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 …
www.knowledgebank.irri.org Now, the latest farming and production info is available to the rice industry online. This is the world's first digital extension service for the rice industry. Called the Rice Knowledge Bank, the website was launched at the International Rice Congress in Beijing on September 18. It is developed by …
Scidev.net is an exception to the internet rule book on science reportage. It makes news out of the science research in developing world. It's hard to find science news from this part of the world. Leave it to the pundits to ponder on why that's so and go to newswise.com, …
even with the tremendous improvement in computer technology, the computer-human interface is still relatively primitive. Most of the times, one needs to sit down on a keyboard and type laboriously. Maximum, one can dictate into a software programme, which then creates a file. Now a new software package called Dasher …
In an attempt to bridge the digital divide, Bhutan's planning commission secretariat is establishing an information network in all its 20 administrative districts (dzongkhags). The project
a computer system tested in Taiwan can give people as much as 25 seconds warning of an impending earthquake. This may not seem very long, but it is enough time for automated emergency systems to stop trains, shut down gas lines or tell surgeons to stop their work. "This could …
catch me if you can. This may no longer be the catch phrase for those who circulate copies of films they have downloaded from the internet. Macrovision, a California-based firm, is soon launching a fool-proof copy-protection system that would embed detailed information about the buyer into any movie they download, …
In Madhya Pradesh, Mangal and Surshingh of Sarai village, go to the district administration at Dhar, several kilometres away, to lodge complaints against local services. Sometimes, it is about a non-functioning tube well, a crumbling primary school building, housing 60 students, or the veterinary doctor who had no place to …
a new computer model by National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) can now indicate exactly where rain or snow originate across the world. The model simulates water movement in the atmosphere around the world and traces it from the places where it evaporates to the places where it falls back …
The tenet group has set up n-Logue, specifically to provide telecom and Internet services to the small towns and villages. Do you think this makes business sense? Oh yes, it does! Our company
What is the idea behind the fsm? I looked at the kind of social structure of the society I wanted to live in, and I said, since I am not allowed to live in that society with proprietary software, I just won't use them. The aim of the fsm is …
E-WASTE - a byproduct of the US technological revolution - is being sneaked into India, Pakistan and China. This revelation has been made in a report released by five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) spread over four countries. The document titled 'Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia' warns that the processing …
In the first civil suit in a computer software case in China, a local court has awarded Microsoft Corp, Antodesk Inc and WordPerfect Application Group US $54,500 in damages. In a significant ruling in the fight against software piracy in China, the Beijing Intermediate Court ordered Beijing Juren Computer Co …
A new composite material designed by scientists at the Research Triangle Institute in North Carolina promises to be of great use in cooling down computer chips and other miniature devices. The new material is a superlattice
just a few clicks of the computer mouse can help scientists prevent wildfires to a great extent. To some, it may sound impractical, but is true. Computer simulations are being used by scientists to evolve ways to prevent forest fires. By combining satellite-derived vegetation data, topographic maps, weather data and …
A group of scientists at the University of Rochester, USA, have devised a simple system that can perform a database search of 50 items using light. Ordinary computers use electrons in their circuits to compute. A single pulse of light is generated with many colours. The pulse is split into …
Random access memories or RAMs form an important part of a computer. M Reed and his collaborators at the Yale University, USA, have built molecular switches which could be used for storing data. These switches consist of rod-like carbon based molecules that can carry a current between two gold electrodes. …
The recent decision of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to ban animal dissection has boosted the morale of animal lovers on one hand, and on the other has created a flutter in the science fraternity. After several hearings, and a favourable resolution from the Committee for the Purpose of …
a salesman needs to visit a dozen odd cities to sell his wares. What is the most efficient route for him to take? The problem may seem a trivial one. But if the cities he has to visit are increased to, say, a hundred? Even for the most powerful computers …
japan and the European Union (eu) have legislated to make manufacturers responsible for recycling their products once they have reached the end of their useful life. In Japan it is the electrical appliance producers and in Europe the car manufacturers who will have to adhere to these regulations. In Japan, …
