Gopal with his 5 years old daughter went to LIC office
And his daughter was curious to know the purpose
Wide eyed she looked around
While her father a counter found.
Gopal filled the form of life insurance policy
And clerk stressed to fill the beneficiary
So he could live without worry
Hearing this with an idea his daughter was happy.
Her mom used to scold her when she was naughty
Which after doing mischief she used to worry
She asked her father for her too make a policy
So she could avoid punishment and be happy !
Gopal and his friends were restless with whatever they had
While going to college their parents advice they used to evade
As their mind changed at the drop of the hat
Now Gopal was asking his mother to tell Dad to buy a new bike.
Gopal’s father’s generation was “too old to rock and roll and too young to die”
Who were proud of their possession like switching forever ‘ON’ the tube light
So he was angry Gopal sold his old bike without reason
As switching ‘ OFF’ things at flick of a thought.
Gopal’s world is not fully born
And his father’s world is not quite dead
So Gopal’s father brought a new bike
With his son on the way to college dropping him to his office.
5 years old Gopal loved to paint
But to be good in studies was the wish of his parents
As they thought if high marks he scores
His success will be known at distant shores.
Gopal's teacher sent his art work to an international competition
While in school as the lessons Gopal never used to listen
His grades in report card had fallen
And his parents hid the card crestfallen.
In school’s the annual day function
When other parents were delighted after marks of their children was mentioned
To Gopal’s parents surprise , his art was given special attention,
As it had won first place abroad and had caused sensation.
Gopal’s mother was scared of spider
Which while having break-fast on top of table appeared
She begged her son something to do
And in Gopal’s mind operation for its execution came to view.
‘No Entry Zone’ was placed in the dinning room
And Gopal armed himself with soap solution and broom
Got hold of short hose and plunged into its one end to nozzle of the funnel
To deliver the strong soap solution on ‘ terrorist’ to kill.
Gopal making sure the hose was placed accurately near the creature
Poured the deadly concoction into the funnel after saying a small prayer,
Emptying the mug Gopal with drew the hose
To his mother’s glee spider lying on its back and moving panicky its eight hairy legs.
During Gopal’s first year in collage
To save his money a battle against his seniors he had to wage
They used to force him for free treats
And he had to struggle to make ends meet.
One day in hostel while reading newspaper in sunshine
Gopal’s eye caught BT Regulatory Bill of 2009
Which stated those who opposed GM food would be behind bars
So he had decided his seniors to invite to breakfast.
Gopal ordered as dessert for his seniors Bt Brinjal ice-cream
With hot pepper sprinkled behind their back
They were forced to eat without complaint
And not anymore troubling Gopal for future free treats!
Gopal was a wise school teacher
For primary children he used to give lecture
Most of the kids in school were naughty
But he controlled them efficiently.
There was a tree with ripe Mangoes in school campus
To which one day he saw children throwing stones
While Gopal was watching from a distance
Through the window in his office.
Gopal through attainder called the group
Who denied they had to do anything about
When he charged his attainder saw four of them
One yelled, “He’s lying, there were only three of us!.”
Cigarette is my friend in need
Unlike a fair-weather friend
Cigarette offers solace in times of turmoil
By burning all problems and vanishing them to thick air.
Smoking is one’s carefully cultivated ‘air’
Like in World War II Winston Churchill’s ‘V’ sign and cigar
Which is the trademark he is associated
Hence Cigarette is a friend beyond compare.
My trusted friend had literally burnt
himself with every deep inhalation
Taking all my turmoil and pain
And he had clung to me without quitting
So who in the world could beat him!
Like an ability or a muscle, hearing your inner wisdom is strengthened by doing it. -Robbie Gass
How India could become a knowledge Superpower
EX-PEZ APJ Abdual Kalam said India can become a knowledge superpower. For it we need to take a look at the advantage of learning online.
In Internet café’s, the learner-centered web-based environment is available. Here nothing could be thought but everything could be learnt. So it is more attractive than traditional classrooms where class teachers are some time moody while computer is not.
As authentic material is available in the web and you get the opportunity to interact with those people who are proficient in the field of your interest anywhere around the world helping you to acquire knowledge and improve your skills.
