Tamil mathematician and poet Pothayanar had in 800 BC developed an easy methodology of calculating hypotenuse of a right-angle triangle without going into the intricacies of finding square root.
General articles
Explosives and earthquake threat
Restricting explosive use in construction works in Himalayas is welcome and this is to help in effectively managing landslides in Himalayas. Explosive use however does not have any impact on earthquake risk.
पुष्पावती की उठा – पटक
This is a story of manupulative inputs resulting in anarchy in Pushpavat, and you are to revisit the events and decipher the management rules.
बिल्लू शेर की दहाड़
This is a story of a jungle where a cunning jackal usurps the rule of Billu lion who reposes faith on him and befriends him.
Leader and not consultant
Under fast changing ground rules Consultants are certainly getting treated like heroes but then, the Leaders do stand apart and actually command a following of motivated believers.
Disasters & life of the affected
Loss of productive assets by disasters has severe adverse impact on the quality of life of the affected families; particularly ones with low socio-economic status as they fail to replenish the lost assets, despite public exchequer being overburdened by relief provided by the state.
Safety of first responders
किसी भी आपदा के बाद औपचारिक प्रतिवादन बलों (formal response forces) को घटनास्थल तक पहुँचने में समय लगता है और मौसम व सम्पर्क की जटिलता के आधार पर यह समय कम या ज्यादा हो सकता है। ऐसे में ज्यादातर स्थितियों में प्राथमिक प्रतिवादन (first response) घटनास्थल के समीप स्थित समुदायों के साथ-साथ पुलिस, अग्नि शमन […]
Mountain railway to Nainital
Conceived in 1889 Nainital was to be connected by electricity powered 14 miles long 2.5 feet gauge train running over three lifts at a speed of 08 mph.
Safety of construction workers
Construction workers are often killed in disaster incidence due to high vulnerability of their habitations. A comprehensive strategy in line with SFDRR priorities is however required to reduce disaster induced fatalities.
October heat & Uttarakhand disaster
Abnormal rainfall in the post-monsoon season of 2021 took toll of 82 human lives of which 22% were trekkers. This warrants a robust policy for high altitude trekking wherein safety of persons venturing to high altitude areas is ensured.