Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: October 13, 2020 7:45:53 am The “chip”, called Gausatva Kavach, is manufactured by Rajkot-based Shrijee Gaushala. (Proceedings) Describing cow dung as “anti-radiation”, Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) President Vallabhbhai Kathiria unveiled a “chip” made from cow dung on Monday and claimed that …
Read More »Nobel Prize: This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics celebrates an idea that has failed in India
By Mihir Sharma Economists like to think of themselves as mathematicians or, if momentarily humbled, as physicists. This year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in economics, however, seem to think of themselves more as engineers. Like Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley, who won the award in 2012, Paul Milgrom and …
Read More »IIT Guwahati and C-DAC sign memorandum of understanding for supercomputing facilities – education
The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, said on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Center for Advanced Computing Development (C-DAC), Pune, to establish a 17 million rupee supercomputing facility. The MoU was signed by the Director of the IIT-G, TG Sitharam, and the Director General of …
Read More »India’s First Coronavirus Vaccine – Here’s Everything We Know About Its Development
The entire world is anxiously waiting for an effective vaccine to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Not only has it claimed lives, it has affected people, both physically and mentally. There are over 170 vaccines in progress at the moment, but closer to home we have our hopes pinned on India’s …
Read More »Punjab government issues guidelines for opening schools and training institutions from October 15: The Tribune India
Tribune news service Chandigarh, October 12 The Punjab government decided on Monday to open more activities in the areas outside the containment zones after October 15. A spokesman for the Punjab government said a decision has been made to reopen schools and training institutions gradually after October 15, subject to …
Read More »Coronavirus Cases in India at the State Level, Today’s Update Oct 8
Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 12, 2020 3:36:42 pm People shop at the New Dharmatala Market before Durga Puja celebrations in Calcutta (Express Photo / Shashi Ghosh) Coronavirus cases in India numbers explained: While the number of active cases of the new …
Read More »The Nobel Prize in Economics goes to Paul R. Milgrom, Robert B. Wilson for their work on auction theory
This year’s economics honorees, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, have improved auction theory and invented new auction formats, benefiting sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world, ”said the academy. The 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert …
Read More »Mark Nicholas: what I loved about the first half of the IPL
It came home to me in the Super Over. Not the one that resulted from the Kings XI Punjab effectively drowning in a sea of misadventures against the Delhi Capitals, but the one that Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers had to make eight runs for the Royal Challengers Bangalore …
Read More »University of Delhi Admissions: Best Courses Available for Students Who Scored 80 or Less
By: Education Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 11, 2020 6:58:56 pm DU Admissions 2020: First Cut Released The University of Delhi (DU) announced its first cut list on October 10. The central university’s ever-widening cuts have peaked this year. For the top courses including BA (H) Economics, BA …
Read More »Explained: What a 100% cut in DU really means
Written by Sukrita Baruah, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 11, 2020 2:00:08 pm The key reason behind these cut-off figures is that around 5,500 registered candidates for college admission have a 100% percentage as the best of four subjects. (Representative image) The results of the …
Read More »