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How your favourite gadget is changing the world: Part 1 of 2
If you are a regular urbanite like me, to you the mobile phone means just what Priyanka Chopra seems to convey with her idiosyncratic little nod in the Nokia commercial – ‘it’s not just a phone, it’s me’. The ubiquitous device has now been a part of your lifestyle for years. You need it to [...]
The Road Less Travelled
a continuation of Two roads diverged in a wood… So evening came, and to my own surprise, I went to Sadhana Forest. We were a little late for the introductory tour of Sadhana Forest, but in time for Garbage Warrior. Sadhana Forest is an incredible place, and will be the subject of another article. For now [...]
Scientists work out formula to forecast tsunami
The Boxing Day Tsunami, which killed over two hundred thousand people, prompted a research team, led by Newcastle University Mathematics professor Robin Johnson, to devise a formula that can forecast the occurrence and the magnitude of a tsunami. “What we found was that the number and height of the tsunami waves hitting the shoreline depends critically on [...]
‘We told the blood bank the next time you have to say “No” to someone asking for blood, please send the person to us’
We got the chance to interact with a Sankalp Volunteer. This article is essentially our conversation with him. Though it is rather long, we recommend you get through it some time. You will not regret it… How was the Sankalp Blood Donation Organization born? One night we jumped out of the engineering college hostel to [...]
Can I have some water please?
“Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” – The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge Think about this: Over a billion people lack access to safe drinking water – approximately one in every six people on earth. More than 50% of the hospital beds the world over are occupied by patients suffering [...]