R.T.Sakthidaran

It is an interesting article on “Stop the Innovation Wars” by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble in Harvard Business Review of July-August 2010. The article exclaims,”In our experience, innovation teams feel a hostility toward the people responsible for day-to-day operations that is just as biting.” As I was involved in invention, innovation and development for very [...]

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A thought provoking talk by Ms. Kavita Ramdas. Jai Hind

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An analysis of the style of signing by Barack Obama, President of USA.

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The report says, “In academic matters, the teacher should have complete autonomy to frame her/his course and the way she/he would like to assess her/his students#1. This autonomy should also be available to the students who should be allowed to take courses of their choice in a relaxed manner from different universities#2 and then be [...]

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Ubuntu or Virus. Jai Hind.

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Recently IBM unveiled a �New Brain Simulator� and a news appeared in IEEE Spectrum. The research reveals the gap between artificial brain and the natural brain. Though, the attempt by IBM is to simulate the neurons and tendrils of a rat, the size, power consumption and weight is no way comparable to that of a [...]

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Alcohol ‘protects men’s hearts’ � Thursday, 19 November 2009, BBC News. What a bad news is this? Quo Vadis Research? Our TV channels (like Kalaignar TV did last time when a centenarian British attributed credit to alcohol for his long life) will soon repeat this message in their hourly news.� Encouraged by this news, the [...]

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Prof. Yash Pal recently submitted a report on behalf of �The Committee to Advise on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education�. I strongly support his proposal to form a National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) that would have a Constitutional status. He supports the autonomy of universities and wants not to enforce dead [...]

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I went on an educational tour in 1970 while I was studying in Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering, Karaikudi. It was 39 years back. I have forgotten lot of details. Yet, I remember certain events that I feel worth sharing with public and in particular with students. I plan to write it in several parts [...]

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QUOTE: Tuesday,�May 19th,�2009�at�2:17 pm A Culture Change on Climate Change Today, the President was joined on stage by the Presidents, CEOs, or other top executives from Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Honda, Chrysler, BMW AG, Nissan, Mercedez-Benz, Mazda, Volkswagon, and the United Auto Workers to announce a new consensus. The program covers model year 2012 to [...]

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