The fifth force
The discovery of a previously unknown particle could revolutionise the concepts of classical physics
Whose wealth?
Out of the reach of the Indian user, indigenous information is allegedly being siphoned off in CD-ROM databases for the West's benefit
Ten years of RTI: what do we know?
Right To Information cannot be the panacea to our problems if we do not re-evaluate our relationship with the state
Cyber dystopia
Book>> The Filter Bubble, What the Internet is Hiding From You • by Eli Pariser • Penguin Books • US $25
Light information
Optic fibres enable transmission of information at the speed of light and without any interference
Information highway: questions of powerdrive
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: A DIALOGUE Edited by M S Swaminathan Publisher: Macmillan India Ltd Price: Rs 320
Computer screens edge books off the shelves
More and more libraries are incorporating computer networks in their effort to reach the entire world.
Teasing death
The trials run before introducing drugs into the market are peppered with death-inviting inaccuracies and even brazen lies
Culture on nature
THE OXFORD BOOK OF NATURE WRITING·Edited by Richard Mabey· Oxford University Press, Oxford · 1995
Handy phone
Soon it will be possible to receive a call or dial a number anywhere, anytime, on your wristwatch
Destination drive
The Japanese have come up with a new software that guides drivers about the best route to where they are headed, avoiding the traffic jams on way
It's on the air
The new high speed radio network is set to take over the UK. its cheaper and more convenient, but watch out for the aesthetics
Manna from the sky
You can now 'telecommute' for sustainable use of resources and take an 'edutainment' break! overseeing more than what an overseas aid by a …
Chaos under control
"Bigger, better, faster, more" is a safe motto in data transfer techniques, as scientists try to process more information faster
Splash!
It was huge. And it was heading straight for Earth. Astronomers said the end was here. Frantic revisions of their calculations later showed that …
Spy in the sky
A few hundred dollars is all you need to "borrow" the services of world's first commercial spy satellite
Nature's whims and fancies
Early flowering of mango trees, rain constellations going haywire, disappearing nor'westers, shifting seasons - all these unusual phenomena can …
Mapping the subcontinent
In 2002, the Survey of India began a year-long programme which celebrated 200 years of the Great Trigonometrical Survey, a mammoth cross-country …
Website review: www.rainwaterharvesting.org
Summer is here and with it water wars at neighbourhood taps and tanker stops. To find a way out of scarcity, visit the Centre for Science and …
Do Globalise
Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate Author: Naomi Klein Editor: Debra Ann Levy Leftword Books October 2002
Virtual dystopia
Book>> Cyburbia, The Dangerous Idea That's Changing How We Live And Who We Are by James Harkin Hatchette India Rs 495
World peace, virtually
BOOK>> THE FACEBOOK EFFECT • by David Kirkpatrick, Simon and Schuster • Indian Price Rs 450
Biotech department asked to disclose GM test details
RTI rap for two officers
Rs 10,000 salary cut for delay in giving information
Patna High Court restores the right of second appeal under RTI law
Orders amendment in state rule that was contrary to RTI Act