New Delhi, (India) March 28, 2012 - Over 70 per cent of people in the age group of 30-69 have fallen prey to cancer in India in 2010, with tobacco-related and cervical cancers being the leading cause of deaths, according to a new study.
According to the study published in 'The Lancet' today, there were 556,400 cancer deaths across India in 2010, of which 71 per cent (3,95,000) deaths occurred in people aged between 30-69 years (2,00,100 men and 1,95,300 women).
At nearly 23 per cent, oral cancer caused the most deaths in men, followed by stomach cancer (12.6 per cent) and lung cancer (11.4 per cent), while cervical cancer was the leading cause (17 per cent) of death in women followed by breast cancer (10.2 per cent).
The authors, who analysed over 1,22,400 deaths in 6,671 small areas over a period of three years, found that 42 per cent male and 183 per cent female died due to tobacco-related cancers in 2010.
Lead study author Professor Prahbat Jha of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto in Canada said, ÒCancer appears to be a disease of the young in India as it kills over 70 per cent of people in middle age...cancer deaths are two times higher in the least educated than the most educated and the differences were similar between urban and rural areas.Ó ÒMost cancer deaths were tobacco-related and our study provides a road-map for a strong anti-tobacco policy by the government of India and higher taxes on tobacco can be an effective measure, which studies have shown to be the single most effective measure to reduce smoking,Ó he said.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
We are part of the solution, not the problem: Huawei
New Delhi, (India) March 28, 2012 - Allaying concerns of Indian authorities on security issues related to foreign telecom equipment makers, Chinese company Huawei today said it is a part of the solution and not the problem.
ÒWe do notice these concerns and we believe that from technology, value addition and partnership point of views, we are part of the solution and not the problem,Ó Huawei India Senior Vice President Yao Weimin told reporters.
In 2010, the Home Ministry reportedly refused to clear telecom equipment contracts allotted to Chinese companies on security concerns. Last year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also expressed concern on Chinese telecom equipment imported in large quantities.
Recently, Australia had blocked Huawei from tendering for a prestigious USD 38 billion nation-wide broadband contract due to cyber attacks originating from China.
Referring to such instances, Weimin said it is a legitimate concern by any government or user to address the security issues and to develop capacities and solutions.
ÒIt is a legitimate concern by any government or user to address this security issue to jointly develop capacities and solutions especially from security point of view. That is what we mean when we say we are part of the solution,Ó Weimin said.
Huawei has been working closely with customers to develop these kinds of solutions, he added.
Despite the uncertainties in the Indian telecom sector after the Supreme Court (SC) quashed 122 2G licences, Huawei said it remains committed to the country.
ÒWe notice that India has been experiencing challenging times. We are evaluating this development and we hope that the issues will be resolved and India will continue to grow in a healthy and sustainable development,Ó he said.
Huawei counts most telecom operators in the country among its clients, including Uninor and Sistema Shyam, whose licences were also cancelled as part of the SC judgement.
Huawei said it has invested more than USD 150 million in India for an R&D centre at Bangalore and a manufacturing facility at Chennai.
ÒWe are confident in investing in India in the long run,Ó he added.
ÒWe do notice these concerns and we believe that from technology, value addition and partnership point of views, we are part of the solution and not the problem,Ó Huawei India Senior Vice President Yao Weimin told reporters.
In 2010, the Home Ministry reportedly refused to clear telecom equipment contracts allotted to Chinese companies on security concerns. Last year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also expressed concern on Chinese telecom equipment imported in large quantities.
Recently, Australia had blocked Huawei from tendering for a prestigious USD 38 billion nation-wide broadband contract due to cyber attacks originating from China.
Referring to such instances, Weimin said it is a legitimate concern by any government or user to address the security issues and to develop capacities and solutions.
ÒIt is a legitimate concern by any government or user to address this security issue to jointly develop capacities and solutions especially from security point of view. That is what we mean when we say we are part of the solution,Ó Weimin said.
Huawei has been working closely with customers to develop these kinds of solutions, he added.
Despite the uncertainties in the Indian telecom sector after the Supreme Court (SC) quashed 122 2G licences, Huawei said it remains committed to the country.
ÒWe notice that India has been experiencing challenging times. We are evaluating this development and we hope that the issues will be resolved and India will continue to grow in a healthy and sustainable development,Ó he said.
