India Joins Project on Creating Artificial Life
Aiming for a place at the high table of scientists in the quest of creating artificial life, India will join an ambitious international project that aims to develop a synthetic version of yeast, which apart from leavening bread and brewing wine could be used to clean up coal or exude biofuel.
English or Hinglish - Which Will India Choose?
Today's aspirational Indians want their children to go to a school where lessons are taught in English. But often the pupils leave speaking a language that would not be recognised in London or New York. Could this Hinglish be the language of India's future?
India Ranks 78th in Guaranteeing Access to Civil Justice
India ranks 78th among 97 countries in guaranteeing access to all civil justice, a latest report released today said, while its neighbouring country Sri Lanka leads the South Asian nations in most dimensions of the rule of law.
Potatoes from Himachal's Cold Deserts Reap Profits
Himachal Pradesh's potatoes, grown in the cold deserts of the Lahaul Valley, have been reaping profits for the growers; farmers are happy that the humble 'aloo' commands a good price this season.
Affordable Housing in India
Whatever the definition of affordable housing, no one disputes that there is a huge shortage in this segment. A report by global property management firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) points out that according to MHUPA, the shortage of urban housing in India at the end of the 10th Five-Year Plan (2002-2007) was around 27.1 million dwellings to serve 66.3 million households.
In Delhi, a Sand Hill Road for Cheap Health Care
Not far from the historic Qutab Minar monument in the Indian capital, a whole ecosystem of health and medical technology innovators and entrepreneurs specializing in “affordable health care” has sprung up.
Why Indian IT Companies are Betting Big on Latin America
Presenting an opportunity to counter the over dependence on the US and European IT markets, Latin America is emerging as a fast growing market estimated to be worth $124 billion in 2012 and forecasted to grow to $166b by 2016, according to IDC.
The Penguin Couple That Was Together For 16 Years
A new study has revealed Magellanic penguins as among the most faithful lovers in the animal kingdom.
South meets North: Chennai Weddings Turn Over a New Leaf
Fusion food, (or should that be confusion food) is drawing the crowds to rave reviews in halls everywhere.
Hangman Style
Meeting Alhamdulillah, a pious toffee seller in UP who's also one of India's few executioners.His father was also a hangman.
New Tourism Ad Makes India Look Incredible
The new Incredible India ad leaves you with a pleasant bittersweet aftertaste – much like the country you live in, the country it is advertising.
Goa Church Says Ola to Spanish Devotees
Goa puts on its best Spanish accent this year as it prepares to say a holy 'ola' to devotees of a legendary Basque saint who put the state on the world map back in the 1500s.
India Low-cost Tablet Not a Product of China
Aakash's manufacturer, Datawind, says motherboards and kits of 10,000 units were manufactured by its Chinese subcontractor to speed up production process, but software development and final assembly were in India.
India a Hot Spot for Pink Travellers
Pink tourism caters exclusively to the LGBT community and the new age pink tour operators are unique in that they try to make gay travellers feel welcome in an unknown land and also bridge the gap between them and the locals.
India: The World is Fat, But are McDonald's and Frito-Lay to Blame?
As GlobalPost's compelling "The World Is Fat" series makes clear, for the first time in history more people are obese than hungry across the world. But are western multinationals like 7-Eleven, McDonald's, PepsiCo and Frito-Lay really to blame?
The New Organic
Indigenous vegetables are making a comeback. Have you tried ‘jamboo’-scented butter and ‘mahua’ ice cream?
Eat Chocolate, Win the Nobel Prize?
According to findings released in the New England Journal of Medicine, the higher a country's chocolate consumption, the more Nobel laureates it spawns per capita.
In Bangalore, a What Not to Wear for Teachers
Instead of balking at the stinging criticism, the school began observing its teachers. Some were indeed showing up in uncoordinated clothing and flip-flops. “They looked like they had come to school in a tearing hurry,” Ms. Sharma said.
Identity, Architecture, Modernity
Modernity as a concept is not something that should be, or is, exclusively generated in the West, but is also a product of time and place. Why should modernity be exclusively restricted to the standards used in the West?
Why India Adores its Returnees and the Logic of Its Love for Amrika
We are a self-criticial nation and see ourselves as survivors in a chaotic society with neither order nor governance nor intellectual heft. And hence, we foster this constant longing for Western thought and accomplishment as was seen in our incredible interest and live coverage of the recent US elections (though few understand the processes).
131 on the Press Freedom Index: A Wakeup Call for India?
India ranked number 122 in the last index. This year it’s sunk to 131 somewhere between Burundi and Angola. Pakistan at 151 is the world’s deadliest country for journalists for the second year running.
India's Luxury Maharajas' Express Lures Americans
India's famed Maharajas' Express is making select stops on the US West Coast to showcase its luxurious amenities to North American travellers who want to experience Incredible India by stepping back into time.
