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		<title>Fisichella move to Ferrari &#8211; a boon or a bane for Force India</title>
		<link>http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/fisichella-move-to-ferrari-a-boon-or-a-bane-for-force-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Force India has lately been going through exciting times! The Kingfisher of good times has suddenly found a sweet spot and largely has it&#8217;s lead driver &#8211; Giancarlo Fisichella &#8211; a Formula 1 veteran, to thank for it when they secured their first podium finish and points of their Grand Prix history.
I have written about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecofin.wordpress.com&blog=481625&post=1034&subd=ecofin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Image Courtesy/Image source: The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/top-stories/Force-India-releases-Fisichella-to-join-Ferrari/articleshow/4968689.cms)</media:title>
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		<title>Seventymm &#8211; India&#8217;s answer to NetFlix/Slumdog millionnaire/F1 update</title>
		<link>http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/seventymm-indias-answer-to-netflix-slumdog-millionnaire-f1-update-htm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seventymm.com is India&#8217;s answer to NetFlix.
I have been using this service for an initial subscription of Rs. 849 unlimited for 1 DVD per day for 3 months and so far, my experience has been very good. The DVD quality has been excellent and their pick-up/drop is a hassle-free experience for us.
We are putting our DVD [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecofin.wordpress.com&blog=481625&post=949&subd=ecofin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rolls Royce Phantom &#8211; my chance encounter!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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Keeping with the uniqueness of my posts, here is one more: On my way back from work, I chanced upon an exquisite beauty!

Near the Forum Mall, Whitefield, was a Rolls Royce Phantom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom) on display! I quickly took out my Blackberry and snapped out a few pictures courtesy of some of the chaps from the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecofin.wordpress.com&blog=481625&post=923&subd=ecofin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Economics of a Tata Nano</title>
		<link>http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/economics-of-a-tata-nano/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image credit/source: The Tata Nano website (http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/)
http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/the-tata-nano-launched-in-multiple-variants/
http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/specifications-of-the-tata-1-lac-car/
http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/the-tatas-1-lac-car-the-nano-officially-lauched/
Can they really achieve profitability or is it just an exercise for Tata Motors to say they did it first, build market share in the entry level segment (they have effectively created an A- segment in the entry level segment in automobiles in India!) and built the world&#8217;s cheapest car ever [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecofin.wordpress.com&blog=481625&post=875&subd=ecofin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brawn GP scores 1/2 in the Australian Grand Prix</title>
		<link>http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/brawn-gp-scores-12-in-the-australian-grand-prix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Ross Brawn. The ex-bosses of this team back at Japan must be kicking themselves that they were so near yet so far from their incorrect decision in withdrawing from F1 a tad early after all the hardwork!
But, nothing can be taken away from Ross Brawn and the way he interpreted the rules for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecofin.wordpress.com&blog=481625&post=861&subd=ecofin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brawn Grand Prix scores 1/2 in Melbourne qualifying!</title>
		<link>http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/brawn-grand-prix-scores-12-in-melbourne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isn&#8217;t life full of surprises?
This is exactly what Brawn GP pulled off with Jenson Button on pole and Rubens Barrichello on 2nd position followed by Sebastian Vettel (who won a GP last year and I had blogged about him then as well) in the season opening Australian Grand Prix!
The car is just awesome and Ross [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecofin.wordpress.com&blog=481625&post=855&subd=ecofin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The new F1 2009 season begins tomorrow at Melbourne!</title>
		<link>http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/the-new-f1-2009-season-begins-tomorrow-at-melbourne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Grand Prix begins at Melbourne tomorrow with a whole new set of rules/regulations/car aerodynamics with a much shorter rear wing and broader front wing and the KERS system for cars.
This is one heck of an exciting season with the erstwhile honda F1 (now Brawn GP) showing tremendous promise and McLaren Mercedes Benz for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecofin.wordpress.com&blog=481625&post=844&subd=ecofin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Tata Nano launched in multiple variants</title>
		<link>http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/the-tata-nano-launched-in-multiple-variants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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I saw this launch on television yesterday. It was really a proud moment for Ratan Tata and his dream project to take shape. I had blogged about this in January 2008 as well. The base variant is still priced at about Rs. 1 lacs so Mr. Tata has kept his promise. They will initially have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecofin.wordpress.com&blog=481625&post=841&subd=ecofin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A typical Google search causes 7g of CO2 emission/is this argument justified?</title>
		<link>http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/a-typical-google-search-causes-7g-of-co2-emission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read this on the Internet today (Source: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5489134.ece)
While I had an urge to put this to every person to spare a thought for the environment and think of the fact that I needed to curtail my Google searches and use them judiciously as I am a heavy user of Google search on my PC, Macbook and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecofin.wordpress.com&blog=481625&post=689&subd=ecofin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wrapped up reading the Snowball &#8211; biography of Warren Buffett</title>
		<link>http://ecofin.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/wrapped-up-reading-the-snowball-biography-of-warren-buffett/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naveen Athresh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did 900 pages of straight  reading in 5 full days to wrap it up &#8211; review will follow by virtue of  learnings. Scintillating book!
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