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 …
Groundbreaking Inventions in Information and Communication Technology – Book Review By Pallavi Ghosh
Our latest publication, “Groundbreaking Inventions in Information and Communication Technology” by V. Rajaraman is an informative and enjoyable read. The book is targeted towards those with a pre-university education and does not require readers to have any prior knowledge on the subject. It aims to provide an overview and historical background of various technological inventions …
The “Other” In The Tempest: Chapter Review by Pallavi Ghosh
The Tempest from our Shakespeare plays series features the original text of the play along with simple yet explanatory notes in the footnotes of the text. Alongside this, the textbook features a comprehensive introduction to the entire play, illustrative summaries of each act, and two critical essays giving a postmodern outlook to the play. This …
Indian scientists develop reactor for cost-effective production of hydrogen using sunlight and water
A team of scientists has, for the first time, developed a reactor that produces a substantial amount of hydrogen using sustainable sources like sunlight and water, which is a cost-effective and sustainable process, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) said on Wednesday. Development of large-scale prototype reactors with photocatalysts (suspended powders) and a successful …
Business Ethics and Value Systems By Dr. Mruthyunjaya
Ethics is just a concept or a thought that stands for Virtue-based discipline of the human mind. Based on its observations, studies, discussions/interactions and experience, the human mind keeps continuously acquiring knowledge and refining the same as and when new information or data is available to enrich its data bank about various issues and aspects. …
‘Google’ is most searched word on Bing, Google says
The top entry on Microsoft’s Bing search engine is for its rival Google, Google has said. The claim was made in court, as Google made its case to appeal against a €4.3bn ($5bn) fine from the European Union for abusing its market power. The EU accused Google of using Android’s success in the smartphone market …