Coordinates, supports, and oversees scientific activities and research in the country
India is one of the top-ranking countries in the field of basic research. Indian Science has come to be regarded as one of the most powerful instruments of growth and development, especially in the emerging scenario and competitive economy. In the wake of the recent developments and the new demands that are being placed on the S&T system, it is necessary for us to embark on some major science projects which have relevance to national needs and which will also be relevant for tomorrow's technology. The Department of Science & Technology plays a pivotal role in promotion of science & technology in the country. The department has wide ranging activities ranging from promoting high end basic research and development of cutting edge technologies on one hand to service the technological requirements of the common man through development of appropriate skills and technologies on the other.
Registration for Programme 2010 Now !
The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum:
Proposal Submission:
Proposals should be submitted electronically to both:
Submission Deadlines
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Executive Director
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
Email: amitra@indousstf.org | Michael Cheetham
Director
India Science and Technology Partnership (INSTP)
Email: mcheetham@si.edu |
PROGRAM PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Step 1. Apply to the Program - Interested innovators should apply to participate in the Program using the on-line application form.
Step 2. First Screening - Applications are evaluated to select the top 60 innovations. The 60 selectees are invited to participate in a Commercialization Strategy Workshop.
Step 3. Commercialization Strategy Workshop - Top 60 innovators are invited to attend a 3-day Commercialization Strategy Workshop at the FICCI campus in Delhi. Specific dates are to be determined.
Step 4. Second Screening - The top 30 innovations are selected from the group of 60. These innovators will receive a professional assessment of their innovation, and will be invited to attend the Entrepreneurship Workshop.
Step 5. Each innovator receives a QuickLook assessment, prepared by the professional staff members of the IC2 Institute.
Step 6. Entrepreneurship Workshop - The top 30 innovators attend an intensive workshop that will guide them through 6 key areas of entrepreneurship. Dates and venues are to be determined.
Step 7. DST-Lockheed Martin Innovation Competition - The top 30 innovators present their innovations to a panel of judges made of up of renowned technologists and commercialization experts from India and the United States. At the end of the competition, six Gold Medal Innovators, and six Silver Medal Innovators will be named.
Step 8. Business Development - Gold & Silver Medal Innovators will receive professional business development services from FICCI and IC2 Institute to assist them in developing their global marketing strategies.
Step 9. Global Markets - Innovators connect with new global partners.
Evaluation Criteria |
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- Scientific merit
- Degree of significance to its field of study
- Level of creativity and innovativeness in the approach.
- Feasibility of the approach
- Appropriateness of the proposed principal investigators and other involved individuals
- Involvement of young scientists
- Contribution to scientific and technological capacity-building in both US and India Potential to generate follow-on interactions and collaborations
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FAQs
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Q. What is the DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Program?
A. The DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Program is a two-year, nation-wide project, created to enhance the growth and development of India's entrepreneurial economy. The Program is equally funded by Department of Science and Technology(Gov of India) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, and was developed with the assistance of the Indo- US Scinece and Technology Forum, the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas, and FICCI.
Q. How can I have my project (technology) included in the program?
A. Any Indian group or organization with a promising new technology is encouraged to apply to participate in the program. Complete the online application at www.IndiaInnovates.in. Program participation will be based on a competitive selection process.
Q. What is the cost of participating in the program?
A. The cost of the program is equally funded by DST and Lockheed Martin. Participants pay for only for their own travel-related expenses.
Q. Where will the program events take place?
A. Event locations and venues will be announced shortly.
Q. What is QuickLook?
A. QuickLook is a technology assessment process developed by the IC2 Institute that is designed to quickly and effectively evaluate the commercial potential of technologies.
Q. How can I determine if my technology is eligible to participate in the program?
A. Practically any innovative technology is acceptable. See the Program Description page for more details.
Q. What is a "professional business development engagement?"
A. Top selectees receive personalized business development services from FICCI & the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Professional business development managers work with selected participants to develop and implement successful commercialization plans, connecting them with potential customers, investors or other partners in the United States and other locations.
Friday, September 25, 2009: The decades-long debate is over now and it is confirmed that the polar regions of the Moon has water. Built, launched and operated by the Indian Space Research Organization, Chandrayaan-1 has found water on the lunar surfaces. India's first moon mission Chandrayaan-1 was launched with the prime objective of finding traces of water on the lunar surface besides mapping minerals and chemicals on the Moon. With over 24 hrs of speculations, NASA has confirmed the presence of water molecules in the polar regions of the moon, in its press conference.
