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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Yet another moment of celebration -- PSLV launches 13 satellites in one go!

Read more here:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lucknow/PSLV_launches_India_into_space_history/articleshow/2993231.cms

Even "Nasa's attempt to do something similar had come to nought"; India became the second country after Russia to achieve this feat!

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy 2007 Awarded to Tata Family in Pittsburgh

See here:

http://www.carnegiemedalspittsburgh.org/index.html

and also see pictures here from October 16-17, 2007 event (Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Ratan Tata both were present):

http://www.carnegiemedals.org/winners/2007_medalawards.html

The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy is presented every two years to philanthropists who share Andrew Carnegie's vision for dedicating their private wealth for the public good.

A moment of pride for the Tata Group and India!

Friday, April 18, 2008

Automated Content Developing?

I think the days are not far when the computers will write journal quality papers for researchers using these softwares which mimic human actions and thinking process. Of course, someone has to go the hard way to do the experiments and find logical results first. Kudos to Prof. Parker at Insead, France.

More at : http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6237305.html