Today any form of clean and alternate source of energy is a key resource. Tidal energy has tremendous potential which is hidden in our oceans and it is yet to be harnessed. World’s first full-scale tidal generator in Wales (UK) has been unveiled in a series of attempts to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions. This…
On Saturday Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned the country’s largest indigenously-built destroyer warship INS (Indian Naval Ship) Kolkata (D63) into the Indian Navy. Her commissioning was originally planned for 2010, but this was delayed to 16 August 2014 as a result of a series of project delays. Addressing naval officers and sailors at Naval Dockyard…
Around 400 employees of Indian E-commerce heavyweight Flipkart have become ‘Crorepatis’ as a result of the latest funding which gave Flipkart a valuation of around $7 billion. “About 400 of the employees who own a stake have now become crorepatis,” said a source with direct knowledge of the employee stock option scheme at Flipkart. Flipkart…
It had rained a lot last night and I hardly had three hours sleep. At night it appeared as if the droplets which were falling in a strange orderly symphony were determined to erase everything and greet everyone with a new sunrise, happier than ever. The reluctant sunrise in the morning brought the 68th anniversary…
On the occasion of the Indian Independence Day, these are some of the Indian Discoveries and Inventions that you must know: Plastic Surgery, Cataract Surgery: Cataract and Plastic surgery was known to the Indian physician Sushruta (6th century BCE). In India, cataract surgery was performed with a special tool called the Jabamukhi Salaka, a curved needle…
Three weeks ago a high quality leak of the The Expendables 3 film appeared online. The movie is supposed to release on Friday, August 14th. At least 2.5 million people have already watched The Expendables 3. It is Hollywood’s biggest piracy leak since 2009, when an incomplete version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine was leaked online…
The Google Classroom project is now out of beta and is open for all Google Apps for education users. Google Classroom is a tool for teachers which aims at providing the benefits of Information Technology in classroom and online teaching work in a simple and directional way. Google Classroom is offered as part of the…
Samsung today announced a new phone and it seems that lagging behind HTC, iPhone and surprisingly Nokia phones in terms of appealing design has forced Samsung to drop the plastic chassis and to include a metallic frame in new Samsung Alpha. The phones is just 7mm thin which makes it thinner than iPhone 5S. However…
According to a leaked file reported by PCAdvisor and Neowin, the Windows 9 OS from Microsoft is scheduled to release in 2nd-3rd quarter of 2015. But tech analysts are placing their bets on an early release date for beta version in the end of 2014. So Windows 9, also being called Threshold, is going to…
Germany’s all-time leading goal scorer Miroslav Klose has announced his retirement from international football. The 36 year old striker helped his country win the World Cup this summer and became the top scorer in the history of tournament by breaking Ronaldo’s World Cup record of 15 goals. He is Germany’s all-time top scorer with 71…