India
Waking up to a nano revolution : CNR Rao
Hindustan Times has this op-ed by C.N.R. Rao, Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board to PM of India. He opens with the statement;
We missed the semiconductor revolution in the early 1950s. We had just gained independence. But with nanoscience and technology, we can certainly be on an equal footing with the rest of the world.
There [...]
Second IISc near Kolkata
Deccan Hearld has reported that West Bengal will get the second Indian Institute of Science. Here is the news;
A second centre of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) will come up near Kolkata with an investment of Rs 500 crore, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee said on Tuesday.
The Centre, on the [...]
Should IISc start undergraduate programs?
Delivering the JN Tata Memorial Lecture at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) the President of India Abdul Kalam urged IISc to start undergraduate program - especially in cross disciplinary programs such as Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology and Aerospace. More on his lecture can be seen in today’s The Hindu. In a sense [...]
The Economist says Indian IT and Services set to triple in next five years
The Economist this week has an interesting article about the status and projections for the Indian IT and services sector. It bases it article on the studies by NASSCOM and McKinsey and projects that the current 17 billion market is to grow 3.5 times in the next five years. I do not know [...]