Huawei counts most telecom operators in the country among its clients, including Uninor and Sistema Shyam, whose licences were also cancelled as part of the SC judgement.
Huawei said it has invested more than USD 150 million in India for an R&D centre at Bangalore and a manufacturing facility at Chennai.
ÒWe are confident in investing in India in the long run,Ó he added.
Monday, March 26, 2012
83-year-old sues Apple after breaking nose on its glass door
New York, March 26,2012 - An 83-year-old woman in the US has reportedly sued Apple for USD one million after she failed to see the glass door at one of the technology giant's stores and smashed her face.
The incident dates back to December 13 last year when Evelyn Paswall, a former Manhattan fur-company vice-president, went to Apple's Manhasset store to return an iPhone.
Approaching the store, she didn't realise she was heading straight for a wall of glass. She smashed her face against it, breaking her nose, according to her suit filed in US Eastern District Federal Court.
In her suit, Paswall claims that the glass doors at the front of Apple Stores pose serious risk to the elderly, 'The New York Post' reported.
She argues that the California-based company should have put marks on the glass so that older people could spot before they come face-to-face with disaster. ÒThe defendant was negligent in allowing a clear, see-through glass wall and/or door to exist without proper warning,Ó her suit claims.
Paswall's attorney Derek T Smith told the newspaper: ÒApple wants to be cool and modern and have the type of architecture that would appeal to the tech crowd, but on the other hand, they have to appreciate the danger that this high-tech modern architecture poses to some people.Ó He added: ÒThe stereotypical Apple customer is a Gen-Y person or a teenager or a college student, but they have to realize that the elderly generation are their customers, too.Ó Apple officials and workers at the Manhasset store have declined to comment.
Positive outlook for India's job markets: Survey
New Delhi, (India), March 26,2012 - The next three months are likely to offer solid opportunities for job seekers as 39 per cent of Indian employers are expected to increase their headcount, says a survey.
According to the survey by recruitment tendering platform MyHiringClub.com, the country's net employment outlook -- an indicator of recruitment intentions -- stood at a healthy 39 per cent, reflecting solid opportunities for job seekers in the upcoming quarter.
ÒJob seekers will be going to get more opportunities as our study shows the India's employment markets will experience positive hiring activity compared to Q1 (first quarter), FY'12. The good news is that many markets appear to be heading in the right direction,Ó MyHiringClub.com CEO Rajesh Kumar said.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the outlook has improved by a moderate 8 percentage points, and on a year-on-year basis it has seen an improvement by 6 percentage points, the survey said.
Region wise, employers in all four regions predict a strong employment market in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, with South being the most optimistic where the net employment outlook stood at 30 per cent, followed by the North (26 per cent), West (23 per cent) and East (21 per cent).
Hiring intentions have strengthened in all four regions both in terms of year-on-year as well as quarter-on-quarter basis, the study said.
A sector-wise comparison shows that, employers in all nine industry sectors expect headcount to grow during the first quarter of FY'13. The most optimistic projections are reported in the IT & ITeS sector, with a strong net employment outlook of 21 per cent.
FMCG is the second-most optimistic sector with a net employment outlook of 19 per cent, followed by infrastructure (18 per cent), retail (18 per cent), banking & financial services (16 per cent), automobile & manufacturing (14 per cent), telecom (11 per cent), real estate (7 per cent) & business services (5 per cent).
ÒIT & ITeS sector started leading in hiring plans and activities. Even in the current quarter this sector is witnessing maximum numbers of hiring. Also Banking & Financial Services' hiring activity improved and expecting the same trend will continue in first quarter of the coming financial year,Ó Kumar added.
According to the survey by recruitment tendering platform MyHiringClub.com, the country's net employment outlook -- an indicator of recruitment intentions -- stood at a healthy 39 per cent, reflecting solid opportunities for job seekers in the upcoming quarter.
ÒJob seekers will be going to get more opportunities as our study shows the India's employment markets will experience positive hiring activity compared to Q1 (first quarter), FY'12. The good news is that many markets appear to be heading in the right direction,Ó MyHiringClub.com CEO Rajesh Kumar said.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the outlook has improved by a moderate 8 percentage points, and on a year-on-year basis it has seen an improvement by 6 percentage points, the survey said.
Region wise, employers in all four regions predict a strong employment market in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, with South being the most optimistic where the net employment outlook stood at 30 per cent, followed by the North (26 per cent), West (23 per cent) and East (21 per cent).
