Maldives comprises of 1,192 islands in the Indian Ocean and is the world’s lowest country, just a few feet above the sea level. Sea levels have been rising globally since 1900. If the global warming continues like this then the sea levels would rise by two more feet by 2100.
Anna Hazare has disbanded Team Anna and has decided not to have any more talks with the government on Lokpal issue. The attitude of government towards the Lokpal bill forced them to do so. Anna Hazare ended his indefinite fast three days earlier after they felt that the government has
The new HTC One X has a stunning camera with 8MP f/2.0 lens. The camera software is also quite decent and offers plenty of options to tweak for advanced users without confusing new users. HTC would be tweaking the One X camera app with the upcoming Sense 4.1 update for
Meanwhile when US is waiting for its Mars Curiosity Rover to land on Mars on 5th August, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has confirmed that it plans to send an orbiter to Mars in 2013. It would be another step forward for Indian space programs which have made giant leaps during the recent years
A doctor can give you medicines to cure your disease and a health insurance can cover the cost of your treatment. But nothing can follow you around and remind you to take your medicines. To solve this problem, FDA has approved a special pill that can do it on its
Hotmail just got better. After a decade as a punchline, Hotmail just pulled off the biggest victory in the inbox game since Gmail. It is so good that you may wish to switch over to it. Microsoft took something boring, partially broken, and thoroughly entrenched: Windows, Office, Mobile. Tossed nearly everything ugly
Enterprise technology is changing the picture of the world globally. It is changing the way you find your job, the way you work and even the kind of work that you find. It is attracting investors and evolving. Where Facebook’s IPO was a mess, enterprise IPOs from Jive, Splunk, and Infoblox were
In the movie, Ritesh Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor laugh together, live together and bore us to death together… Rating: ** (2 Starts) Average – Give it a shot if you are desperate! Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor, Neha Sharma, Sarah Jane Dias, Anupam Kher, Chunky Pandey The Gangs Of Wasseypur
Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest businessman, in December 2010 circulated a 36 page handwritten memo to executives describing his plans about building one of the world’s most advanced telecommunication networks. This memo was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Mukesh Ambani’s memo described a 4G wireless service with 99.99% network availability, integration with
Indian scientists are working on an ambitious and unprecedented project to build computer models to remain one step ahead of monsoon. These supercomputers will predict the movements of erratic monsoons weeks before. This would be a great help to Indian economy and to hundreds of millions of people directly dependent on Agriculture
How much do you drink at a bar or restaurant? Too much? That’s probably because those bars and restaurants have learnt that loud, fast music makes you eat and drink more, at a faster rate. New York Times has published a report about it which says, “In 1985, a study by
After the launching of Optimus L3, L5 and L7, LG has finally launched its Optimus 4X HD smartphone in India. This is the first time when LG has launched a smartphone with a 1.5 GHz quad-core plus 1 processor. Tegra 3 automatically activates all four cores, when maximum power is needed. It defaults to
Microsoft has released the the details of its plans for running its new App Store with Windows 8. It is the first time when we have heard about the inner workings of the apps, like the cut Microsoft plans to take. All the paid apps will cost at least $1.49 as opposed
A Russian media mogul, Dmitry Itskov announced formally about his intentions to disembody our conscious minds and upload them to a hologram, an avatar, by 2045. In simpler words, he plans to achieve immortality by removing human brain from the physical constraints of the biological human body. In a letter to the members
Shiva Thapa is the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for Olympics. He was earlier involved with athletics and football but he joined boxing after getting inspiration by watching Mike Tyson on TV. Shiva Thapa is 18 (56kg) and got his London ticket by winning gold medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers
Microsoft has revealed its Office 2013 Consumer Preview. It would be released in three editions, Office 365 Home Premium, Small Business Premium and ProPlus. Microsoft Office 2013 as predicted has a Metro inspired interface. According to Microsoft, Office 2013 works beautifully with touch, stylus, mouse or keyboard across new Windows devices, including tablets.
Google’s tablet running the latest Android version, Jelly Bean is out now. Google Nexus 7 is a great product both with sense, hardware and software. Google knows that iPad has the monopoly over tablet market and its sales are far ahead than Samsung or Amazon. So making a 9″ tablet
Sony Xperia Go, a mid range Android smartphone was announced in May along with Sony Xperia Acro S. Currently it is available in UK only, but it would be available in India by next week. Flipkart has started taking pre-orders for this interesting smartphone. Sony Xperia Go is water resistant,
A mixture becomes a COCKTAIL when the mixtures that constitute the COCKTAIL are added in correct proportions. From the very beginning of the film, with Saif Ali Khan going upside down to try to undertake antics to impress her, one can guess that the film is going to be a
Red is the color of love for everyone in this world but not for Yuvraj Singh. If you would have asked him last year then certainly he would have told you that he loves everything red, but no longer now. After successfully achieving victory against a rare germ cell cancer,
India’s GDP may or may not grow but the bottomline is that the money of political parties is definitely increasing. The political parties are getting richer. The ruling party, Congress has made a total of Rs 1,662 crore in the last five years till 2011-12 with BJP at the second place with
Anurag Kashyap after the huge success of his film Gangs of Wasseypur would be writing dialogues for Reema Kagti’s upcoming thriller Talash. Anurag Kashyap after waiting for a long time for Aamir Khan for his film Bombay Velvet, he has finally signed Ranbir Kapoor for the lead role. In an interview, Anurag Kashyap said, “He
According to a UN report, major global companies have India as their third favored destination after China and US. It is expected that investment flows can increase by over 20% this year and the next. The FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) flow in India has risen by 30% to around $32 billion in
There may be lack of jobs in India or anti-outsourcing policies coming up in USA. Still there are opportunities. For skilled and talented Indians looking for work, there is a new and interesting vast market out there called freelancing which is blooming and paying well. The global online market is
Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday,took back his decision of allowing all MLAs to purchase cars worth up to Rs 20 lakh from the local area development fund. Within a period of three weeks, it’s the second time he has been forced to revoke his decision within