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Good Samaritan: Thirty six-year-old Kedar Indurkar suffers from cerebral palsy but that has been no deterrent in his pursuit to bring joy into the lives of other differently-abled persons like him. Kedar has been converting popular books into Braille for the benefit of the visually-impaired.Read more .....
Science: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C20, successfully launched the joint Indo-French Satellite, SARAL, on February 25, 2013, in its 23rd flight from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. Read more ....
NASA's Kepler mission scientists have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet yet found around a star similar to our sun. Read more ....
New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest a highly distorted supernova remnant may contain the most recent black hole formed in the Milky Way galaxy. The remnant appears to be the product of a rare explosion in which matter is ejected at high speeds along the poles of a rotating star. Read more ....
The peaks of the Himalayas are a modern remnant of massive tectonic forces that fused India with Asia tens of millions of years ago. Previous estimates have suggested this collision occurred about 50 million years ago, as India, moving northward at a rapid pace, crushed up against Eurasia. The crumple zone between the two plates gave rise to the Himalayas, which today bear geologic traces of both India and Asia. Read more ....
NASA's Van Allen Probes mission has discovered a previously unknown third radiation belt around Earth, revealing the existence of unexpected structures and processes within these hazardous regions of space. Read more ....
NASA's Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. This is the first time any robot has drilled into a rock to collect a sample on Mars.Read more ....
Understanding exactly how droplets and bubbles stick to surfaces - everything from dew on blades of grass to the water droplets that form on condensing coils after steam drives a turbine in a power plant - is a "100-year-old problem" that has eluded experimental answers, says MIT's Kripa Varanasi. Read more ....
Fiction: This is a feeble attempt to translate one of the stories by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. The objective is merely to acquaint non-Bengali readers with his work (much better translations are available). It is about a man's quest for hidden treasure. Read the full story .....
Colours: For the youth, life is a splash of colours. Whether on or off the campus, living is sheer fun, joy and laughter. Share some light moments here .....
Brain Teaser: This is quite a simple problem. All you have to do is determine how you can buy 100 flowers with Rs 100. It is, however, causing some difficulty for Atul. So, please help him.Please help .....
History: March marks the birth anniversaries of freedom fighters Usha Mehta and Ram Manohar Lohia. To mark the occasion here is a brief story on how they launched a secret radio during the "Quit India" movement. Read more .....
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