DreamSpark is an excellent initiative by Microsoft to enable students access premium Microsoft software at no charge. We have already seen its roll out in other countries.
DreamSpark India is live and kicking now. It allows students in India to download Microsoft developer and design tools at no charge. Students can access software like: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Windows Server 2003, SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Expression Studio.
Here is simple procedure to get going:
* Select and Visit partner location near your place. * Show your college ID card & collect software DVD. * Then get verified & enter 25 digit key found on the DVD. * Login using Live ID and complete verification process. * Download License keys from DreamSpark website.
(I am not sure if they are actually giving it right now, but the current status in NIIT website shows they are indeed supplying Dreamspark Dvds to college students.....)
India , a country of ethical value, known for its uniqueness, tradition and culture is celebrating its 63rd independence day and we the citizen of India are doing nothing for the development of our motherland.. Is this right??we all say that we are independent and so on. But still people are illiterate , there are lots and lots of people below the poverty line and still children suffer from malnutrition and there are people who don’t even know why we celebrate this day.. Its shocking but its real...There is no use in blaming our political setup when we are not discharging our duties properly. Every individual is liable to fulfill his /her duty in a right way for the development of a nation.It s really easy to speak out but the real task lies in how we perform our duties..Patriotism is found in each and every citizen of India but the fact lies in that none is present to kindle it. During the freedom fight, the poets took a major part in inspiring people by their poems which really had a great impact on the people..But in this present scenario ,it is our responsibility to think about the betterment of our nation.I saw a program in the national channel which threw light on the freedom and it was the school students who took part in that show and expressed their views. It was really inspiring and it was the important reason which made me write this article.. Actually only few people would ve seen that program because the people are interested only in the entertainment.I would like to say that if school students are able to come out with such inspiring thoughts then why cant we???think frenzzz. Let this independence day be the great start for a grand transformation in our country. Cheers for India!!!! Proud to be an Indian.Mera bharath mahan!!Happy independence day!!Jai hind!!
India turns 62 year old Independent nation today. During a span of such time, India has encountered various ups and downs, somehow or other survived many scares and today its stand as one of the major power in Asia. Often we speak only about the negative aspects of the country, belittling the positive achievements made by us since the glory on 15th August 1947.
India has grown significantly in several areas and produced world class scientists, engineers, bureaucrats, journalists, sports persons, artists, industrialists and politicians who have made a mark in the world stage. I would like to mention on this occasion about few personalities of modern India, who had made India proud.
In the last few years, India has made decent progress in several areas and produced world class scientists, engineers, bureaucrats, journalists, doctors, sports person, artists, industrialists and politicians, who have made a mark on the world stage.
First of all, we should salute our soldiers who battled for us, in 1962 Indo-China war, 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars, 1999 Kargil war and saved us from the jaws of the enemy many times. They are ever ready to provide us safety, security and tension free sleep. Our scientists have done extraordinary work and India has attained the capability to send satellites and rockets into space and we are now working on a Moon mission.
We have increased life expectancy from 32 years in 1947 to 65 years in 2009. We have built about 1.25 million miles of new roads in this short span of time. In 1947 our literacy rate was 12.2 per cent and it is up to around 70 per cent now.
In the industrial sector, we are marching ahead of many developed countries. We have increased our exports from a few million dollars at the time of independence to more than $125 billion now, with about $150 billion of imports. GDP growth was around 2.3 per cent in 1951-52 and has reached to more then 9 per cent at present.
The economy of India is the twelfth largest economy in the world by market exchange rates and the fourth largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) basis. India's per capita income is $1016 and we currently account for 1.5 per cent of World trade as of 2007, according to the WTO. Our hard currency reserves have also grown from a mere $1.5 billion in 1991 to over $220 billion today.
India's information technology exports grew from a mere $150 million in 1991-92 to $31.4 billion in 2006-07, and is projected to reach $60 billion by 2010. The Indian IT industry is unique for several reasons. It focused on exports; benchmarked with the best global companies; followed the finest principles of corporate governance; created the largest number of jobs in the organised sector; and demonstrated that Indians, too, could succeed in the competitive global markets.
We are at the eighth position in the world Telecom sector. Total mobile phone users reached 362. 3 million in January 2009 in India and the total subscriber base of fixed lines are more than 50 million. Forty five million Internet user are in India and the number is increasing rapidly.
India is the world's largest producer of films, producing close to a thousand films annually. Indian cinema has found markets in over 90 countries, where our films are screened. Indian artists like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Lata Mangeskar, Amitabh Bachcahn, RajniKanth, Kamal Hasan, Sharukh khan are respected everywhere in world.
When it comes to Business, India has produced vast pool of world class entrepreneurs. As a matter of fact, no of Billionaires in India is more than that in Japan(as per the latest forbes list of Billionaires). We have been able to produce good entrepreneurs like Azim Premji, Narayana murthy, Nandan nilekani.
We have been produce world class politicians like Manmohan singh and visionaries like the great Dr.APJ Abdul kalam whose VISION 2020 has gone into the heart of many Indian Youth.
Now finally coming to sports, Indians are achieving new heights in every kind of sports. In cricket, the Indian team is one of the best teams in every format and of course every one are the fans of Sachin tendulkar. Vishwanathan Anand is world's best chess player, Abhinav Bindra won a gold in Olympics, whereas Saina Nehwal is the latest Badminton sensation.
India has a large number of youth compared to any other developed country in the world. Isn’t this the only force required to over take any superpowers of the world?????????
The kind of potential in each and every one of us is enormous and when it is effectively used U know INDIA WILL BE THE #1 nation in the world. Don’t you think so???
So guys let us all do somethingand achieve in our field of interest and show to the world who we are and show our might in every field………We soon can have a Microsoft, a Michael phelps, a Barack obama from India….can’t we?????..........
First and foremost we must work towards the vision 2020 emphasized by the people’s president Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam.
