National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has conducted a survey on Household Social Consumption: Education as part of 75th round of National Sample Survey (NSS). Prior to this, surveys on the same subject were carried out during 64th round (July 2007- June 2008) and 71st round …
brain wave: A team of Swiss neuroscientists and computer engineers are trying to program a computer to create a brain. In collaboration with IBM, the scientists are building a computer model of the neocortical column of a rat. They are trying to put together a single circuit of about 10,000 …
a team of researchers at the Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland, is training human-made molecules to act as tiny computers. These specially-synthesised molecules that can act as nanoscale light sensors or molecular transistors (analogous to 2-way switches) can revolutionise medicine, industry and information technology. Sri Lanka-born organic chemist Amilra de …
the problems associated with electronic waste (e-waste) disposal in the country have come to the fore with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (kspcb) issuing a show cause notice to information technology major Wipro Infotech for illegal disposal of such waste. But the onus is also shared by kspcb, because …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (bmc) is reaping the benefits of e-governance. A software it introduced in 2003 is fast changing the image of its 24 ward offices of being sluggish and incompetent, at least with regard to tackling people's complaints. With the help of the Online Complaint Monitoring System (ocms), …
www.praja.org Check the governors Here's an initiative that helps us come to terms with cantankerous babus. It helps one track complaints against civic authorities online. Initiated in 2003 by the Mumbai-based voluntary organisation Praja, the website was initially meant for the Mumbai only. Now the endeavour has been extended for …
www.ebay.com/rethink Want to dispose off your old personal computers (PCs) but do not know how to do it without harming the environment? Click on to www.ebay.com/rethink. The site, promoted by the US auction portal eBay Inc, offers advice on how to resell, recycle or donate used electronics. It also links …
Hilltop to desktop Technology advances have transformed the way maps are made When the Survey of India (SoI) was set up 237 years ago, in Dehradun, map making was akin to pure art. It required steady hands and a keen eye, and demanded months, at times years, of painstaking labour. …
function info() { var popurl="html/20041215_geo_info.htm" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=650,height=350,scrollbars=yes") } India is not alone in restricting access to maps, but is perhaps the only country to have encouraged an irrational regime that guards even basic information. The armed forces of any nation would obviously want to restrict the ability of an adversary to …
function arbitrary() { var popurl="html/20041215_arbitrary.htm" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=650,height=450,scrollbars=yes") } Almost half of India is inaccessible to its citizens
Behind the mass of confusion over maps lies a basic problem: India has no mapping policy. To fill this vacuum, various authorities have arrogated to themselves regulations of using, printing, publishing and developing maps. Geographical information is also not part of the more fundamental right to information. While the state …
E-mail Google started it, Yahoo followed and Hotmail has joined them. The e-mail wars are heating up with Microsoft announcing a massive increase in storage capacity for its Hotmail customers, countering Yahoo as the two rivals look to fight a challenge from Google. Microsoft plans to offer 250 megabytes of …
www.ruckus.org Actions speak louder than words, says The Ruckus Society. This California-, usa, based organisation says it "provides environmental, human rights, and social justice organisers with the tools, training, and support needed to achieve their goals.' But how do climbing up buildings, flying giant banners and "assisting students in their …
