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Order of the High Court of Gujarat regarding utilization of grant by Kutiyana Nagarpalika given for public utility purposes, 05/02/2025

Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Kandhal Sarmanbhai Jadeja Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 05/02/2025. The petitioner, Kandhal Sarmanbhai Jadeja is a sitting member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) elected from 84 Kutiyana – Ranavav constituency of District Porbandar. Upon having come to …

The bandwidth of growth

Inclusive growth is not just a buzzword; it is a vital requirement for developing democratic nations like India. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), made possible by ubiquitous broadband infrastructure and affordable access to computing, can play a pivotal role in the nation's continued accelerated growth needs. This growth is one …

Triumph of the commons: Helping the world to share

Seven billion people into one planet won't go, unless we learn to harness our better natures, says social psychologist Mark van Vugt.

Panic on the Pandemic

Influenza has the potential to infect many people quickly. Although the death rate for seasonal flu is probably only around 1% of those affected, when the numbers so affected run into millions, as they do in India, the number of people who die will also be large. It is this …

Climate data spat intensifies

Growing demands for access to information swamp scientist.

IBM Sees Big Opportunity In Water Management IT

IBM is pushing ahead into providing technology services to manage water, a market $10 billion market that the company sees growing quickly. "This to me is an area that's really going to explode in the next three to five years," said Sharon Nunes, who heads IBM's Big Green Innovations initiative. …

Do seed companies control GM crop research?

Scientists must ask corporations for permission before publishing independent research on genetically modified crops. That restriction must end. (Editorial)

Intellectual Property Rights: Excluding other rights of other people

This article interrogates the claims of intellectual property to be a right. Drawing on the political theory of rights, it argues that information, ideas and knowledge fail to meet the basic test of rights and intellectual property right prevents those who do not own it from accessing and exercising their …

Cost of inaccuracy

Aparna Pallavi and Archita Bhatta From what to sow to when to reap, farmers need weather forecast at every step. It can make or break them The monsoon forecast in May said India would receive good rains this year, and the onset was predicted for the first week of June. …

Science & Technology - Briefs

health Side-effects stay Chemicals called contrast agents used during cardiac angiography can seriously damage kidneys which, in turn, increases chances of heart attacks. Side-effects were earlier thought to be temporary. A team tracked 294 patients exposed to contrast agents for a year. 31 per cent of the patients were found …

Decoding The Fine Print

AUTOMOBILES Many expectations of the automobile sector have been belied in this budget. It is hoped that there are further positive and growth-oriented measures coming up to enable the industry rise to global challenges. Provisions: Direct tax deduction for in-house research.C Specific component of excise duty on large cars/utility vehicles …

Confidence in the air

A community radio service in the Baramati district is building up the confidence and knowledge levels of rural women and girls in the area.

Marine potpourri

http://www.seasky.org For centuries, sailors in the Indian Ocean have told stories of seas glowing with a dim, white light at night. Satellite images have now confirmed the appearance of bioluminescent bacteria. Scientists say this rare phenomenon could be a way for the bacteria to catch the attention of fish so …

Virtual dystopia

Book>> Cyburbia, The Dangerous Idea That

Expanding world of Twitter

A web savvy customer now expects business to provide a regular stream of twitter updates This edition of NetSpeak takes yet another look at the expanding world of Twitter, the social messaging service. From being a status update tool, Twitter ( http://www.hindu.com/biz/2007/03/26/stories/20070326000 91700.htm) has evolved into a much sought after …

Doing business in India 2009

Doing Business investigates the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business in India 2009 presents quantitative indicators to measure the regulations affecting 7 stages in the life of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing …

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