this place has a lot to offer. We reached the place around 9:30 in the morning since we had opted for a day out package. Locating this golf resort is no difficult task. Just head in the Mysore road towards … Read more… about Review : Eagleton Golf Village
Solar Energy – How you can help?
Partial Solarization of house: If you want to make more impact, there are solutions you can use in your home. Eg. you can convert some or all of your lights/fans/television to run on Solar power. This way, you will never need to miss your favorite TV show due to power cuts. Here is a simple way to calculate what it takes: Calculate the amount of usage in Watt hours. For example, if you are planning to use just one 20W CFL light for 4 hours, the total power consumption is: 20WX4hours = 80Wh … Read more… about Solar Energy – How you can help?
Solar Electricity – Products!!
A great variety of Solar Lamps/Lanterns: Solar Lanterns are the most common solar gadgets. They come in various sizes and brightness levels. They are portable and rechargeable through solar power (most of them can be recharged by AC power too). Some of them have option of mobile charger too. Solar lanterns can be great replacement for kerosene/gas lamps/lanterns. For the people living in cities, they may be seen as just another emergency light. But, for the poor or people in villages, they … Read more… about Solar Electricity – Products!!