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Quote of the day by Greek mathematician physicist, and engineer Archimedes: 'He who knows how to speak, knows also when'Archimedes, a brilliant ancient Greek mathematician and physicist, emphasized the importance of timing and awareness in communication. His ...
10 Jan, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Inspired by 2,500-year-old Persian tech, pontoon bridges connect Sangam, 'akhadas' at Maha KumbhInspired by a 2,500-year-old Persian technique, 30 pontoon bridges constructed using 2,213 iron pontoons are serving as critical links for ...
20 Jan, 2025, 04.21 PM IST
Celebrate the ordinaryEvery day is an awakening all its own, there is comfort in the daily ritual, the importance of having one day like another, mystery of thin...
19 Feb, 2024, 11.13 PM IST
How to test the purity of gold?When it comes to gold, how pure is pure? And how does anybody know? The question of testing the purity of gold has been a live one for thou...
10 Nov, 2023, 11.29 AM IST
Pushkar: The glimpse of world's ancient civilisationsNot many know that a small and silent town Pushkar, known as one amongst the world's oldest, accommodates this differently themed property ...
14 Aug, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Don't let them short-change golfPutting a limit on the length of a club is not a good swing
13 Oct, 2021, 11.16 PM IST
How to hack your behaviour for successful investingAs markets are touching new highs, everyone is looking for the next hot stock. Hot stocks can make you rich, but they probably won’t. Over ...
14 Mar, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
Bihar scandal exposes how the education system fails Indian studentsMake in India is never going to work if you don’t teach children how to create rather than just how to remember.
25 Mar, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
- On flights of fancy
In Roman times, slaves plunged to death when ordered by men of science to leap from great heights with feathered wings strapped across thei...
24 Jun, 2014, 05.08 AM IST
Why wood floatsWood floats on water as per principle of buoyancy defined by Archimedes - that the water displaced equals the weight of the wood. This is t...
06 Aug, 2011, 06.05 AM IST