Sehwag becomes the fastest Indian century scorer in an ODI

Sehwag joins the top ten list of batsmen with fastest 100 in an ODI.
By scoring a 100 off 60 balls, Sehwag is now the Indian with a fastest century in a limited-overs-cricket. His feat has pushed the other Indians Azaharuddin & Yuvraj Singh one mark lower.

The cricketer has said "“It’s just a matter of whether it is your day. If it’s your day, then you can score 100. If not, maybe you get out.”

Indian girl among the top 40 budding scientists selected by Intel

Smitha Ramakrishna, is one among the 40 high school scientists selected by Intel.

From Chandler in Arizona, Smitha, 17, was all excited when she had a chance to meet President Obama and hand hime over a letter. She has said that, in the letter, she wrote that Obama is a source of inspiration and also asked him to set up a Youth Commission, with representatives from every state.

A 7-year-old-girl creates record

A seven-year old girl has made it to the Limca Book of Records for being the youngest student to pass the high school examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board.

Sushma’s achievement has already been recognised by Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation which has
included her in its list of child prodigies.

The girl has broken the record of child prodigy Tathagat Tulsi from Bihar, who passed his high school examination at the age of nine and is a Guiness Book record holder.

Indian Electronic voting machines - a model to emulate

The innovation of the Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore and Electronic Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad, binds nearly 741 million voters, who are expected to press its buttons to register their votes across
the nation during April-May.

“The US could in fact learn a lesson from India’s EVM experience. That will indeed be a Third World solution to a First World problem,” Surya Prakash, a veteran journalist who covered US elections.

Two more Indians join Galaxy

Two asteroids have been named after two renowned astrophysicists, MGK Menon and JC Bhattacharya.

Six asteroids were discovered during the "Project Kalki" which was launched in 1987 when JC Bhattacharya was the Director of Indian Institute of Astrophysics and MGK Menon was the chairman of its governing council. The discoverer of the asteroids can suggest a name within the 10 years of discovery. Dr. Rajmohan, the scientist who discovered these asteroids has suggested the names of Dr. Menon and Dr. Bhattacharya.

The Committee for small body nomenclature (CSBN) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has accepted the suggestions and named 2 of the siz asteroids as "Gokumenon" and "Bhattacharyya". The six asteroids asteroids were discovered in 1989 from the Vainu Bappu Observatory in Kavalur.

India joins elite warships club

With the maiden indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) entering the assembly phase, India has announced its plans to build a second aircraft carrier.

The second aircraft carrier’s design and capabilities will be similar to the IAC.
“This is certainly not the last indigenous aircraft carrier to be built. There will be at least another one in the near future,” Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said at the keel-laying function for the IAC at Cochin shipyard here on Saturday.

Way back in 1989, the Navy had conceived plans to build two indigenous aircraft carriers to replace the ageing INS Vikrant and eventually the INS Virat.

Three Indians Win Oscars

This Slumdog is Millionaire – and it has made creative millionaires out of three highly gifted Indians. Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire scooped up eight awards out of ten nominations, three of them coming to India’s own A R Rahman, Resul Pookutty and Gulzar, at the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday night, as other high-profile films fell by the wayside in the Jai ho tornado.

Indian doctor brings hope to cancer patients

His study has identified a pattern in the urine samples of prostate cancer patients. The pattern has the potential for an early diagnosis or even detection of the disease.

Dr Arun Sreekumar, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and a researcher at the Cancer Centre of the Medical College of Georgia, US, has achieved a breakthrough in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

His study has identified a pattern in the urine samples of prostate cancer patients. The pattern has the potential for an early diagnosis or even detection of the disease.

Sreekumar told Deccan Herald that this was the first metabolic marker that had been identified among prostate cancer patients.

DRDO develops an indigenous IED-handling robot

After having been hit 242 times by Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in 2008, India will now have its first indigenously developed IED-handling robot, thanks to the scientists at the Defence Research Development
Organisation (DRDO).

This remote-operated vehicle (ROV), aptly named ‘Daksh’, can handle any suspected object in any terrain and in all kinds of weather. It can move on rugged platforms, on stairs, outdoor terrain in the country side and can cross even a 300-metre wide ditch with ease.

Indian Scientist discover brain disorder gene

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have discovered a new gene that plays a dominant role in causing microcephaly, a brain disorder that leads to tiny brain and life-long reduced mental faculty, particularly in India.

The finding by the IISc scientists may help develop a regular clinical screening tool to detect this severe disorder at the foetal stage itself. Reputed US scientific journal, American Journal of Human Genetics, has reported the discovery of the gene, named STIL, last week.

Four genes were so far known to cause this disease, which is hereditary. The IISc team located a fifth gene, which plays a key role behind this disorder in India.