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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The Big Sexy Problem with Superheroines and Their 'Liberated Sexuality' - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

The Big Sexy Problem with Superheroines and Their 'Liberated Sexuality' - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews:

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Jnanpith Award goes to Kannada writer Chandrashekhara Kambara | Deccan Chronicle

Jnanpith Award goes to Kannada writer Chandrashekhara Kambara | Deccan Chronicle

Female graduation rates: Degrees of equality | The Economist

Female graduation rates: Degrees of equality | The Economist: "MORE girls than boys now complete their secondary education in 32 of the 34 countries that are members of the OECD, a think-tank, according to a new report published today. Only in Germany and Switzerland do girls lag behind. Moreover, female graduates greatly outnumber male graduates. Overall they account for 58% of graduates within OECD member states in 2009,"

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