Indian industry to gain from energy, environment policies

Change, Barack Obama’s theme, will also resonate through the spectrum of India’s engagement with the US after the 44 th President of the United States of America takes over on January 20.

There is a sense of uncertainty here about the stand the new US administration will take on several issues that affect India.

An analysis of Obama’s position, detailed in his ‘Blue Print for Change’, shows his stance on environment and energy, for instance, may give India a long-term boost. A 35% reduction in US oil consumption by 2030, as he envisions, would soften the world’s oil demand. India’s coal- and import-dependent energy economy stands to gain more from Obama’s plan to invest $150 billion in clean energy over the next decade and double fuel economy standards within 18 years.

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Now, Google places its software in wireless smartphones

Google isn't just for Web browsing anymore.The giant Internet search service joined with cellular carrier T-Mobile USA to unveil the first cellphone based on Google software. It's an aggressive bid to pry open the market for advanced wireless smartphones.

Cole Brodman, CTO for T-Mobile USA, noted only about 16% of Americans use their wireless phones to access Internet. "We're going to change all that," he said. But the new phone, the G1 from Taiwan's HTC, contains few breakthrough features and seems unlikely to challenge the popularity of rival smart phones like Apple's iPhone."I don't think that this phone itself is a ground breaking thing," said Jane Zweig,chief executive of telecom research firm the Shosteck Group in Columbia.

Instead, the G1 is the first step in Google's strategy to remain relevant in a world in which billions of people go online via pocket-sized devices.

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