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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 [...]
Playmade Energy
As Sir. M. Visvesvarayya stared at the mighty Shivanasamudra falls awestruck and overwhelmed, people were convinced that the beauty of the falls had mesmerized him. “What a waste of energy!”, were his next few words. It took a while for others to understand, but he already knew what he was going to do. He went [...]
Cycling on a Rickshaw
The first picture that comes to my mind when I hear “cycling” is of Tour-de-France where hundreds of cyclists pedal hard with heads down but only to be beaten by Lance Armstrong. His surname always made me wonder why it is not Legstrong. Now that he has hung his boots and bike, we could see [...]
Let them see…
It does not surprise me that many people around me think that converting a not-for-profit organization into a profitable business is a terrible idea – not so long ago I would have whole-heartedly agreed with them. Today, certainly not. Aravind is a good example of how a business can be profitable and self-sustaining, while not [...]