TRAI’s Order – A small drop in the ocean of Net Neutrality

India’s telecom watchdog, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), has finally put to rest the differential pricing debate. TRAI’s paper was linked to one of the key principles of Net Neutrality: that all data should be treated equally. Before venturing into the key points that TRAI said in the Monday’s (8th Feb 2016) order, let’s understand […]

Has North Korea developed a Hydrogen bomb?

Picture – KCNA. North Korea claimed on Wednesday (Jan 6) that it had tested a hydrogen bomb, the most powerful kind of nuclear weapon. But skepticism arises whether it was actually a Hydrogen Bomb? North Korea’s announcement on Wednesday coincided with a suspicious 5.1 magnitude quake near the underground site where North Korea has previously […]

Seestory: The disaster that became Chennai (and the recovery later)

Every year during November-December, the North – East monsoon would bring downpour in Coromandel Coast of south Indian states Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry. But this year, it was stronger, the credit goes to perfect storm that resulted out of meteorological conditions that formed in hottest ever Indian Ocean. […]

Water on Mars

Mars, the fourth planet in our Solar System have always been astronomer’s favorite. Thanks to its carved topography, researchers have always suspected that Mars was once home to several rivers, lakes, and perhaps even oceans. There has even been some speculation about the existence of frozen water deep beneath the ground. Mars is a terrestrial […]