India's first mission to moon -- Chandrayan-I -- is tentatively scheduled to be launched on September 19 this year, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman Madhavan Nair told newsmen in Hyderabad on Friday.
He said that all the preparations have been nearly completed and the exact date of the launch will be decided within a month. He described September 19 as the 'earliest opportunity' for the historic launch.
He was speaking on 'Indian Space Programme - Future Perspectives', during the National Technology Day lecture in Hyderabad, organised by the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Science and National Geophysical Research Institute.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Wipro Launches Initiative On Ecological Sustainability
4 Jun, 2008
BANGALORE: Wipro Limited has launched Eco Eye, a corporation-wide initiative on ecological sustainability.
"Eco Eye is Wipro's comprehensive programme that drives increasing ecological sustainability in all its operations, as also areas of its influence", a Wipro release said on Wednesday.
The initiative attempts to engage with increasing levels of intensity with all stakeholders - Wipro's own employees, partners, suppliers, customers and immediate communities, it said.
Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Limited, said, "We firmly believe business cannot be built at the cost of ecology. It is not sustainable. Ecological sustainability will increasingly be the defining force for society and business globally. Wipro believes ecological sustainability is the right thing to do - in fact is the only way forward".
BANGALORE: Wipro Limited has launched Eco Eye, a corporation-wide initiative on ecological sustainability.
"Eco Eye is Wipro's comprehensive programme that drives increasing ecological sustainability in all its operations, as also areas of its influence", a Wipro release said on Wednesday.
The initiative attempts to engage with increasing levels of intensity with all stakeholders - Wipro's own employees, partners, suppliers, customers and immediate communities, it said.
Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Limited, said, "We firmly believe business cannot be built at the cost of ecology. It is not sustainable. Ecological sustainability will increasingly be the defining force for society and business globally. Wipro believes ecological sustainability is the right thing to do - in fact is the only way forward".
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Majority of Engineering Graduates Not Employable: Experts
MUMBAI: India awarded 2.3 Lakh Engineering Degrees in 2006, but only a small fraction of these engineers are actually employable by industry, leading education experts and industry executives said.
A majority of these graduates come from tier-III and tier-IV colleges, which have very poor infrastructure, they added. On the other hand, tier-I and tier-II colleges, namely the IITs, IISc and the NITs produce , less than 1% of engineering graduates, 20% M.Techs and 40% PhD in India, said Prof Rangan Banerjee of IIT Bombay at a panel discussion on 'India's leadership in manufacturing role of engineering education' in Mumbai.
A majority of these graduates come from tier-III and tier-IV colleges, which have very poor infrastructure, they added. On the other hand, tier-I and tier-II colleges, namely the IITs, IISc and the NITs produce , less than 1% of engineering graduates, 20% M.Techs and 40% PhD in India, said Prof Rangan Banerjee of IIT Bombay at a panel discussion on 'India's leadership in manufacturing role of engineering education' in Mumbai.
Wipro Launches Fit for Life For Its Employees
BANGALORE: Wipro Limted launched Fit for Life, a comprehensive well-being programme for its employees, today.
"The objective of the programme is to evaluate and improve well-being,both physical and mental, quotient of employees as well as integrate all current well-being initiatives under the umbrella to strengthen it further", a Wipro release said.
Commenting on the initiative, Girish Paranjpe, joint CEO and Executive Director, Wipro Limited, said, "Employee well-being is of paramount importance to us. Fit for Life is yet another initiative in this direction. Companies need to have such initiatives as they will become hygiene factors in choice of employers in the future."
"The objective of the programme is to evaluate and improve well-being,both physical and mental, quotient of employees as well as integrate all current well-being initiatives under the umbrella to strengthen it further", a Wipro release said.
Commenting on the initiative, Girish Paranjpe, joint CEO and Executive Director, Wipro Limited, said, "Employee well-being is of paramount importance to us. Fit for Life is yet another initiative in this direction. Companies need to have such initiatives as they will become hygiene factors in choice of employers in the future."
Bill Gates Signals End of Computer Mouse Era
LONDON: Microsoft is developing a system that could spell the end the use of computer mouse, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has said.
"The way you interact with the system will change dramatically," the billionaire said at a conference in Canada, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph today.
He said that computer users of the future will control their machines by voice and pen as well as touch.
Users of Windows 7 will issue commands by touching the screen rather than by the traditional keyboard and mouse combination that has dominated since the 1970s.
Windows 7 is due to be released in 2010 and is Microsoft's attempt to catch up with Apple, whose touch screen iPhone has proved popular.
Touch screens are appearing on a host of other devices, including sat-navs, mobile phones and remote controls. A touch screen BlackBerry is expected shortly.
"The way you interact with the system will change dramatically," the billionaire said at a conference in Canada, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph today.
He said that computer users of the future will control their machines by voice and pen as well as touch.
Users of Windows 7 will issue commands by touching the screen rather than by the traditional keyboard and mouse combination that has dominated since the 1970s.
Windows 7 is due to be released in 2010 and is Microsoft's attempt to catch up with Apple, whose touch screen iPhone has proved popular.
Touch screens are appearing on a host of other devices, including sat-navs, mobile phones and remote controls. A touch screen BlackBerry is expected shortly.
New Microsoft Operating System to Have Touch-Screen Feature
CARLSBAD(CALIFORNIA): Microsoft Corp has said that its next operating system will be made for touch-screen applications, an alternative to the computer mouse.
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer unveiled the iPhone-like touch-screen feature at The Wall Street Journal's "D: All Things Digital" conference, calling it "just the smallest snippet" of the Windows 7 operating system slated for release in late 2009.
A Microsoft employee showed possible applications like enlarging and shrinking photos and navigating a map of San Diego by stroking the screen.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates framed the new feature as an evolution away from the mouse.
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer unveiled the iPhone-like touch-screen feature at The Wall Street Journal's "D: All Things Digital" conference, calling it "just the smallest snippet" of the Windows 7 operating system slated for release in late 2009.
A Microsoft employee showed possible applications like enlarging and shrinking photos and navigating a map of San Diego by stroking the screen.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates framed the new feature as an evolution away from the mouse.
K Raheja to set up Mindspace IT park in Bhubaneswar
(250 Crore Will be Invested in the First Phase)
The Orissa government today entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the K Raheja Corporation for setting up a IT park in Bhubaneswar with 'Mindspace' branding. Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, commissioner-secretary, IT department, Government of Orissa and Ravi C Raheja, director, K Raheja Corporation signed the documents.
The proposed IT park will be implemented through a joint venture company to be formed between the state owned Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and K Raheja group. It is expected to be completed in about 3 years and an estimated Rs 250 crore will be invested in the first phase.
Proposed to be built over 30 acres of land, the IT park is expected to generate employment opportunities for more than 12,000 persons in next 3-4 years.
The Orissa government today entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the K Raheja Corporation for setting up a IT park in Bhubaneswar with 'Mindspace' branding. Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, commissioner-secretary, IT department, Government of Orissa and Ravi C Raheja, director, K Raheja Corporation signed the documents.
The proposed IT park will be implemented through a joint venture company to be formed between the state owned Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and K Raheja group. It is expected to be completed in about 3 years and an estimated Rs 250 crore will be invested in the first phase.
Proposed to be built over 30 acres of land, the IT park is expected to generate employment opportunities for more than 12,000 persons in next 3-4 years.
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