Archives October 2012

On December 27, 2004 no newspaper of the world knew any data other than the Tsunami. "TSUNAMI STRIKES', 'BOLT FROM THE BLUE’, etc. were the headlines that underlined each newspaper's mast –head. Yes, a deadly Tsunami had struck the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal, on Dec 26. Nobody except some was much aware of 'tsunami'. 'Tsunami' is a Japanese word meaning 'harbor wave'. It is the seismic Sea waves that are generated by tectonic displacements in the Ocean bed. This displacement may be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. It causes a sudden displacement of water above and forms a small group of water waves having wavelengths equal to several thousand meters- Thus, on the sea level, it causes high waves, farther causing destruction all around the region.                            The December 26 Tsunami was caused by an under-water earthquake of magnitude 9.3 on the Richter scale. more...

About a century ago, photography was invented. In those early days, only simple box-cameras were available to take simple black and white pictures. Photographic techniques and equipment’s have come a long way since then. Exploding flash guns have progressed to compact electronic flash unit. box-cameras to sophisticated computerized reflex cameras, stills to movies, black-and-white to full glorious colours and part-time dabblers to highly paid professionals. In almost every sphere of human activity nowadays, photography has now come to play a very significant role. Photography as a hobby is perhaps the most popular of all its uses. Cameras and films are now cheap and easy to use. 'Instamatic' cameras have largely eliminated the hit-or-miss techniques of yesteryears. Anybody with a pair of eyes and hands can take reasonably good pictures. We see amateur photographers all over the place, especially in holiday resorts and recreational areas. Tourist and sightseers are never without more...

Sonia Gandhi is truly one of the most popular Indian. Women. Who with her amazing grace anointed as the queen of sacrifice. The way by which she declined the post prime minister of India has proved her to be true True India. She is the course, became the first –never person to decline the post of the M.P and amazed the whole words a mind that she would not accept the post of prime minister even if it. Came her way. Born at the small town of Orbassano. Near Turin, Italy in 1916. Sonia amino was sent to Cambridge, UK to study English where in 1965, she met Rajiv Gandhi whine resulted in their marriage. It gave her the honor of becoming a part of a great India family now they stated leading a happy life. Away from politics. Rajiv was an Indian Airlines pilot, and politics remained limited to more...

Computerization in every field is the order of the day. No one had imagined that computers in the forthcoming years would play such a decisive role in technology. No aspect of life has been left untouched by computers. They have invaded our professional lives, our homes, our medical facilities, our entertainment modes etc. Thus, besides being educated, it has become extremely necessary to be computer-literate in order to survive, Hence, education too has been reformed and revolutionized to suit the need of time. It is necessary that a child learns computer as normally as he studies other subjects. Thus, from a primary and now even from the kindergarten level, computers have become an indispensable part of education. It was in 1984, during the time of Rajiv Gandhi that computer was introduced on a massive scale in India for the first time. In 1966, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay prepared more...

Dr. Manmohan Singh, born on Sep. 1932 at Gah in West Punjab (now in Pakistan) had completed his M.A., Phil, from Oxford University and D. Lilt. From Honoris Cause University. For his brilliant-career he was appointed as a senior lecturer in Economic ices at Punjab University, (Chandigarh only at the age of 25. In 1969 he became the Professor of International Trade in Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University. He also enjoyed the post of Governor, Reserve Bank of India. And so far his political careers concerned, he came to politics in June 1991 and became Union Minister for Finance. During his tenure he achieved great popularity because of his sincerity and foresightedness. He has al-ways been considered as man of extreme simplicity and pure integrity- For the first time when he was elected the leader of the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Coalition to rule the country I n 2004 more...

Ever since the sheep Dolly was cloned in 1997, a new field of controversy had been flung open whether  his newly acquired technology of cloning is beneficial or detrimental to human race. It was not by accident that Dolly was cloned. It took nearly about 276 nuclear transfer procedures by a Scottish Scientist at the Roslin Institute in order to create the first cloned animal ever. The success rate of reproductive cloning still remains doubtful at the present moment because the dangers of reproductive cloning are many. It was seen that during mammalian reproductive cloning, a large section of clones suffered from a weakening of the immune system which naturally reduces the animal's capacity to combat infections, diseases and other health related problems. Besides, many of the clones thus produced suffered from major abnormalities, for instance, deformation of an organ or its absence. Research has shown that out of all more...

Pratibha Patil, a woman of Maharashtra origin, has been elected as the 13th President of India She has made history by becoming the first woman President in the history of India. Smt. Patil was born on 19thDecember, 1934 in Nadgaon of Maharashtra Her father was Saroyan Pagloo Rao. She got her school education at R.R. School, Jalgaon. Thereafter she got the M.A. degree from Moolji Jaitha (M.J.) College, Jalgaon which was an affiliated unit to North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon. Then she obtained her degree in law from the Government Law College, Mumbai an affiliated unit of the University of Bombay. During her college days she excelled in the table tennis and won various inter-college tournaments. In 1962 she was voted 'College Queen' of M.J. College. In the same year she began her political career by winning an assembly election from Edlabad Assembly Constituency on the Indian National Congress ticket. She more...

The vital role of science in modern life is not overstated in view of today's world. Science and technology have profoundly influenced the course of human civilization. Science has provided us remarkable insights into the world we live in. The scientific revolutions of the 20th century have led to the development of many technologies, which promise to herald wholly new eras in many fields. As we stand today at the beginning of a new century, we have to ensure fullest use of these developments for the well being of our people. Science and technology have been an integral part of Indian civilization and culture over the past several millennia. Few are aware that India was the fountainhead of important foundational scientific developments. These cover many great scientific discoveries and technological achievements in Mathematics, Astronomy, Architecture, Chemistry, Metallurgy, Medicine, Natural Philosophy and other areas. A great deal of this travelled outwards more...

The Indian religious leader Swami Dayananda Saraswati (1824-1883) founded the Arya Samaj, or Society of Nobles, and epitomized the aggressive Hindu religious reformer. Dayananda Saraswati was born into a wealthy Brahmin family in Gujarat, a part of western India somewhat isolated from British colonial influence. He was raised in the orthodox Hindu tradition but soon found himself unsatisfied with the archaic teachings and practices, especially idol worship and other primitivisms imposed on him. At the age of 19 he left his family and undertook a long period of rigorous, ascetic study of the ancient Vedas—the oldest core of the Hindu religion. Dayananda concluded that current religious beliefs and social institutions were hopelessly corrupt. With this conviction he began to preach an aggressive reforming doctrine which urged are turn to the pristine Vedic tradition. While his commitments seemed basically "fundamentalist" and somewhat orthodox, in Fact, he advocated radical reforms such as more...

The Internet didn't just happen overnight—rather it was the end result of a search that had been in place since the late 1950s. By the time the world started to get online in the mid-1990s, the Net had been almost 40 years in the making. The   Internet   has   revolutionized   the   computer   and communications world like never before. The invention of the telegraph, telephone, radio, and computer set the stage for this unprecedented integration of capabilities. The Internet has a worldwide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location.  By the end of the 1980s, the European Particle Research Laboratory, CERN in Geneva was one of the premier Internet sites in Europe. CERN desperately needed a better way of locating all the files, documents and other resources that now threatened to overwhelm it. A young British more...