The Hindu : Columns / Sainath : Maharashtra leads in statistic of shame

The Hindu : Columns / Sainath : Maharashtra leads in statistic of shame

Seven-billionth baby to be born in Uttar Pradesh on October 31? - The Economic Times

Seven-billionth baby to be born in Uttar Pradesh on October 31? - The Economic Times: "The world's 7 billionth person, which the UN says will be born on October 31, will join a population more aware than ever of the challenges of sustaining life on a crowded planet but no closer to a consensus about what to do about it.
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www.outlookindia.com | An Interrupted Migration

www.outlookindia.com | An Interrupted Migration: "Why did Chandragupta Maurya go to the south? Legend has it that the emperor of Magadha travelled to Karnataka to spend his last days as a Jain ascetic. A long, curious journey, considering that the cradle of Jainism was very much nearer home. Modern historians conjecture that a great famine might have driven him from what is modern-day Bihar to the southern limits of his empire. Migration from the north to the south in search of food still continues, and is strikingly visible in the rural-urban continuum that is Kerala: ayyos rent the air every time the Oriya ironing man, the Gurkha watchman or the carpenter from Midnapore don’t turn up. And in empty nests left by expat children, old Malayalis lie dying, listening to Nepali or Bhojpuri, the language of their caregivers. In Tamil Nadu, the position is similar, but for another reason. An overtly welfarist state’s munificence is providing free food, clothing, shelter, schooling, medicare and even entertainment (colour TVs) to the poor. With most of their needs met, the locals probably leave job slots open to the labour diaspora of Bengal and Jharkhand."

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Steve Jobs biography: Apple CEO met biological father without realising | Mail Online

Steve Jobs biography: Apple CEO met biological father without realising | Mail Online: "Biographer reveals Jobs met his father in Silicon Valley restaurant
Jobs wasn't impressed by Obama and did not like some of his policies
On Bill Gates: 'He'd be a broader guy if he had taken acid'
Also revealed he regretted decision to delay cancer surgery
Jobs wondered if God existed more after diagnosis"

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India Human Development Index rose 21 per cent, Kerala tops chart | Deccan Chronicle

India Human Development Index rose 21 per cent, Kerala tops chart | Deccan Chronicle

The Human Development Index (HDI) in the country rose by 21 per cent, says a report while cautioning that health, nutrition and sanitation remained key challenges for India.

India Human Development Report, 2011, prepared by Institute of Applied Manpower Research, placed Kerala on top of the index for achieving highest literacy rate, quality health services and consumption expenditure of people.

Telangana: A struggle or A Movement? By Prakash Kona

Telangana: A struggle or A Movement? By Prakash Kona: "Some theoretical issues need to be addressed in the context of a demand for a separate Telangana. More importantly it would make sense to speak of the “struggle” itself. I refuse to use the word “movement” at this point which in an old-fashioned way I associate with the masses or common people who demand serious changes in the economy and social order. A struggle can happen anywhere but a movement happens on the streets."

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Why the world won't forget Steve Jobs - in.com

Why the world won't forget Steve Jobs - in.com: "Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) passed away on Wednesday night, leading to an outpouring of grief from fans across the world. The whiz, dubbed iGod by Time magazine, had been struggling with illness that prompted his resignation as Apple Computers CEO in August. However it will be a while before the world forgets this man, nay, this icon, who's forever changed the way we use technology. We pay tribute to Jobs' greatest contributions to the world we live in"

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Neem's mystery decoded

The Hindu : Cities / Bangalore : Neem's mystery decoded: "Neem is popularly accepted as nature's pharmacy but very little is known about its specific properties. However, Bangalore-based Ganit Labs, a genome sequencing and translational genomics lab, has taken it a step further. The company announced at a press conference here on Thursday that it had “completed the first de novo sequencing of neem”. The not-for-profit, government-funded public-private initiative between Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biology (IBAB) and Strand Life Sciences, has completed the analysis of the neem plant and has unravelled its genome and coding parts."

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