Marie Curie … Major Contributions
Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867 – 1934) was a Polish-born French scientist, who is one of the most famous women in the field of science. Her work on radioactivity paved the way for future scientific as well as medicinal advancements. Coming from a family of teachers, Marie deeply believed in the importance of a good education. She studied Physics and Mathematics at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Marie Curie is most famous for her work on…
Read MoreAncient Civilizations (you may not have heard about)
(pic) Indus (Harappan) thought to be Ancient-West-Asian-Indus civilization site (for illustrative purposes only) Alicia Delay has written about ancient civilizations, other than Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Harappan (also known as Indus.) Following 16 slides with pictures, have information about such ancient civilizations. Some of them could be as old or even older than the Indus civilization. View the slides (at link below) to…
Read MoreINDIA MOURNS DEMISE OF UAE PRESIDENT
wionnewsweb@gmail.com (Wion Web Team) – Yesterday 9:50 pm – India has declared a one-day state mourning on Saturday (14-05-22) as a mark of respect to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who died on Friday (13-05-22) at age 73. In a communication issued by the Union Home Ministry to all states and union territories on Friday, the Government of India…
Read MoreNew BTech Program at IISc Bengaluru
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has been ranked the “world’s top research university,” in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings 2022, an annual publication of university rankings. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore will soon begin the registration process for the new bachelor’s degree program, BTech in Mathematics and Computing. JEE Advanced scores will be used to determine…
Read MoreHow are President and Vice President picked in India?
Excerpts from the writings of Swati Mathur at Times of India website… (pic) Copyright provided by the Times of India NEW DELHI: Months before elections for the President and Vice President, murmurs within the opposition camp suggest that a contest is certain, unless the ruling NDA comes up with a surprise candidature that puts the opposition parties in a fix. Currently…
Read MoreTravel Destinations… Southern India
Folks… Links below show travel destinations in Southern India. Enrich your life experiences by travel to these destinations. Karnataka Tourist Place Photos – Best Places to Visit in Karnataka (karnatakatourism.org) Welcome to Kerala Tourism – Official Website of Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala Welcome to Official Website of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Corporation Visit Telangana – Official Tourism Information for…
Read More‘Mini Bengal’ in my brother’s clinic
Education and skill development are very potent instruments of sociopolitical and economic transformation. Nelson Mandela, the great African leader once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” How aptly it applies in the case of my brother? After working in Iran and Yemen for a few years, the surgeon-gynaecologist duo of…
Read MoreThe Crimson Island
Decoding M.Bulgakov’s The Crimson Island A.Charumati Ramdas The Crimson Island, written by the author of Master and Margarita, remains one of the most mysterious plays of world. Looking quite innocent on the surface, the play, which saw the stage just for one theatrical season, only in Moscow, was first published as a satirical sketch on 20th April 1924 in the newspaper NAKANUNE. Bulgakov, for that matter…
Read MoreLOVE IN TOKYO!
Chidanand Rajghatta writes in the Times of India dated 29-04-22, on this. ‘The relentless US effort to cajole New Delhi into its sphere of influence will continue with yet another meeting between President Joe Biden and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Quad summit in Tokyo in May. The White House confirmed on Wednesday that Biden will travel to…
Read MoreEuro currency hits a 5-year low against USD as Russia halts gas supply to Poland, Bulgaria
© Shutterstock.com for illustrative purposes. Carla Mozée – Writes in Business Insider (India) The euro (shared European currency in many countries of Europe) has slipped to its lowest level against the US dollar since 2017 after Russia suspended gas shipments to parts of Europe, highlighting concerns that euro-area ties to Russia will hurt its economic growth. More on this at link below: The euro…
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