PC World India has announced the Best Indian Websites 2007 Web awards. In its first year, the award focused on 20 prominent categories with 126 nominees. Although the parameters for judging were not clear, popularity and traffic do not constitute part of the criteria.

The best site should use technology to deliver solutions. Information should be presented intuitively and concisely. Design should aid the overall experience...

The awards aim to capture the framework and user understanding that the site has embodied in its design and deployment of technology--rather than to rate its specific content, something that changes very dynamically and perhaps impossible to judge objectively.

Here is the list of winners in each category.

Portals: Yahoo!
Gaming: Yahoo! Games
Travel: Cleartrip
Matrimony: Bharat Matrimony
Entertainment: Rediff
Mobile content: Yahoo! Mobile
Shopping: Future Bazaar
Technology: Tech2
Job sites: Monster India
Social networking: Orkut
News: IBN Live
Cricket: Cricinfo
Real estate: India Property
Auction: eBay
Astrology: Sify Astrology
Stockbroking: Moneycontrol
Bill payment: Visa Bill Pay
Email: Gmail
Photo printing: itasveer
Flowers and gifts: Fernsnpetals