The NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Contest2014 contest received 562 entries from 1,567 students spread across 19 countries. Indian students won 58 prizes including the Grand Prize! This is an annual contest, co-sponsored by NASA Ames and the National Space Society (NSS) .It is for all students up to 12th grade (18 years old) from anywhere in

With an alarming number of farmers quitting agriculture because of low productivity and dwindling profits, how do we ensure sufficient farm produce to meet our daily needs? Most technological innovations are targeted for the top 10% of the population. You will find this disparity everywhere – every few months a new cell phone hits the market,

India’s first electric bus has started running on Bangalore’s roads. The city’s transport corporation launched this bus last week. The electric bus will run on a trial basis for three months after which hopefully, it will be a regular feature on Bangalore roads. The bus has zero emission levels, operates on a battery that lasts five

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), an apex think tank of the country in guiding and implementing good Governance reforms, was inaugurated in a function held yesterday. The focus of the NCGG would be action oriented research in good Governance. The Centre would also function as a national repository on information on best practices,

Indian economy is complex, but a really interesting one. While we fail to match up to global averages in conventional sectors, we end up gaining from unexpected arenas – 1500 crore rupees were  earned by exporting hair in the last fiscal. Fascinating, isn’t it? Well, let’s dig deeper into our demographics to unravel even more interesting facts. The problem and the opportunity

Do you remember the name of the girl/boy from North-East who studied with you in college? It was chinky, right? How convenient, isn’t it? Can you tell me the reason for this antagonism towards the people from North East? Is it because you are cut-off from their lives and don’t know what’s going on there or is it just plain arrogance because you

We have seen plastic waste being used to build roads in India. We have also seen Indian scientists making bricks from paper waste. Well now, our scientists have gone a step further and used waste plastic bags to make liquid fuel for cars. Chemist Achyut Kumar Panda of Centurion University of Technology and Management Odisha

The National Innovation Council and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have jointly announced the creation of the India Inclusive Innovation Fund (IIIF). Speaking about the fund, Sam Pitroda, Chairman of the National Innovation Council (NInC) said: “The needs of the people at the base of the economic pyramid are today served

India-born scientist Professor Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize. The Marconi Prize is an annual award recognizing advancements in communications awarded by the Marconi Foundation. The Prize includes a $100,000 honorarium and a work of sculpture, and honorees are called Marconi Fellows. Paulraj is the only India-born scientist to

India’s first climate change theatre was opened at Pushpa Gujral Science City in Kapurthala, Punjab on Thursday to educate people on impact and causes of climate change. According to Science City authorities, while this theatre is India’s first, it is second in the world, with the other in Canada. The 18-metre diameter theatre has been set up in