Hiring intentions have strengthened in all four regions both in terms of year-on-year as well as quarter-on-quarter basis, the study said.
A sector-wise comparison shows that, employers in all nine industry sectors expect headcount to grow during the first quarter of FY'13. The most optimistic projections are reported in the IT & ITeS sector, with a strong net employment outlook of 21 per cent.
FMCG is the second-most optimistic sector with a net employment outlook of 19 per cent, followed by infrastructure (18 per cent), retail (18 per cent), banking & financial services (16 per cent), automobile & manufacturing (14 per cent), telecom (11 per cent), real estate (7 per cent) & business services (5 per cent).
ÒIT & ITeS sector started leading in hiring plans and activities. Even in the current quarter this sector is witnessing maximum numbers of hiring. Also Banking & Financial Services' hiring activity improved and expecting the same trend will continue in first quarter of the coming financial year,Ó Kumar added.
China's Huawei barred from major Australian broadband deal
Melbourne, Mar 26, 2012 - In a setback to Chinese telecom giant Huawei, Australia has blocked it from tendering for a prestigious USD 38 billion nation-wide broadband contract due to cyber attacks originating from China.
Defending the move, Prime Minister Julia Gillard today said the decision to not allow Huawei to take part in tenders for the National Broadband Network (NBN) project was ÒprudentÓ.
A spokesman for Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the NBN was the Òbackbone of Australia's information infrastructureÓ and as such the government had a responsibility Òto do our utmost to protect its integrity and that of the information carried on itÓ.
The USD 38 billion project aims to connect almost every Australian home to a very high speed Internet connection.
The Australian Financial Review said in a report that Huawei was seeking to secure a supply contract worth up to USD 1.04 billion with NBN, but has been blocked by the Attorney- General's department based on advice from Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
Gillard told reporters in Seoul, where she is attending nuclear security talks with other world leaders, that the NBN is a crucial national infrastructure project.
ÒYou would expect, as a government, we would make all of the prudent decisions to make sure that that infrastructure project does what we want it to do, and we've taken one of those decisions,Ó she said, when asked about the Huawei decision.
One of the reasons for the ban on Huawei could be that the company's founder Ren Zhengfei was in the Chinese People's Liberation Army until 1984.
Huawei, considered to be the world's No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker, says while the decision is a setback, it will continue to work with all of Australia's major telecommunications operators and remains hopeful of playing a role in the NBN, Australia's AAP news agency reported.
Huawei corporate affairs director Jeremy Mitchell said despite the prime minister's comments he believed it was a temporary hurdle for the company.
ÒI think the best way to do this is to work together,Ó Mitchell told ABC Television after Gillard's comments.
The ban on Huawei underlines global concern about Beijing's cyber warfare efforts after a series of hacking attempts on Western companies were traced to China.
Defending the move, Prime Minister Julia Gillard today said the decision to not allow Huawei to take part in tenders for the National Broadband Network (NBN) project was ÒprudentÓ.
A spokesman for Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the NBN was the Òbackbone of Australia's information infrastructureÓ and as such the government had a responsibility Òto do our utmost to protect its integrity and that of the information carried on itÓ.
The USD 38 billion project aims to connect almost every Australian home to a very high speed Internet connection.
The Australian Financial Review said in a report that Huawei was seeking to secure a supply contract worth up to USD 1.04 billion with NBN, but has been blocked by the Attorney- General's department based on advice from Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
Gillard told reporters in Seoul, where she is attending nuclear security talks with other world leaders, that the NBN is a crucial national infrastructure project.
ÒYou would expect, as a government, we would make all of the prudent decisions to make sure that that infrastructure project does what we want it to do, and we've taken one of those decisions,Ó she said, when asked about the Huawei decision.
One of the reasons for the ban on Huawei could be that the company's founder Ren Zhengfei was in the Chinese People's Liberation Army until 1984.
Huawei, considered to be the world's No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker, says while the decision is a setback, it will continue to work with all of Australia's major telecommunications operators and remains hopeful of playing a role in the NBN, Australia's AAP news agency reported.
Huawei corporate affairs director Jeremy Mitchell said despite the prime minister's comments he believed it was a temporary hurdle for the company.
ÒI think the best way to do this is to work together,Ó Mitchell told ABC Television after Gillard's comments.
The ban on Huawei underlines global concern about Beijing's cyber warfare efforts after a series of hacking attempts on Western companies were traced to China.
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