India Facing Elderly Population Time Bomb
India is facing an elderly population 'time bomb' according to a United Nations report which revealed its number of old people will triple by 2050.
India Reacts to Kasab’s Execution
India hanged Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the only militant to have survived the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, in the western city of Pune Wednesday morning.
Warm Reception Awaits Indian-American Astronaut Sunita Williams
A warm reception is in the offing for record-setting astronaut Sunita Williams as the Indian-American, along with fellow cosmonaut Aki Hoshide, heads for Houston after completing her space voyage.
Building Sporting Dreams in India
It surprises many people that despite its cricketing success, a country of 1.2 billion can fail to win a single gold medal at the London Olympics, or that its national football team is ranked only 169th in the world.
Can Western Chefs Curry Favour in India?
Generations of Indians left the country for the West taking with them their culinary influences to start restaurants around the world. Now, as more people are moving back to India, they are changing tastes in the reverse direction too.
How Thomas Macaulay Educated India
A balanced reappraisal of Macaulay’s contribution to Indian nation-building, and in shaping an Anglo-Saxon model of development.
10,000 Foreign-educated Doctors Jobless after Failing Medical Council of India Test
Close to 10,000 Indians across the country who have completed their undergraduate medical education abroad are unemployed or under-employed.
Designs on Words
The Noun Project tries to convert every noun into an icon to build a global visual language that everyone can understand.
Genes Can Predict When You Will Die
Scientists have for the first time discovered a common gene variant that influences when you will wake up each day and the time of the day you are most likely to die, a new study has claimed.
Indians Arrested for Facebook Post on Mumbai Shutdown
Indian police said on Monday they had arrested a woman for criticising on Facebook the total shutdown of Mumbai after the death of politician Bal Thackeray, as well as a friend who “liked” the comment.
Killing of a Top Magnate, Reportedly by His Brother, Stuns India
Gurdeep Singh Chadha was one of India’s most powerful businessmen, a liquor and real estate baron whose influence was intertwined with his money. Known as Ponty, he was a mysterious figure, described in the media as an “invisible man,” even as his political influence protected him.
Savouring Punjab
Amritsar will soon have a heritage village to showcase its culture, cuisine and lifestyle
Meat-eaters Commit Sex Crimes
Meat-eaters "easily cheat, lie, forget promises and commit sex crimes", according to a controversial school textbook available in India.
From India, Pressure on Ireland Over Abortion Laws
The death of an Indian woman in Ireland who was reportedly refused a potentially lifesaving abortion has rekindled the debate on abortion laws in the predominantly Catholic nation and has sparked outrage in India.
What Happens in Vegas During Diwali
The gaming capital of the United States, Las Vegas, embraces Diwali. And despite the city’s well-established reputation as a spot where outlandish, uncharacteristic behavior is welcomed, for Diwali, Las Vegas goes a little traditional.
IITs on a Mission
In quiet corners of some of India’s best engineering institutes, researchers are developing solutions for every day and for some of the most pressing issues facing the country.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner: Have We Always Eaten Them
British people - and many others across the world - have been brought up on the idea of three square meals a day as a normal eating pattern, but it wasn't always that way.
Oxford Chooses Omnishambles as Word of the Year
Britain's media are in a meltdown and its government is gaffe-prone, so Oxford Dictionaries has chosen an apt Word of the Year: "omnishambles."
Indian Woman's Death in Ireland Sparks Debate Over Abortion
The debate over legalizing abortion in Ireland flared on Wednesday after the government confirmed that a woman in the midst of a miscarriage was refused an abortion and died in an Irish hospital after suffering from blood poisoning.
Diamond from Golconda Auctioned for $21.5 mn
A huge, internally flawless diamond from India’s fabled Golconda mines was sold at auction in Geneva on Tuesday night for a record 20.355 million Swiss francs ($21.48 million).
Indian Woman Dies After Being Refused Abortion in Ireland
A 31-year-old Indian woman died in Ireland from blood poisoning after doctors allegedly refused to perform an abortion stating 'this is a Catholic country'.
300-pound Statue of Hindu God is Stolen from Wayne Temple
A 300-pound statue of the Hindu god Shiva has been stolen from the Indian Cultural Society Hindu Temple and Mahatma Gandhi Center, according to temple officials who plan to offer a reward for information leading to an arrest.
India is Second Only to US in Accessing Private Details of Netizens
India is second only to US in accessing private details of netizens
Indian Consumers Now Most Confident in the World
The clouds hanging over European consumers and dampening spending show no sign of lifting, as consumer confidence in the region continues to be the lowest in the world.
Indian Students Pull Back From US
Fewer Indian students are studying in America these days. The number of students from India in the United States dropped for the second successive year even as there was a surge of Chinese students amid an overall increase of foreign students coming to America.
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