The Great Leap Backward? (YaleGlobal Online)
The Great Leap Backward? China's environmental problems are mounting. Water pollution and water scarcity are burdening the economy, rising levels of air pollution are endangering the health of millions of Chinese, and much of the country's land is rapidly turning into desert....more...10- 1: Shane Warne's 50 greatest cricketers - 'Tendulkar?s toughness puts him out on his own' (Times Online Sunday)
He was the best wicketkeeper I saw. I can?t remember him making a mistake during the 1993 Ashes series either standing up to the spinners or back to the quicks. What people did not see was the practice he put in to reach that level....more... Yahoo! offers links to Indian cities, maps (Hindustan Times)
The US Internet titan introduces an upgraded free e-mail service with enhancements that include letting people send text messages from computers to mobiles....more... VS Naipaul on Derek Walcott's poems (Guardian Unlimited)
When he first read Derek Walcott's poems, VS Naipaul was overwhelmed by the talent of his fellow West Indian, who, at the age of 18, was already a master. The young poet had created a new language to describe both the beauty and the limitations of island life....more... MONEY & BANKING (The Hindu)
EDUCATION IIBF opens course to all graduates Hyderabad, Aug. 20 The Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF) has launched Diploma in Banking and Finance which is open to all graduates in distant mode. ?Till now, the content of the course is being extended to the ......more... |