The venerable Congress Party's 'Chintan Shivir' on January 18, 19 and 20 in Jaipur, discussed among other things, a most perplexing problem. How to fight ...
11:04 AM, Jan 30, 2013
Life at the brick kilns of Jhajjar in Haryana is especially tough for children of labourers. But thanks to a new initiative by the Don Bosco Foundation, this is fast changing. ...
10:40 AM, Dec 21, 2012
Akshay Saxena and Krishna Ramkumar left high paying corporate jobs to help students from economically weaker families nurture their dreams. Through their organisation Avanti, Krishna and Akshay help economically weaker students from far flung areas prepare for medical and engineering entrance exams absolutely free. ...
10:00 AM, Dec 05, 2012
We know all about Barack Obama's recent victory, Michelle's beauty, Romney's chicanery and perhaps even the name and breed of the first dog of the ...
05:36 PM, Nov 27, 2012
New Delhi: Imagine getting email and data over the radio. A 22-year-old has developed a software that lets one do just that. Radio reaches every corner of India. Small transistors are cheap and easily available. Vinny Lohan has found a way to send computer data over normal radio waves. He believes that the idea could get all India online in a jiffy. "Computers are all about zeros and ones. Be...
08:59 AM, Nov 05, 2012
It isn't everyday that an entire city is designed from the ground up. Ten years ago, New Songdo in South Korea was basically, a muddy, ...
12:12 AM, Oct 18, 2012
I'm not a fan of Steve Jobs. He lied, was rude and manipulated people throughout his life. When I told Walter Isaacson that, I half ...
08:10 PM, Oct 11, 2012
A few SMS messages, a couple of inflammatory photos. They triggered off the largest internal exodus in India since partition. We're talking about the north ...
05:49 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: A fisherman's village in Thumba near Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala, birthed India's five decade long romance with space. Our scientists set up their first labs at the local St Mary Magdalene church there. Dr Vasant Gowarikar, Ex-Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, says that there were hardly any facilities for them. "My office was in the church building. And I was given a cow shed and a cattle feed store to...
08:08 AM, Sep 09, 2012
New Delhi: India is the global capital for heart disease. More than six crore Indians are already victims, and the number is rising every year. The problem with a heart attack is, we don't know when the next one will hit. Getting yourself checked can be expensive and not all clinics are equipped to do it. Now there's a device that lets you get your heart checked. And it fits...
08:30 AM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: Did the government mess up by trying to block some Twitter handles? Why did it fail and what are the ways people use to get around government curbs? The process being adopted as of now is that the department of telecom sends a list of internet addresses that it considers offensive to companies who provide internet services to us, ISPs. Each ISP, there are many in India, enters...
06:37 PM, Aug 23, 2012
New Delhi: This independence day, the prime minister announced India's maiden mission to Mars. India's maiden mission to Mars will lift off in November next year. It will take 450 crore rupees and a 10 month flight over 56 million kilometres, to reach the red planet. The next best time to launch will come only in early 2016 or 2018. Kiran Karnik, Former Director, Development & Educational Communication, ISRO: This...
03:53 PM, Aug 16, 2012
It will take Rs 450 crore and a 10 month flight over 56 million kilometres to reach the red planet. ...
03:28 PM, Aug 15, 2012
New Delhi: Numerous states of India recently plunged into darkness as the power grids across North and North East India crashed. Could there be an alternative to avoid such a prospect? Scientists at the Ministry of New And Renewable Energy are now trying out new ways of lighting and cooling your home. At the Solar Energy Centre in Gurgaon, scientists make hay while the sun shines. Or rather - they...
09:54 AM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: NASA's first-ever nuclear powered Mars Rover is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet at 11 am on Monday morning. It took $2.5 billion to build Curiosity. At one ton, it's the heaviest man-made object to land on another planet. With five kilos of Plutonium dioxide on board, it's also the first nuclear powered one. Also aboard is eighteen times more equipment than any Mars rover ever...
06:27 AM, Aug 06, 2012
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