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The variety of Life
Biodiversity, or the variety of life that exists, is fundamental to the existence of life on Earth. The 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro defined biodiversity as “the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of which they are part: this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems”. Biodiversity is an extremely important part of life on Earth because it is not only the …
Physics and our lives
If Albert Einstein was a giant among scientists, then the year 1905 was a giant year of his lifetime as it was in this year that Einstein published three important papers that radically changed modern physics: Special Theory of Relativity, Photo Electric Effect and Brownian Motion. Marking the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s “Most Innovative Year”, 2005 was celebrated as the “World Year of Physics-2005 the world over, even as a number of Indian scientific institutions organised various programmes underlining Einstein’s …
Theory versus Practice
There is an interesting anecdote about James Watt. One day, when he was still young, he happened to observe a kettle boiling on the hearth and started to fiddle around by holding a spoon over its spout, opening the kettle and shutting it, gauging the pressure and so on. When his aunt saw him “fooling around”, she scolded him for “idleness” and told him to go out and do something more productive. His "idleness" soon led to the development of …
Nature-al Instincts
Ecosystem \’e-ko-sis-tem\ n: Any group of living and nonliving things interacting with each other. According to this definition, we are all a part of an ecosystem. A city, in spite of its concrete development and high density human population, is still an ecosystem. We are surrounded by nature everywhere – birds, insects, animals, trees, plants, clouds, atmosphere, lakes and other water bodies and many more living and non-living things around us. But how often do we stop and think …
City School wins State Level Science Quiz
Thane’s AK Joshi English Medium School won the finals of the state level inter-school science quiz held on 16 January 2005 at the Nehru Science Centre, in Worli, Mumbai. Viviktesh Agwan and Shree Patwardhan, class IX students from A K Joshi, emerged winners from among 32 participants representing 16 schools from across the state. G S Rautela, Director of Nehru Science Centre, gave away the prizes. Organised by Jidnyasa Trust, a student welfare NGO from Thane, the quiz was part …
When the soul dances
The evening of December 3rd was, in many ways, an unforgettable one for lovers of classical dance. The Gadkari Rangayatan, which staged the 11th Padmashree Nataraj Gopikrishna Sangeet Mahotsav, was jam packed with Kathak enthusiasts. City-based Shree Ganesh Cultural Academy organises this annual programme in recognition of Dance Master Gopikrishna’s immeasurable contribution to the art of classical dance. Manjiri Deo, veteran dance teacher from Thane, who founded the Academy, was a student of Gopikrishna. Last Friday, when she performed on stage, …
Science for Society
Jidnyasa’s Science Square is a programme that brings students, teachers and scientists together for creating a better world. Science Square encourages students from various colleges to work on community issues by applying scientific methods. Earlier this year, when Jidnaysa launched the Science Square programme, the aim was to collaborate with research institutes and colleges to bring science out of the ivory towers and into the streets. On October 29, 2004, members of Jidnyasa Vidnyan Munch (science platform) presented their research …
City’s Science Score
In January, when we informed you about city-based NGO Jidnyasa’s appointment as the State Organising Agency (SOA) by National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), we promised to keep you updated on the Children’s Science Congress 2004. In keep with the promise, here’s the update. The results of the district level round for this year’s congress were declared recently and 78 projects were selected out of 230 entries from the Thane District (the highest in the state). 12 of …
Net Assets
If there’s one old economy sector that has undergone a complete transformation completely in the past few years, it is without doubt the Banking Sector. Take online Banking. Where earlier, just to withdraw some cash you had to wait for what seemed like an eternity just to withdraw some cash, you can visit your net-banking website today, log on to your account using a secure gateway and accomplish a number of transactions online, minus the long queues! Online banking is …
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Technology drives Customer Experience
In this era of parity in product quality and product price, the only distinct competitive advantage is superior customer service. If employed sensibly, technology can be a potent instrument in effectively enabling organisations to provide superior customer service consistently. This was the central idea of the "FedEx Spirit of Success" seminar presented in association with The Economic Times General Management Review. No matter how much business dynamics change the customer will always be the king. Modern managers must realise that …