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Nandan Nilekani's ideas for India's future | Video on TED.com
Nandan Nilekani, visionary CEO of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress.
Stair of the Week: The Well of Chand Baori : TreeHugger
The stepwell at Chand Baori, India, is a hundred feet deep and has 3500 steps.
One year on: Lakshmi Tatma - Times Online
Born with eight limbs, she was the result of a rare condition in which a foetus is joined at the pelvis to a “parasitic” twin who has stopped developing in the mother’s womb. In Lakshmi’s case, she was born having absorbed the limbs and other body parts o
Excerpt: Zakaria’s ‘The Post-American World’ | Newsweek International | Newsweek.com
It's true China is booming, Russia is growing more assertive, terrorism is a threat. But if America is losing the ability to dictate to this new world, it has not lost the ability to lead.
Graduates give China and India top marks - World - smh.com.au
BUSINESS schools in China and India have topped the rankings in the Asian section of the latest survey of the top 100 global business schools.
George Monbiot: The Turks haven't learned the British way of denying past atrocities | News | Guardian Unlimited Books
It is not illegal to discuss the millions who were killed under our empire. So why do so few people know about them?
DailyTech - China and India To Harvest Massive New Fuel Source: Crystal Methane
Despite its vocal promise of reform, China has showed no intention of slowing its accelerating fossil fuel consumption. China is thrilled about the prospect of using its neighboring sea's rich methane-hydrate resources.
Neatorama » Blog Archive » 10 Most Fascinating Tombs in the World
This article takes a look at ten of the most fascinating final resting places around the world, from the largest prehistoric burial mound in Europe to the the tombs of pharaohs to the most beautiful mausoleum in the world:
The Australian, News from Australia's National Newspaper
WESTERN capitalism's ultimate victory over communism is being played out in the distant, metallic-red soil of Western Australia in a new-age Sino-Russian battle over access to essential raw materials.
90yo farmer fathers 21st child, plans for more - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
An Indian farmer who has fathered his 21st child at the ripe old age of 90 says he wants to carry on having children until he is 100, but his wife says "no more".
World Labor Shortage: Shortage of Skilled Labor in China, India and Emerging Markets The Global Guru -
India produces 400,000 engineering graduates a year (five times as many as the United States) and a stunning 2.5 million university graduates overall. Yet only about a quarter of India's college graduates are up to snuff.
YouTube - Did You Know; Shift Happens - Globalization; Information Age
this is a video that was created by Karl Fisch, and modified by Scott McLeod. Globalization and The Information Age
History of Religion
Our map gives us a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. Want to see 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds? Ready,
BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Lost city 'could rewrite history'
Marine scientists say archaeological remains discovered 36 metres (120 feet) underwater in the Gulf of Cambay off the western coast of India could be over 9,000 years old.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Search for India's ancient city
Archaeologists working on India's south-west coast believe they may have solved the mystery of the location of a major port which was key to trade between India and the Roman Empire - Muziris, in the modern-day state of Kerala.
YouTube - India Driving
A very funny look at how people drive in india. The rules are quite different there. Watch the white car in the top center going against traffic.
Mile by Mile, India Paves a Smoother Road to Its Future - New York Times
Goddess versus man, superstition versus progress, the people versus the state - mile by mile, India is struggling to modernize its national highway system, and in the process, itself. The Indian government has begun a 15-year project to widen and pave som
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