Report filed by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board with the National Green Tribunal regarding state pollution control boards in south of India not complying with the direction given by the Supreme Court (Parayavaran Suraksha Samithi Vs Union of India) - wherein the states where directed to make provision for …
Legally-embattled Facebook has found an unexpected ally in a New Zealand judge. Wellington High Court judge David Glendall has approved the use of the social-networking site to serve court papers. Glendall approved the serving of legal papers on Craig Axe, who is alleged to have taken NZ $ 241,000 (US …
>> A independent daily newspaper will be launched in Zimbabwe, adding a new dimension to the news market currently dominated by government controlled dailies. >> Google Inc is soon to roll out free software which allows consumers to track their home electricity use and improve energy efficiency. Dan Reicher,director, Climate …
Are you fed up with the long traffic snarls during peak hours, by sudden processions or rallies resulting in jams? A new website now claims to provide up-to-date information about the traffic situation across the national capital and even solutions to all your traffic-related problems. The website
Aurangabad municipal corporation sets an example aurangabad municipal corporation is the first municipal body in Maharashtra to adopt e-tendering for clearing and commissioning projects. All projects costing more than Rs 25,000 are cleared through e-tendering. The project, launched in May 2007, has saved the corporation close to Rs 2.50 crore.
Google is making more books available to more people. Is the blessing unqualified? ON February 20, newspapers in India carried an advertisement meant for writers, publishers and other holders of copyright on printed material. The ad, brought out by the search engine major Google, signalled an end to its long-drawn …
Indian scientists have launched an agricultural Wikipedia to act as an online repository of agricultural information in the country. The government-backed initiative, Agropedia, was launched on January 12. The website currently contains information on nine crops
Many critics have passed their verdict on newspapers. The Internet will surpass them, they hold. An American start-up wants to start dozens of new ones
>> The US state of Hawai has introduced a web service that puts patients face-to-face with doctors. Doctors hold 10-minute appointments, which can be extended for a fee. They can also file prescriptions and view patients
http://wesanthals.tripod.com/ The Santhals are amongst the better studied tribal communities in the country. In fact, the first attempt to study Santhali culture was made in colonial times by some Christian missionaries. The Norwegian-born missionary Paul Olaf Bodding wrote the first grammar for the Santhal community in the early 20th century. …
RAJKOT: Paperless schools where children don't need to lug heavy books on their thin frames, seemed like a thing of the future. But one school in Rajkot has taken the giant leap forward and made blackboards, notebooks, chalks and dusters redundant. The 1,000-odd students of Genius Schools will learn all …
