Whether India reaches full literacy by 2021 or not may be a big question but certainly the Internet will penetrate almost two-thirds of its population, according to a Cisco report. Currently, India’s internet users are about 373 million (28% of population) and expected to reach 829 million(82.9 crore) or 59% by 2021, said the global networking giant on Friday. In ...
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Space Diplomacy? South Asia Satellite’s Launch Highlights, Photos
Space diplomacy of India reached a different level with a unique gift in the sky to South Asian neighbours, barrring the arch-rival Pakistan, which has opted out on suspicions of espionage or space watching. The gift of a communications satellite for use by neighbours at no cost has perhaps no precedent worldwide and each country can get one transponder to ...
Read More »Sibling Continent of Ancient Gondwanaland Found Beneath Mauritius: Study
One of the lost continents, probably left untraced after the break up of the super continent Gondwana 200 million years ago was found under the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Covered by volcanic lava over the period of time, it looked like a small piece of ancient continent that scientists believe could be broken off from Madagaskar during ...
Read More »Will Reliance Jio be Gamechanger in 2017?
Reliance Jio, remained the most searched keyword by mobile users, way ahead of cricketer Virat Kohli and bollywood star Salman Khan, according to 2016 mobile trends by Alibaba group firm UC News. "Reliance Jio is the ‘Hottest Keyword’ of 2016 with 116 million page views in both Hindi and English content," UC News report said. When Reliance Jio launched its ...
Read More »India Signs Ocean Exploration Pact, to Match China in Indian Ocean Seabed Exploration
After protesting China’s exploration of seabed in its vicinity and seabed, India has signed a pact with International Seabed Authority for Exploration of Polymetallic Sulphides in Indian Ocean on 26th September, 2016 in New Delhi, said minister YS Chowdhary in a written reply in Lok Sabha on November 23, 2016. The contract provides India the exclusive rights of exploration in ...
Read More »With Donald Trump as US President, Modi Gains, IT Sector Wary
In a shock to the world, Donal Trump has been elected the 45th US President upsetting several countries while India under Modi will rejoice initially over his solution to Pakistan as a host nation of world terrorism. In his campaign, he said initially that he would bring back manufacturing and IT jobs back to the US which may send warning ...
Read More »Suu Kyi Pays First Official Visit as Myanmar Leader
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the State Counsellor of the Republic of Myanmar, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday (October 18, 2016) as part of her first state visit to India after becoming the country’s leader. Suu Kyi is not new to New Delhi as she studied at LSR College in Delhi before going to ...
Read More »Bangalore Under Curfew, Karnataka Bleeds as Water Flows to Tamil Nadu
After a hectic day of fear, social media rumours, TV footage of attacks on stores, buses and vehicles, the day of violence ended with the firing opened on a group of looters with one of them succumbed to death. Otherwise, Tuesday being a holiday for Bakrid, the city is peaceful with no untoward incidents reported so far. Now the tech ...
Read More »Bangalore: Schools, Colleges, Offices Closed/Holiday Tomorrow
Following Monday’s riots and fire on the roads of Bangalore over Cauvery verdict by the Supreme Court, for those fearing whether to send their wards to schools or colleges, it is relieving to know that Tuesday remains a holiday for all schools and colleges in Karnataka due to Bakrid, a festival for Muslims. [ALSO SEE: Bangalore Schools, Colleges to be ...
Read More »Cloth Masks Worn by Nurses, Traffic Cops Dubious, Ineffective: Study
It is mere a psychological re-assurance to medical fraternity, especially nurses and the most visible traffic cops in cities who wear them religiously but not realising that they are durbious and ineffective giving them a false sense of security, scientists have warned. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in a first of its kind study, tested disposable surgical masks ...
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