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India's Voting Revolution
Posted by: brokenpotcreatives

Video duration: 299 seconds

While voters in the West agonize over touch screens and paper trails, India is holding an all-electronic vote. With over 700 million voters, India is the world's largest democracy. And it's one of the few countries to use electronic voting. Around 1.3 million electronic voting machines are being used for the nations ongoing election - millions of illiterate voters vote by simply pressing a button.

	Election Stimulus Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 258 seconds Over the next few weeks, the world's biggest democracy is going to the polls as 700 million Indians cast their vote. An estimated 2 billion dollars will be spent on the election, giving a significant boost to the country's economy.

Solar Energy in India
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Video duration: 258 seconds

A key part of US President Obama's bailout plan is investment into green energy infrastructure and according to Greenpeace, green jobs will be an important economic driver of the 21st century. One country pushing hard into solar energy in particular is India, which expects rapid growth in the sector over the next few years.

	Natural Gas for India Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 283 seconds India has an ambitious plan to transform its liquid-fuel economy into a gas powered-one. The government expects the share of natural gas in India's energy basket to double to 20 percent by 2025. The availability of cheap natural gas will be a win-win situation: households will benefit and so will industries.

	Aero India Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 238 seconds One of Asia's leading air shows, Aero India was held recently in Bangalore. There was no sign of any recession there, as aircraft manufacturers from 25 countries competed for a slice of the Indian military aviation market.

Electric Future
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Video duration: 232 seconds

In a world where hybrid cars and turbo-diesels reign supreme, India's Reva electric car has bucked global trends and unveiled an all-new electric vehicle concept called the NXG. The company has already been making the world's cheapest electric car since 2001, which it sells under the brand name Reva in India and Japan, and G-Wiz in the UK.

	Italian Luxury in India Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 320 seconds India's elite have long enjoyed luxury goods imported from the West. With the Indian luxury market worth 450 million US dollars a year, Italian luxury brands are looking at strengthening their presence in India. But they face high custom duties and the lack of retail space.

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India's Enron scandal
Posted by: brokenpotcreatives

Video duration: 268 seconds

When it was revealed recently that Indian outsourcing firm Satyam had been vastly overstating its profits, the scandal rocked the country and it has even been referred to as India's Enron. The implications could be hugely damaging, not only to the company itself, but the entire outsourcing industry, especially in the light of weakening job markets in the home countries of clients.

Trading Partners
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Video duration: 282 seconds

With the global economy weakening, India and countries in the EU are finding ways of working together. Several top CEOs from India and Italy came together recently in Turin to push for a closer economic relationship. Italy is already India's fourth largest trading partner in the EU and bilateral trade has grown 20 percent for the past two years.

	Russia: A Tech Tiger? Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 328 seconds With the fall in global demand for commodities, Russia is very keen on getting back in the global technology race. The country is spending billions of dollars to promote a high-tech economy. The prize: a position in the emerging technologies that will shape the future global economy.

	Well of Death Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 131 seconds At the holy town of Pushkar, we found a 'Well of Death' (Maut ka Kuan) where 2 motorcycles AND 2 cars are driven at speed inside a wooden structure! Mind-boggling.

	Gulag Tourism Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 294 seconds The Soviet Union may have collapsed years ago, but lately there has been renewed nostalgia for the USSR among western tourists looking for something different. Lithuania, the Baltic country that won its independence from Soviet occupation in 1991, is now home to an offbeat tourist attraction in an ex-Soviet bunker.

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Russia's Economic Crisis
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Video duration: 287 seconds

As the global financial crisis spreads, Russians are suddenly discovering that their economy is shakier than many had cared to believe. Credit is increasingly tight, economic growth is slowing, and Russia's fragile financial markets have taken a beating. Add to that falling oil prices, and you have a Russian economy that looks far weaker than just a few months ago.

Nuclear India
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Video duration: 267 seconds

India is facing an energy crunch with over 70 percent of its energy supplies being imported. It hopes nuclear energy will plug the gap, and has now signed deals with the US and France to allow nuclear trade for the first time since the 1970s. Journalist Karan Singh finds contracts worth up to $60 billion could be up for grabs in the next 2 decades.

	EU-India Summit in Paris Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 305 seconds Amid a worsening global crisis, India and the European Union held a business summit in Paris, where India called for a new financial world order.

	Feel The Force Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 293 seconds

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India's Rural Market
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Video duration: 297 seconds

India's rural population has become the new promised land for corporates. With the country's urban market increasingly saturated and competitive, villages remain without basic necessities and have little access to modern services and products. The huge potential of this relatively untouched market of 700 million people is attracting players offering low-cost solutions.

Slum Makeover
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Video duration: 346 seconds

Asia's largest slum Dharavi is up for redevelopment. Located in the heart of Mumbai, Dharavi is home to almost one million people, living in the underbelly of India's financial capital. But it's now seen as a real estate goldmine, and the government's $3 billion redevelopment scheme has attracted 80 real estate giants bidding to convert the slum into a high-rise township.

Past Tense
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Video duration: 115 seconds

The trailer of documentary film Past Tense, which explores India's conflict between urban development and heritage conservation. Its historical monuments spread across 5,000 years are increasingly threatened by economic progress. What are the stakes, who are the people involved, and how can this struggle between old and new be resolved?

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Iran's Oil Power
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Video duration: 283 seconds

As the US gets bogged down in Iraq, Iran's influence in the region is on the rise, due its vast energy reserves. But Iran's petroleum industry is showing signs of distress. The Iranian government has begun to ration gasoline, with drivers limited to 120 litres a month. This sparked angry reactions in Tehran, where fuel has always been cheap and plentiful.

	Fall of the Dollar Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 282 seconds The US dollar has fallen to an all-time low against the euro, and its status as the world's currency is under threat. Its descent could affect the booming Asian economies more than other region. We look at the impact on India, the second fastest growing economy in Asia.

$The People\$	The People's Car Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 342 seconds Indian automaker Tata Motors recently unveiled the world's cheapest car that will cost only $2,500. The challenge for Tata will be to make the project profitable, but the business model relies on massive sales; and with oil sitting at 100 dollars a barrel and demand increasing, is this really the best road ahead?

	Female Foeticide in India Posted by: brokenpotcreatives Video duration: 400 seconds In India, 130 aborted foetuses were discovered dumped recently in the eastern state of Orissa. While abortion is legal in the country upto 20 weeks of pregnancy, gender-based abortion is illegal. It's now clear that this practice is far from abolished, in fact it's flourishing in this fast developing economy.

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