Human rights law is still waiting for its theoretician to systematize the thoughts and speculations on the subject and define desirable goals. The definitional process of it is not so easy as the term “right” is an ambiguous term used to describe a variety of legal relationships. Sometimes, “right” is used in its strict sense …
Year: 2022
What made the last century’s great innovations possible?: Transforming how people live requires more than scientific discovery
In the early decades of the 20th century, a slew of technologies began altering daily life with seemingly unprecedented speed and breadth. Suddenly, consumers could enjoy affordable automobiles. Long-distance telephone service connected New York with San Francisco. Electric power and radio broadcasts came into homes. New methods for making synthetic fertilizer portended a revolution in …
Introduction to Indian Knowledge System – Chapter Review by Pallavi Ghosh
Recently, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), introduced a mandatory course on the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) while revising the Engineering and Management Curricula in 2018. This is meant to help students gain awareness of their rich heritage and the wealth of knowledge produced by the Ancient Indians. This textbook responds to the …
Book Launch of our Introduction to Indian Knowledge System
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) hosted a book lauch event for PHI Learning’s new title Introduction to Indian Knowledge System on Monday, May 16 at the AICTE Auditorium, Delhi. The Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the textbook at the event which hosted several senior dignitaries of AICTE and the …
Introduction to Indian Knowledge System: Concepts and Applications – Book Review by Pallavi Ghosh
Recently, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), introduced a mandatory course on Indian Knowledge System (IKS) while revising the Engineering and Management Curricula in 2018. This course is meant to help students gain awareness of the wealth of knowledge produced by the Ancient Indians. Our latest publication, Introduction to Indian Knowledge System responds …
Our Author Chetan Singh Solanki *Invited for talk at Google*
It is a rare moment when one gets invited by Google to talk about the *Climate Change and Energy Swaraj Yatra* Our author of 5 bestselling books for PHI Learning on renewable energy and solar photovoltaics, Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki, in talk with Mr. Johnson Jose, Director, Google Cloud Platform. Prof. Solanki, a humble man, …
Science, Engineering & Technology in Ancient India: Time – A perspective from Puranas by Prof. Mahadevan B.
In the Indian tradition the purāṇas are supposed to discuss certain mandatory themes. These form the five characteristics (Lakṣaṇas) of a Purāṇa. One of them is to elaborately describe the origin of the Universe. Obviously notion of time becomes important to discuss origin of the Universe. Also we need use of large numbers to measure …
Leaders in Education Sector Award by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
PHI Learning awarded with “Leaders in the Education Sector” Award PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. has been conferred with the “Leaders in the Education Sector” Award organized by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce at the 6th Entrepreneur Leadership Awards 2022. The event was organized on 22nd April 2022 on a virtual platform. The award was presented …
Launch of our new book Human Resource Management: Changing Landscape in Changing Times
Our new book Human Resource Management: Changing Landscape in Changing Times written by Sasmita Rani Samanta, Vice-Chanceller of KIIT, Bhubaneswar and J. P. Mahajan, Executive Director (Academic Publications, Management and Social Sciences) KIIT was launched on 17th April, 2022 during a seminar on “Relevant Education for Building a Sustainable Society organized by World Leadership Academy. …
AI’s first philosopher: Alan Turing
Alan Turing was a pioneer of machine learning, whose work continues to shape the crucial question: can machines think? When Alan Turing turned his attention to artificial intelligence, there was probably no one in the world better equipped for the task. His paper ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’ (1950) is still one of the most frequently …