Archive for the 'General Awareness' Category

Plants In Forest Create Their Own Aspirin!

Friday, September 26th, 2008

I was pretty surprised when I read this, “Plants In Forest Emit Aspirin Chemical To Deal With Stress; Discovery May Help Agriculture” Like us, they don’t have to rush to a chemist’s shop and then swallow those pills.
Unlike humans, who are advised to take aspirin as a fever suppressant, plants have the ability to produce [...]

Rain Water Harvesting

Friday, September 12th, 2008

I wish to thank Destination Infinity for this post. I find his blog post quite interesting and practical.
Every year Mumbai rains make news and for all the wrong reasons. When I keep on watching images of Mumbai flooded with rain I wonder why such an abundance and why an equal amount of waste? Of course, [...]

CERN search to solve Big Bang mystery!

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Largest particle collider conducts successful test!
GENEVA (AP) — The world’s largest particle collider successfully completed its first major test by firing a beam of protons around a 17-mile underground ring Wednesday in what scientists hope is the next great step to understanding the makeup of the universe.
After a series of trial runs, two white dots [...]

RJ who made derogatory comments about Nepalese could be arrested

Friday, September 28th, 2007

I simply feel elated when I read this news. ‘RJ who made derogatory comments could be arrested‘ And I am glad that Indian Idol III, Prashant Tamang’s fans and locals are out to teach this RJ a lesson. What I don’t feel good about is the violence part. It could have been achieved peacefully too. [...]

Kalam still Homeless!

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

What I know that there is no problem for assigning Rahul Bhaiya and Priyanka Didi sarkari bungalows. Though in what capacity / designation Priyanka Didi is living in a government bungalow, no one knows. They and their family have “sacrificed” so much for India and Indians. We will have to look after them and their [...]

Educating Kids

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Chubby cheeks, dimple chin
rosy lips, teeth within,
Curly hair, very fair,
eyes are blue, lovely too,
Teacher’s pet, is that you??
Yes, Yes, Yes.
So the “right� kind of education starts early in life. That explains why Ms Rai/Bachchan considered more influential than Bill Gates and Bill Clinton. It also makes clear, majority of the readers of [...]