Category Archives: India

India Gets to Mars on the First Try – MOM’s the Word(link)

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Dear Readers A fellow blogger has written a very good post on India’s Mars Mission and commented on my previous post. Here I am giving a brief introduction of the post and a link to the post.Please read in the … Continue reading →

Posted in BIODIVERSITY, India, India's Mars Mission, Space | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

India has a date with Mars. Little Belated Independence Day Gift :-)

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

India created history on Wednesday, becoming the first country to successfully get a spacecraft into the Martian orbit on its maiden attempt. Indian Space Research Organisation’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft started orbiting the red planet at 7.47am,  12 minutes later … Continue reading →

Posted in Achievements, India, India's Mars Mission | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Eight Cities of Delhi

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

One would be tempted to think and argue that the cities of Delhi were in reality less or more than seven. But the accepted number is seven (excluding New Delhi) and these are cities whose remains are extant. Historians speak … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities, Glimpses of Our Cities, India | 4 Comments

Swasthya Slate: A Revolutionary Affordable Innovation

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Here is a different type of slate. Swasthya Slate It is not hard to see the power of your phone or tablet being able to do ECG, measure your heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar, know the status of pregnant … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Innovations, inventions | Tagged , | Leave a comment