Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Quick notes: Bribing the Poor, Gud is Better...



  • Microsoft India Develops NFC Alternative: Dhwani Transmits Data Through Sound Waves


  • The survival rate of Indian languages is certainly much higher than for indigenous languages in other countries that have experienced colonial domination. On the other hand, the rate of decline of languages in the country over the last 50 years is alarming


  • Dronacharya awardee and legendary cricket coach Desh Prem Azad passed away following a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Mohali.


  • Jaggery has a mineral content approximately 50 times greater than refined sugar and five times more than brown sugar. Jaggery's health benefits even go beyond the kitchen. It has long been observed that people who work in highly toxic surroundings and regularly consume jaggery, such as industrial workers in dusty or smoky environments, have little or no bronchial or lung discomfort. And a study in Environmental Health Perspectives reported that jaggery reduced the number of lesions formed in rats' lungs infiltrated with coal and silica dust.

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