Micro-climates in Large Indian Urban Cities Contribute significantly to higher temperatures

Last updated on: January 10, 2013 at 8:51 am By Desh Kapoor

Large Indian cities – specifically Delhi and Mumbai – are adding significantly to the climate issues around those areas. The heat index that these cities have due to concrete structures, population and pollution also impacts the smaller towns and areas nearby. Now, Indian government-backed research shows that both Delhi andIndia‘s biggest city, Mumbai, are becoming “urban heat islands”, with significantly different climates to their surrounding rural areas. Preliminary findings from the Delhi-based Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) show that temperatures in both... Read more

Satyan Gajwani inks alliance with Gawker Media to bring Gizmodo and Lifehacker to India

Last updated on: January 10, 2013 at 8:19 am By Desh Kapoor

Satyan Gajwani, Times Internet CEO is on a roll. Recently, he had acquired a share in Fab.com and now has signed up an alliance with Gawker Media to bring web properties like Lifehacker and Gizmodo to the Indian public with original content for India. Gawker Media, which already has a presence in eight countries, is expanding its international reach even further. Nick Denton, the founder of the company and blog network, announced yesterday that it has entered a strategic partnership with Times Internet,... Read more

Schoolgirls raped in Boarding School; Administration and Politicians make such rapes lucrative and possible

Last updated on: January 10, 2013 at 8:02 am By Desh Kapoor

Minor girls studying in boarding school – aged between 8 and 12 – were being raped in a Chhatisgarh school and it was being covered up by prominent people in that area. Police said they have detained two men who worked at a state-run boarding school in a remote part of India for allegedly raping 11 girls. Four other people, including village officials, also were detained for allegedly covering up the incident. Police detained Mannuram Goti, the teacher, and the... Read more

Two reasons why Pakistani Army is Encouraged to hit at India at will

Last updated on: January 10, 2013 at 7:44 am By Desh Kapoor

Brahma Chellaney shares some important points on what issues face India in its Pakistan policy. He is of the view that India has presented itself as a weak nation and has abandoned the vigor to go after the main issues, including terrorism. It is a shame that in a hurry to resume talks India has delinked them from Terrorism itself. The Pakistani military is drawing encouragement from two factors. The first factor is that the US-Pakistan relationship, after being on... Read more

Indian Jawans’ Beheading by Pakistani Army: Ill-informed Indian TV anchors, ill-prepared debaters and aggressive but lying Pakistani media sociopaths

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 9:59 pm By Desh Kapoor

Two Indian soldiers have been beheaded. As we discussed this is an extremely barbaric act and an inhuman behavior. Even animals can do better than that. I have put two videos at the bottom of the post which you should view. One is the Rajdeep Sardesai’s program and the other is Arnab Goswami’s program. Both have Pakistani “guests” and “analysts” talking. Both try their best to get to the facts but they are being heckled by the Pakistani guests. Before... Read more

If you are Drinking Soda, specially Diet, you are Clinically Depressed; or soon will be

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 7:44 pm By Desh Kapoor

We know sodas are bad for health and body. But beyond the bodily impact, Sodas seem to be really harmful for the mind as well. In a preliminary release of a study to be published Honglei Chen and colleagues from the National Institutes of Health, a survey of 263,925 adults nationwide indicated that consumption of sweetened drinks—especially diet sodas—was associated with an increased chance of a depression diagnosis. What the team found in this research was that yes, Sodas were bad,... Read more

Controversial statements on Delhi Gangrape by Well-known people

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 3:49 pm By Desh Kapoor

In this very interesting post, Shilpa Jamkhandikar gives a list of the Hall of Shame of the people who have given controversial statements regarding the Delhi Gang Rape incident. Just putting it here as a means of future reference. Asaram Bapu, self-proclaimed “godman”: “She should have taken God’s name and could have held the hand of one of the men and said ‘I consider you as my brother’, and should have said to the other two ‘Brother I am helpless, you are... Read more

How is Zen different from Yoga?

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 12:34 pm By Desh Kapoor

Someone asks Sadhguru about the different between Zen meditation techniques and Yoga as taught in Isha Yoga programs. Sadhguru discusses what the difference it is. Read more

Relationships are divisions between Individuals

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 7:44 am By Desh Kapoor

The following talk was given on April 24, 1971, New York and has been taken from “Awakening of Intelligence” by J. Krishnamurti. I would like to talk about relationship, about what love is, about human existence in which is involved our daily living, the problems one has, the conflicts, the pleasures and the fears, and that most extraordinary thing one calls death. I think one has to understand, not as a theory, not as a speculative, entertaining concept, but... Read more

Tarek Fatah: India should take General Kayani to Intl Criminal Court for Soldiers Beheading, Its a War Crime

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 7:21 am By Desh Kapoor

Here is the tweet from Tarek Fatah, the Pakistani analyst who lives in Toronto, Canada and is a strong critic of Islamic terror as perpetrated by the Pakistani establishment and their Jehadis. His suggestions seems to be right on the money, although such a direct take should have arisen from an Indian as opposed to Tarek Fatah. @bdutt Its a War Crime. Someone with balls in India shld take Kayani to the Intl Criminal Court. If u guys don’t,... Read more