The Hard Water Revolution
Mastering technology and production of heavy water — the key material needed to operate India’s indigenous nuclear reactor system — is a complex scientific and engineering assignment not many countries can tackle. Yet India had to meet this challenge for heavy water is the mainstay of the country’s nuclear power programme and is also valuable for industrial development. In the early 70s, India was accused by the West of ‘stealing’ heavy water from Canada. The US … Read entire article »
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Tweens
According to a new report by consumer research company, the NPD Group, tween girls – those aged between eight and twelve years – are upping their beauty usage, while teens and young women have cut down on their spending. “Tweens reported increases in regular usage of mascara, eye liner, and lipstick, relative to 2007 levels,” NPD said. “In fact, regular usage of mascara almost doubled in the past two years.” Interestingly, the group didn’t link this development … Read entire article »
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Mangalore runway to be stretched
The runway length of Mangalore airport, which saw a major air crash a week ago that claimed 158 lives, will be increased from the present 8,000 feet to 9,000 feet to include a larger spillover area, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said. “In fact, we have already taken a decision to extend the runway from 8,000 ft to 9,000 ft. In that 9,000 ft, the spillover area and all such factors will be taken into … Read entire article »
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The air of Air India
A lot has been happening off late with Air India. Sometimes there is a strike that pulls the whole nation to a standstill, while there are times when a high court order forces them to quash the strike. This drama-panthi was added on by Air India (AI), which launched a Delhi-Ludhiana flight last week, and had a tough balancing act on its hands. Both the Akali Dal, the party in power in Punjab, and the … Read entire article »
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Biometric Cards for NREGA workers
In an innovative move, biometric cards will be given to those working under NREGA to bring more transparency in the implementation of the Centre’s employment guarantee programme, facing complaints of gross irregularities and malpractices in many parts of the country. A decision to prepare biometric database of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers “within 12 months” has recently been taken by the Rural Development Ministry in New Delhi in a meeting which was also attended by officials from Unique Identification … Read entire article »
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