MAJESTIC: The new block of the Global Education Centre on the Infosys campus in Mysore:Independent India’s biggest
structure that surpasses Rashtrapati Bhavan in size and equals it in grandeur.
With a floor area of more than 9.6 lakh square feet, the new structure, designed by architect Hafiz Contractor,
will house the second unit of the Global Education Centre (GEC) where all Infosys employees will undergo training
before taking up their placements.
For comparison, the floor area of the Rashtrapati Bhavan is 2 lakh square feet as per the official website of the President. The GEC has been designed entirely on classical style of architecture with similarities to the Colosseum of Rome, while the pillars are reflective of the Parliament House.
A large dome emerges from the centre of the structure and overlooks the entire campus and the structure reflects various ancient Greek and Roman architectural style all of which will
cost around Rs. 350 crore.
9th Indian to get Nobel Prize
"for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome".
other two scintist are from Israel and USA.
1/3 of the prize
United Kingdom
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Cambridge, United Kingdom
b. 1952(in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India)
The chemistry Nobels are for studies of one of life's core processes: the ribosome's transaltion of DNA information into life. They have also developed models to show how antibiotics bind to ribosomes. This research is being used to develop modern antibiotics that target bacterial ribosomes.
Hey Ram!, What Bapu's principle has come to....
Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of non-violence is “means are more important than end” through which he brought freedom which everyone could proudly preserve for generations, but now with ‘use and throw’ culture, that is “end is more important than means” its experience won’t last even for a life time.
Amrita is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur, the University of Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon.Amrita’s work as an engineer in Silicon Valley earned her seven US patents for semi-conductor fabrication.She is currently associate director of the India
Research Centre division of Harvard Business School.
So i am looking forward to get hold of the copy of about NRI
which stands for ‘Newly Returned Indian’ in Amrita Verma Chowdhury’s novel —" Faking It" with 'PHOREN' Gifts.Since the throes of reverse migration, the contemporary art scenario in India find a place in the book.
-USI (United States Of India) citizen
Indian-led group finds way to measure neutron stars
MUMBAI: After Chandrayaan-1's discovery of water molecules on the Moon comes another astronomy breakthrough for India. An international group lead by Sudip Bhattacharyya, a 36-year-old space scientist at Mumbai's Tata Institute of Fundamental research, has discovered a way to measure the size of neutron stars. Before we go any further, what is a neutron star? Speaking to TOI on Monday, Bhattacharyya explained: "To put it simply, it is the final stage of a very massive star. When the massive star burns up its fuel, it collapses to become a neutron star," he said, adding that there are between 100 million and 1,000 million neutron stars in the galaxy. On average, a neutron star is very small — approximately 10km in diameter — and 10,000 light years from Earth, thus making it extremely difficult to study and measure. Bhattacharyya and his team's research revealed the unsuspected property of X-ray bursts given off by the stars, which led to the discovery that the pattern of X-rays generated might reveal their true size. "Since these X-rays cannot reach the Earth because of a blanket created by the atmosphere, data was collected of more than 900 bursts from 43 neutron stars through a Nasa satellite and transmitted to us," Bhattacharyya said. The scientist and his colleagues — Coleman Miller of the University of Maryland and Galloway Monash of the University of Australia — modelled how the temperature of the bursts changed as they faded and found it varied in relation to the radius of the star. The team's research has been accepted for publication in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Welocme 0!, Bye Bye ...09"
"2009 is the year of living dangerously;2010, the year of living fearlessly". Note: The year of living dangerously is a thing of the past and 2010 will, most definitely, start on a positive note, as opposed to the turbulent, yet eye opening 2009
Before India’s economy opened in 1991
Everything took just about forever to happen
But now life can change in seconds
Which upon your luck depends.
Gopal was travelling alone in flight
With a little old beard man in next seat
Who was resting his head on shoulders of a beautiful lady
And he wished to be next to the pretty.
When Air hostess came to check the ticket
Gopal found himself in greener wicket
The old man’s seat belonged to him
And in seconds he had fulfilled his dream.
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