www.lrb.co.uk Tom Stevenson · Beyond Mesopotamia: Linear Elamite Deciphered
Three things are necessary to decipher ancient writing. You need lots of examples of the script. You need a good...
Another potential link between Elamite and Tamil
I am aware that the connection between Elamite and Tamil is /very/ controversial (to put it mildly), but just reading this particular article, I was struck by the newly discovered name for mother -- Awa! which seemed very similar to Avvai
www.newindianexpress.com Remittances from Kerala make North’s rural pockets rich
PERUMBAVOOR: It’s a hot Sunday afternoon at the Gandhi market in Perumbavoor, a town which is home to a large migrant population, mostly from West Bengal, Assam
www.thehindu.com Increase investment to standardise Kerala model, says UNICEF expert
Increase investment to standardise Kerala model, says UNICEF expert
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Kerala's population is very much spread out, with few cities. Less than 4% lived in cities in . Most people live in independent houses with a plot of land around them, and the waste is treated in individual septic tanks attached to houses rather than reliant on the municipal waste management. IMO this is a better approach than the centralized approach as it limits the waste the government has to handle. Th above figure only looks at the municipal waste management, which grossly misrepresents the figure.
www.thehindu.com The IITs are overcommitted, in crisis
Expanding the system domestically may not have been a wise idea and building overseas branch campuses is highly problematical as far as the Indian Indian Institutes are concerned
www.bbc.com Same-sex marriage: India awaits historic Supreme Court verdict
The Supreme Court is to rule on whether to legalise same-sex marriage, a move the government opposes.
thewire.in CAG: After Verbal Orders to ‘Stop all Field Work’, Officers Ask for Written Orders
It is reliably learnt that the CAG, G.C. Murmu, is 'not signing' on any fresh reports. After The Wire published its reports, the CAG, in a press release, called them 'erroneous and baseless'.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com 40 years on, India, Sri Lanka restart ferry service | India News - Times of India
India News: India and Sri Lanka have resumed ferry services between Nagapattinam port in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka, marking an important mileston
India reiterates call for 'sovereign, independent, viable state of Palestine'
www.thehindu.com India reiterates call for ‘sovereign, independent, viable state of Palestine’
India reiterates call for Palestinian state, MEA says obligation to uphold humanitarian principles. Operation Ajay to evacuate 230 Indians from Israel. India's position on Palestine longstanding, consistent. MEA keeping all options open, PM Modi condemns terrorism, MEA calls Hamas attack a terrorist...
www.thehindu.com Delhi LG approves prosecution of Arundhati Roy, Kashmir professor in 2010 ‘provocative speeches’ case
LG Saxena grants sanction to prosecute Arundhati Roy and former Kashmiri professor for alleged provocative speeches in 2010. FIR registered following Court of Metropolitan Magistrate orders. Offences include promoting enmity, imputations prejudicial to national-integration, and public mischief. Comp...
30% of public libraries in India are in Kerala
From this tweet.
www.margaretstorey.com FSE 2016 Panel: The State of Software Engineering Research
The 2016 International Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering hosted a panel of prominent software engineering researchers moderated by Margaret-Anne Storey. The slides presented duri...
FSE panel on the state of SE research