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Spinach is one of the most nutritious greens that one can get in their diet. Questionable growing practices coupled with the fear of contamination have made people wary of including it in their diet. The aim of the experiment was to grow spinach (in the balcony of a high-rise apartment building) without using synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. The beginning I went about and bought the

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Recently, I visited Ananya Trust – a non-profit organization that provides meaningful education for the first generation learners from the slums of Bangalore. I noticed that at Ananya, the kids are encouraged to recognize and follow their passion. There is no pressure and this enables the kids to learn at their own pace. This in turn makes learning a fun exercise and the kids, more motivated.

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I was on an auto-rickshaw waiting for the traffic light to turn green. A gentleman on a motorbike slowly trundled to a stop next to our rickshaw. Sixty seconds to green. He then proceeded to remove his helmet, hocked up a big glob of spit and spat it on to the road. The rickshaw driver, not to be outdone, raked up a big one and fired his gooey missile at the road. After they had showered the

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Recently, I came across an interesting article on CNN that talks about the emergence (or should I say re-emergence) of organic farms in India. While this is a welcome change, a couple of things that were alarming were the statements about the price and the yield. The statement that stood out - “At harvest time, his yield is lower, but the selling price is higher.” The yields (in the case of

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In emerging economies, there is often an innate emphasis on conserving resources. Take as an example newspapers in India. Families from different economic strata recycle their newspapers. Every month there shows up a person who is colloquially called the “old paper man” (loosely translated). The “old” is not a verdict on his age. The “old paper man” buys the used newspapers by the kilogram (or

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In a fast changing technology landscape, mobile devices have evolved to become full-fledged computers. Penetration of mobile devices is supposed to hit about 70% by 2012. Given the functionality, penetration and pricing of mobile devices would there be a need for OLPC (One Laptop per Child) type projects? Is the mobile device a better way to reach and teach children in developing economies?

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Introduction The earth receives solar energy in the form of heat and light. Some of this energy reaches and is absorbed by the earth’s surface. Much of this absorbed energy is re-radiated back into space. However, if most of this energy is re-radiated back into space most life on earth would perish, since the surface temperature would drop significantly making the earth much cooler. This is

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