Category Archives: Asia

Our Future Cities Must be Designed to Perform like Ecosystems

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

Cities are no longer closed loop systems, they are now linear and open ended. Since they are constantly expanding, if no full circles are achieved, it means the waste produced in the end would accumulate – and there are several … Continue reading →

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India’s Technical Leap and ISRO’s Commercial Success

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

In a landmark of commercial success ,ISRO on 16th December 2015, launched six Singaporean satellites. This was the first time when no Indian satellite was not on board. The launch was done with  Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s core alone (PSLV-CA) variant. … Continue reading →

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Early Roads : History of Transport

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

In early times roads were used for transporting people and goods. People walked or used animals. Roads were tracks or traces that often used or paralleled game trails. Roads also were and are careers of ideas. One example that still … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Cities, Human Geography, India, Innovations, inventions, Landforms, Roads andHighways, Territorry, Tourism and Travel, west asia | 7 Comments

Hundreds Dead as Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

A major earthquake struck a remote area of northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing more many  people there and in neighboring Pakistan, and injuring more than 1,400. Epicentre of the quake was 82 kilometers southeast of Feyzabad in a remote area … Continue reading →

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